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  1. Florida lawmakers could defy DeSantis in Andrew Warren case. They likely won’t.
    4 minutes ago• Politics
    Ron DeSantis announces the removal of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren during a news conference Thursday at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office administration building in Tampa.
  2. Belleair Shore’s ban on beach umbrellas has neighbors throwing shade
    1 hour ago• Pinellas
    Belleair Shore has had a ban on beach umbrellas and other "temporary shade structures" since June 2020, but Pinellas County sheriff's deputies have mostly been giving verbal warnings. Two citations have been given so far.
  3. Boy, 15, accidentally shot, killed himself in St. Petersburg home, police say
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  5. Man arrested after racing at 132 mph over Gandy Bridge, troopers say
    Yesterday• Crime
    The view off the Gandy Bridge on a June day in 2021. A man was arrested early Sunday after he was caught racing over the bridge at 132 mph, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.
  6. Topgolf in St. Petersburg under construction, set to open next year
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    The Topgolf on Palm River Road in Brandon opened in 2014. Another one is planned to open in St. Petersburg late next year.
  7. Hillsborough ferry plans sail ahead of schedule
    Yesterday• Transportation
    The Cross Bay Ferry Provincetown III is shown carrying passengers headed from St. Petersburg to Tampa in 2019. Wednesday, Hillsborough commissioners will be asked to accelerate the planning work for service to southern Hillsborough. [Times 2019]
  8. People lose the strangest things on Pinellas County buses
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Tiara Holmes, 31, inspects a box of items people left on Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority buses. She mans the front desk at the bus headquarters and tries to contact the items' owners so she can return them.
  9. Southbound I-275, Howard Frankland Bridge to close Monday night
    Aug. 14• Transportation
    Traffic streams southbound over the existing Howard Frankland Bridge over Old Tampa Bay on Thursday, June 30, 2022, between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. FDOT is rebuilding the existing northbound bridge, far left, which was originally constructed in 1959, and adding capacity to alleviate traffic congestion with a new bridge, at right.
  10. Boy shot and killed at St. Petersburg home, police say
    Aug. 13• St. Petersburg
    The teenager, who has been identified as Trill Tewan Wright, was shot in the Childs Park neighborhood.
  11. St. Petersburg man, woman arrested in death of girl, 3, thrown against wall
    Aug. 13• Crime
    Monica Williams, 33, and Daquan Marquel Lindsey, 25, are charged with murder in the first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl in St. Petersburg.
  12. St. Petersburg mayor rejects Moffitt cancer project over affordable housing
    Aug. 12• St. Petersburg
    The entrance to Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa.
  13. St. Petersburg woman has called police more than 11,000 times this year, police say
    Aug. 12• News
    Police arrested a woman they said called the agency's emergency call center more than 11,000 times this year.
  14. For a redrawn St. Petersburg, East Hillsborough House seat, a Democratic melee
    Aug. 12• Elections
    Rep. Michele Rayner (D - St. Petersburg), her Florida House District 70 predecessor Wengay Newton (top right) and political newcomer Jesse Philippe are in the Aug. 23 Democratic primary for the redrawn House District 62 seat that spans from south St. Petersburg to East Tampa, Gibsonton and Riverview.
  15. What happens next in St. Petersburg case with links to Russian conspiracy?
    Aug. 12• St. Petersburg
    Law enforcement officials search the Uhuru House at 1245 18th Ave S. on July 29 in St. Petersburg.
  16. St. Petersburg City Council nixes rent control for public vote a second time
    Aug. 11• St. Petersburg
    Peggy Elias, 66, of St. Petersburg, Jabaar Edmond, 43, of St. Petersburg, and Rev. Andy Oliver, pastor of Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, watch as organizers argue with police about whether tents should be allowed to remain outside City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 in St. Petersburg. Organizers want City Council to declare a housing state of emergency and to put rent control on the November election ballot.
  17. How to get a monkeypox vaccine in Tampa Bay
    Aug. 11• Health
    A nurse prepares a monkeypox vaccine at the Pride Center at Equality Park in Wilton Manors, Florida, on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. It's difficult to find a vaccine in Tampa Bay.
  18. Florida has third-highest monkeypox case count in U.S.
    Aug. 11• Health
    A medical laboratory technician picks up a reactive to test suspected monkeypox samples at the microbiology laboratory of La Paz Hospital on June 6, 2022, in Madrid, Spain. Florida has the third-highest number of monkeypox infections in the United States.
  19. St. Petersburg’s Paradeco in running for 2022 best cafe design in Americas
    Aug. 11• Business
    The Paradeco coffee shop in downtown St. Petersburg is on the shortlist for best cafe design in the Americas for 2022, the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards announced Tuesday.
  20. Welch: As St. Petersburg moves forward, new Tropicana Field must honor the past
    Aug. 11• St. Petersburg
    A view of Tropicana Field with St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay in the background.
  21. St. Petersburg housing protesters erect “tent city” ahead of rent control vote
    Aug. 11• St. Petersburg
    Organizers gathered outside City Hall during a sleep-in protest on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in St. Petersburg. Organizers want City Council to declare a housing state of emergency and to put rent control on the November election ballot.
  22. Free and cheap things to do in Tampa Bay: $6 museum admission, free Artwalk
    Aug. 10• Shopping
    Executive Director Rui Farias stands in front of a sign for the exhibit, Building the Sunshine City, at the St. Petersburg Museum of History. The museum is offering $6 admission on Sundays through the end of August.
  23. St. Petersburg city attorney: Approach to place rent control on ballot flawed
    Aug. 10• St. Petersburg
    Residents advocated for rent control during a St. Petersburg City Council meeting on Aug. 4 in St. Petersburg.
  24. Where to get a lobster roll in Tampa Bay
    Aug. 10• Food
    A Connecticut-style lobster roll, dressed in warm butter, is served at Lucky Lobster Co. in Dunedin.
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