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  1. Port Richey man sexually battered 13-year-old in Pinellas Park, police say
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  2. Florida governor plans to take Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine
    Yesterday• 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.
  3. Florida will expand access to vaccines in March, April, DeSantis says
    Yesterday• 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.
  5. Is St. Pete really that progressive? A familiar face says maybe not.
    Yesterday• 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.
  6. Florida is better off without a detailed vaccination plan, DeSantis says
    Yesterday• 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.
  7. Meet the Black Floridians behind these Tampa Bay landmarks
    Yesterday• 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.
  8. Local players retain influence under St. Petersburg’s campaign finance rules
    Yesterday• 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.
  9. ‘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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Florida teachers, police could get coronavirus vaccines soon, DeSantis says
    Feb. 23• Health
    A teacher works with students at Apollo Beach Elementary in Hillsborough County while everyone wears masks. Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that teachers and law enforcement officers who are 50 and older will get access to vaccines next, but he did not go into detail.
  14. St. Pete Beach named the nation’s best beach, fifth-best globally
    Feb. 23• St. Petersburg
    Beverly Ackah, 25, and Franklin Okomba, 31, both visiting from Seattle, enjoy a walk along St. Pete Beach on Tuesday.
  15. History of a St. Petersburg lynching was hidden. Not anymore.
    Feb. 23• St. Petersburg
    Gwendolyn Reese, 71, president of the African American Heritage Association and a lifelong resident of St. Petersburg, poses near the intersection where, on Nov. 12, 1914, the public lynching of John Evans occurred. On Feb. 23, 2021, a memorial will be placed near the site.
  16. Localtopia brings together St. Petersburg businesses for 8th year
    Feb. 20• St. Petersburg
    Jasmine Brown, 30, photographs her niece and nephew Tekeria Hendersen, 9, and Messiah Hart, 1, at the Saint Pete Yard Cards booth at St. Petersburg's eighth annual Localtopia at Williams Park on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.
  17. St. Petersburg selects proposal for downtown municipal building
    Feb. 19• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg officials chose a partnership between Third Lake Partners and Echelon to purchase and redevelop the existing Municipal Services Center on Central Avenue and Fourth Street and build a new one several blocks away.
  18. Reggae Rise Up Florida postpones St. Pete festival a third time
    Feb. 19• Music News
    Fans dance and cheer in the crowd as Zion I, The Grouch and Eligh perform on the main stage at the 2017 Reggae Rise Up Festival at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg.
  19. Rick Kriseman calls out Tampa Bay Rays in final St. Pete address
    Feb. 19• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, seen here before Tropicana Field last month, gave his final State of the City address on Friday.
  20. Arrested St. Pete gym teacher posted child porn to Snapchat, deputies say
    Feb. 19• St. Petersburg
    Elijah Sowers was arrested in Illinois in December. He worked at Bayside Sports Academy as an instructor for two tumbling courses for a year and a half, the gym's owner said.
  21. Pedestrian dies in St. Petersburg after being struck by car
    Feb. 19• Breaking News
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  22. Florida will ‘surge more doses’ of coronavirus vaccine to Pinellas
    Feb. 18• Health
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks the media at a coronavirus vaccination site at Lakewood Ranch Wednesday. He appeared Thursday in Pinellas Park, announcing that Pinellas County will get 8,000 additional doses to up the percentage of seniors vaccinated.
  23. Can Florida’s broken workforce aid program be fixed? Lawmakers aren’t sure.
    Feb. 18• Politics
    Rep. Chris Latvala, R-Clearwater, chairs the House Education and Employment committee.
  24. St. Petersburg and Pinellas seek consultant to negotiate with Rays
    Feb. 18• St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg is looking to hire a consultant to help it negotiate with the Tampa Bay Rays.
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