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  1. Marco Rubio’s opponent Val Demings: I do not want to defund the police
    1 hour ago• Politics
    Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, left, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings, right.
  2. St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch scraps plans for Tropicana Field
    2 hours ago• St. Petersburg
    A city flag flies during a press conference to announce Mayor Rick Kriseman’s pick for Miami’s Midtown Development to redevelop Tropicana Field, at Campbell Park, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  3. Meet Anarkitty, St. Pete’s teen band that pulled off the impossible
    Earlier today• Life & Culture
    Anarkitty performs on Saturday, June 25, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  5. St. Petersburg mayor: ‘Major announcement’ on Tropicana Field coming Wednesday
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    An aerial view of Tropicana Field and the surrounding area looking east towards downtown, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  6. Longtime USF benefactors Frank and Carol Morsani give another $7M
    Yesterday• Education
    Frank and Carol Morsani have donated to the University of South Florida for more than 45 years. Their latest gift of $7 million will create scholarships for students and positions in geriatrics and business.
  7. Where do Tampa Bay employers stand on Roe v. Wade? Most won’t say.
    Yesterday• Health
    Protesters listen to speeches and display signs during the a protest following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, at North Straub Park in St. Petersburg.
  8. Prosecutors seek death penalty for man charged in random St. Pete shootings
    Yesterday• Crime
    Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Johnny Carnegie, who is accused of randomly shooting to death two people in St. Petersburg.
  9. Pinellas teacher drowns saving teen in Lake Michigan
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Thomas Kenning, 38, shown here with his wife, Jasmine, and daughter, Rory, drowned in Lake Michigan on Monday.
  10. Tampa Bay museums MOSI, Great Explorations to show Webb Space Telescope images
    Yesterday• Kids & Family
    A camera captures the last glimpse of the James Webb Space Telescope as it heads to its final destination 1 million miles from Earth. Tampa Bay libraries and museums such as MOSI and Great Explorations will have special events this summer to glimpse Webb's first pictures from outer space.
  11. Exotic fruit fly found in Pinellas; state seeks to limit spread
    Jun. 27• Pinellas
    An oriental fruit fly rests on a leaf at a park in the Philippines in May 2021.
  12. Doctors on why Florida’s youngest kids should get COVID vaccine
    Jun. 27• Health
    Medical assistant Cassandra Ross administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Natalie Rosales, 7, while nurse Jordan Dierksheide holds her arm, as Rosales looks at her mother, Elizabeth Rivera Alvarez, during a vaccination event hosted by Enterprising Latinas at Wimauma Opportunity Center in Wimauma on Nov. 14, 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended COVID-19 vaccines for kids 4 and under earlier this month.
  13. ‘He became the paper’: For Tampa Bay Times’ Paul Tash, a legacy of change
    Jun. 26• Business
    Paul Tash, chairman of the Tampa Bay Times, chats with Times photojournalist Dirk Shadd on June 14 at the Times' office in St. Petersburg. After stepping down as CEO in January, Tash is retiring as chairman on July 1, 47 years after he started with the Times as an intern.
  14. St. Pete Pride draws thousands in first parade after pandemic
    Jun. 25• St. Petersburg
    Flags during the St. Pete Pride Parade on Saturday, June 25, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  15. Russian punk band brings a riot of Pride for pre-parade concert
    Jun. 25• Music
    Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot performs during St. Pete Pride's concert on Friday.
  16. Reaction roundup: Tampa Bay weighs in on the end of Roe v. Wade
    Jun. 24• Health
    Abortion-rights marchers hold signs during a rally Friday in St. Petersburg.
  17. State closes St. Pete treatment facility for boys amid child abuse allegations
    Jun. 24• Crime
    The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice said Friday that it has closed the Charles Britt Academy, pictured here in a Google image from May, after two employees at the state-owned residential treatment center for boys were arrested on child abuse charges.
  18. ‘Pro-life’ Florida advocates celebrate end of Roe v. Wade
    Jun. 24• Politics
    Pro life signs are seen outside the All Women's Health Center of Clearwater on May 3. The Supreme Court has struck down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that recognized a Constitutional right to an abortion. States can now ban the procedure.
  19. St. Pete police plan ‘all hands on deck’ effort to keep Pride events safe, chief says
    Jun. 23• St. Petersburg
    People attend the PRIDE OUTside Festival held in St. Petersburg's Vinoy Park in 2021. The St. Petersburg Police Department is gearing up for an “all hands on deck” effort to provide security during this weekend’s Pride festivities, Chief Anthony Holloway said Thursday.
  20. 3 Palm Harbor bicyclists seriously injured in Pinellas crash
    Jun. 23• Crime
    A damaged tandem bicycle lies in the grass at the scene of a crash involving two bicycles and a car at the intersection of East Lake Road and Trinity Boulevard on Thursday. The driver of the car turned into the path of the bicyclists, causing them to hit the passenger side of the car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Two cyclists on the tandem and another cyclist on his own bike were seriously injured, troopers said.
  21. Construction starts on 42-story luxury condo tower Arthouse in St. Pete
    Jun. 22• Real Estate
    The Kolter Group broke ground on a 42-story, 244-unit luxury condominium called Arthouse St. Pete on June 22, 2022. From left to right: Bob Glaser, president and CEO of Smith & Associates; Ken Welch, mayor of St. Petersburg; Bryan Van Slyke, regional president for Kolter; Sean DeMartino, president of central and north Florida for Coastal Construction; and Ricardo Nunez, development manager for Kolter.
  22. Apollo, St. Petersburg’s TikTok famous parrot, speaks for himself
    Jun. 22• Pets
    Dalton Mason and Tori Lacey are raising their African Grey parrot, Apollo, like a human toddler.
  23. Pinellas tourism panel recommends more money for beach renourishment
    Jun. 21• Environment
    Erik Castillo, of North Andover, Massachusetts, traverses an area of rocks at Oasis Beach at Honeymoon Island State Park on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the site of a $2 million beach renourishment project.
  24. St. Pete Pride Parade returns for biggest celebration ever
    Jun. 21• Entertainment
    There hasn't been a St. Pete Pride since 2019, shown here with colorful marchers. Organizers expect to draw more than 300,000 people to the festivities in St. Petersburg on June 25.
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