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  1. Which school workers get coronavirus vaccines? Depends on where you sign up.
    1 hour ago• Health
    Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared at a news conference Wednesday in Crystal River, where he announced a new vaccination site and addressed a question about which Florida school employees are eligible to receive doses.
  2. Should Pinellas name courthouse after prosecutor Bernie McCabe?
    2 hours ago• Pinellas
    The Pinellas County Justice Center at 14250 49th Street N.
  3. The case for — and against — making it harder to sue health care facilities over COVID-19
    3 hours ago• Politics
    Resident physician Mikaela Aradi, Tampa, left, joined nurses and health care workers from St. Petersburg General Hospital, Friday, May 29, 2020 in a protest against HCA Healthcare, outside of the hospital. Nurses and healthcare workers are protesting the possibility of layoffs and adequate protection for workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
  5. Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg can host 20,000 fans next month
    Earlier today• Auto Racing
    Ronnie Jerger, 12, of Madeira Beach, fist bumps IndyCar Dale Coyne Racing driver Santino Ferrucci (18), right of United States, right, ahead of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, October 25, 2020.
  6. St. Pete Pride to host reimagined Taste of Pride event
    Yesterday• Food News
    Taste of Pride returns to St. Petersburg on March 12. This year's event will span three days and take place at over 20 restaurants, bars and breweries.
  7. DeSantis dropped off 3,000 vaccines to a Pinellas senior community. But was the distribution fair?
    Yesterday• Health
    The entrance to Mainlands of Tamarac is seen Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 in Pinellas Park.
  8. New 24-story residential tower to break ground in downtown St. Petersburg
    Mar. 1• Business
    This rendering shows 334, a new residential tower scheduled for construction at 334 Second Ave. S in St. Petersburg.
  9. St. Pete 5-year-old, hospitalized after abuse, dies of injuries, police say
    Mar. 1• Crime
    William Green, 32, faces a murder charge and two counts of aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm after his 5-year-old daughter died from injuries police said Green inflicted.
  10. Whole Foods grocery store ‘in development’ in St. Petersburg
    Mar. 1• Business
    Customers shop at a Whole Foods Market in Tampa in 2018.
  11. Tampa-based pro-choice group backs Darden Rice in St. Pete mayor’s race
    Feb. 28• St. Petersburg
    Darden Rice has received the backing of Ruth's List, a pro-choice group that supports Democratic women for state and local offices.
  12. Maria Chapa Lopez resigns as U.S. Attorney for Tampa
    Feb. 27• Florida
    Maria Chapa Lopez was the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. She resigned Friday.
  13. Check out all of our Black History Month coverage
    Feb. 26• History
    African American Heritage Association president Gwendolyn Reese, Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum executive director Terri Lipsey Scott and principal dancer Calvin Royal III.
  14. Port Richey man sexually battered 13-year-old in Pinellas Park, police say
    Feb. 25• Pinellas
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  15. Florida governor plans to take Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine
    Feb. 25• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looks on during a news conference in Hialeah on Tuesday. At another stop in Fort Pierce on Thursday, he said he plans to take the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine once his age group is eligible.
  16. Florida will expand access to vaccines in March, April, DeSantis says
    Feb. 25• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions during a news conference in January. On Thursday, he spoke to reporters in Jacksonville, saying expanded access to coronavirus vaccines is coming.
  17. Is St. Pete really that progressive? A familiar face says maybe not.
    Feb. 24• St. Petersburg
    Terri Lipsey Scott, a former city employee, is the executive director at the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in St. Petersburg.
  18. Florida is better off without a detailed vaccination plan, DeSantis says
    Feb. 24• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference Wednesday in Hernando County, where he again defended prioritizing seniors for vaccines and did not share specifics on who will get shots next.
  19. Meet the Black Floridians behind these Tampa Bay landmarks
    Feb. 24• History
    Bessie Coleman was the first African American Aviator of Record. She received her pilot's license in 1921 and died in an accident in Jacksonville in 1926.
  20. Local players retain influence under St. Petersburg’s campaign finance rules
    Feb. 24• St. Petersburg
    City Council member and mayoral candidate Darden Rice, who championed the city's 2017 campaign finance ordinance, has still managed to raise a large sum of money for her political committee, Friends of Darden Rice.
  21. ‘I don’t want to say goodbye.’ Pinellas Deputy Michael Magli is mourned.
    Feb. 24• Pinellas
    Fallen Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Michael J. Magli’s wife Stephanie Magli is comforted during his funeral services on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at the Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz.
  22. Lynching memorial marker unveiled in St. Petersburg
    Feb. 23• St. Petersburg
    Joseph Bethune, 62 of St. Petersburg raises his fist while observing the newly installed marker at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street and Second Ave South on Tuesday morning. On Nov. 12, 1914, John Evans a black laborer from Dunnellon was condemned by a secret council of 15 of St. Petersburg’s most influential citizens. He was then turned over to a mob of 1500 white residents and murdered. The location is where a mob hung and shot Evans, then sold postcards of the gruesome murder. The mission of the Pinellas Remembers Community Remembrance Project Coalition(CRPC) is to bear witness to the legacy of racial terror, epitomized by lynchings in America.
  23. Girl, 5, undergoes surgery for child abuse injuries, St. Petersburg police say
    Feb. 23• Crime
    William Green, 32, faces two counts of aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm in connection with injuries to a 5-year-old girl in his care.
  24. Who gets vaccinated next? Florida’s the only state that doesn’t tell you.
    Feb. 23• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is silhouetted as he speaks to the media while residents line up at a coronavirus vaccination site in the Lakewood Ranch area earlier this month.
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