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  1. WWE’s Undertaker brings one-man show to Tampa Bay’s ‘Royal Rumble weekend’
    2 hours ago• Pro Wrestling
    The Undertaker performing his one-man show. It comes to Clearwater on Jan. 28.
  2. 1 person dead after Tampa residential fire
    Earlier today• Tampa
    Fire officials said one person died after a residential fire in West Tampa on Thursday morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  3. Tampa police make 3rd arrest in Ybor City shootings
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    The scene following an early morning shooting along Ybor City’s 7th Avenue in Tampa on Oct. 29.
  5. How much did Tampa Bay’s GDP grow in 2022? New federal data explains
    Yesterday• Florida
    Golf cart tour customer Sybil Furman, of Reno, Nevada, inquires about the tallest buildings in Tampa’s skyline while on a golf cart tour of Tampa on Friday, May 19, 2023. Tampa Bay’s gross domestic product — a measurement of economic performance by totaling the value of goods and services — did slow last year compared to 2021, federal data released Thursday shows.
  6. 14-year-old boy arrested in Ybor shooting now facing murder charges
    Yesterday• Crime
    Tampa police Chief Lee Bercaw, Hillsborough State Attorney Suzy Lopez and the family of Harrison Boonstoppel discuss the arrest of a second suspected shooter in connection with a gunfight that took place in the 1600 block of East Seventh Avenue in Ybor City on Oct. 29, killing Boonstoppel and a 14-year-old boy.
  7. 6 places to get soft serve ice cream in Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Food
    A cherry-dipped cone is served at Dairy Joy in South Tampa.
  8. After shooting death of USF St. Petersburg student, 2 go to prison with plea deals
    Yesterday• Crime
    Owen Melin, 22, was shot to death in 2020 near the USF-St. Petersburg campus. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Lee).
  9. Hillsborough again opens cold weather shelters as chilly temps arrive
    Dec. 6• Hillsborough
    An unnamed person makes their way to a cot with her belongings at Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Hillsborough County’s largest designated cold weather shelter on Nov. 29 in Tampa. Shelters are opening again on Wednesday in anticipation of another cold snap.
  10. Man who struck Hillsborough deputies with car is incompetent for trial, judge rules
    Dec. 6• Crime
    In this image from body camera video, two Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies are seen on the ground as suspect Ralph Bouzy walks from his Nissan Altima after striking the deputies on Nov. 9 in Brandon. A judge on Wednesday declared Bouzy mentally incompetent to stand trial and ordered that he should be committed to a secure facility for mental health treatment.
  11. Over 40 Tampa Bay concerts to check out in 2024
    Dec. 6• Music
    Our 2024 Tampa Bay concert preview is here. Top row from left (all Times file photos): Billy Joel, Bad Bunny and Drake. Bottom row from left (all AP images): Morgan Wallen, Madonna and Joan Jett.
  12. DeSantis seeks to spend Hillsborough transportation sales tax funds
    Dec. 6• Transportation
    “We certainly have more than enough transportation needs for that funding," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor told the Times on Tuesday.
  13. Freed from a Miami aquarium, Florida manatees Romeo and Juliet arrive at ZooTampa for care
    Dec. 5• Environment
    Staff move Romeo, a manatee from the Miami Seaquarium, into a pool at ZooTampa on Tuesday.
  14. USF football stadium opening pushed back to 2027
    Dec. 5• USF Bulls
    USF released new renderings of the university’s on-campus stadium during Tuesday's board of trustees meeting.
  15. Tampa doctor must pay $1.5 million for part in ‘Pain Hustlers’ scheme
    Dec. 5• Health
    Chris Evans, left, Andy Garcia, center, and Emily Blunt starred in "Pain Hustlers," a movie based on the story of Insys Therapeutics, whose CEO and president, John Kapoor, was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for racketeering charges in 2020. Tampa pain management doctor Edward Lubin was one of those who participated in the scheme, according to a Department of Justice news release.
  16. When a Hillsborough middle school banned cell phones, here’s what happened
    Dec. 5• Education
    Students get out of class to take a break for lunch at Webb Middle School on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Tampa.
  17. The GTA 6 trailer shows pure Florida mayhem. Is Tampa in the game?
    Dec. 5• Entertainment
    Grand Theft Auto VI coming 2025 to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
  18. ‘Walking Dead’ actor Chandler Riggs in movie shot at Tampa Gasparilla ship
    Dec. 5• Movies
    From left, actor Augie Duke, actor and director Shane Brady, actor Collin Thompson, actor Chandler Riggs, and actor Owen Atlas are filmed by director of photography Evan Zissimopulos during a scene for “HACKED: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma" on Monday at the Jose Gasparilla II pirate ship on Bayshore Boulevard in downtown Tampa.
  19. As Hanukkah begins Thursday, Clearwater congregation shows its pride
    Dec. 5• Associated Press
    Carpenter Jeffrey Cain builds a seven-foot Star of David at his home workshop in Clearwater for the Chabad of Clearwater's Hanukkah celebration to be hosted on Dec 7 at Coachman Park. The event will have performances by the Nerdy Noah Show, live music, a Hebrew school performance, latkes, doughnuts, dreidels, a visit from Tampa Bay Lightning’s ThunderBug, and a chocolate gelt drop with the Clearwater Fire Department.
  20. After 5 suicides in famed pro wrestling family, Tampa woman finds peace
    Dec. 5• History
    Nicole Gossett holds a photograph of her professional wrestling grandfather, Eddie Gossett, beating on another wrestler as her wrestling father, Mike Gossett, stands on the ring apron.
  21. Lightning’s Victor Hedman plays 1,000th NHL game, joins elite company
    Dec. 5• Lightning
    Victor Hedman, along with his family, is presented with a silver stick by owner Jeff Vinik Monday at Amalie Arena after becoming the first Lightning defenseman and only the third player in franchise history to play in 1,000 career games.
  22. Tampa teen gets 45 years in prison for shooting, killing 13-year-old
    Dec. 4• Crime
    Ja'Marion Strange sits at a defense table Friday before a judge sentenced him to 45 years in prison. A jury convicted Strange last month in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Ty'Quahn Johnson in Tampa.
  23. Bigger Jimmy Buffett cruise ship will sail out of Tampa next year
    Dec. 4• Travel
    The cruise line Margaritaville at Sea has announced that Tampa will be the port of call for its next, much bigger cruise ship, the Islander, offering trips to Mexico and Key West.
  24. Selmon Expressway reopens following fatal crash Saturday night
    Dec. 3• Hillsborough
    The Selmon Expressway reopened early Sunday after a Saturday night crash left one person dead.
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