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Two bridge inspectors helped retrieve victims after the Sunshine Skyway collapsed. Now they tell their story.
40 years after the Skyway bridge disaster, divers can’t forget what they saw underwater
Two bridge inspectors helped retrieve victims after the Sunshine Skyway collapsed. Now they tell their story.
Putting out a paper amid a pandemic may not be stress-free, but then again, that’s the norm for Marin Fehl.
Senior year derailed, a high school journalist pushes toward one last deadline
Putting out a paper amid a pandemic may not be stress-free, but then again, that’s the norm for Marin Fehl.
“You’re in the middle of it but you can’t break down. You just tell yourself, I can cry later.”
These Tampa Bay nurses went to help in NYC. They have stories.
“You’re in the middle of it but you can’t break down. You just tell yourself, I can cry later.”
Others in the line: Drops in consumer spending. Evaporating sales tax revenues. Rising bankruptcies.
Is surging unemployment just the first domino to threaten Florida’s economy?
Others in the line: Drops in consumer spending. Evaporating sales tax revenues. Rising bankruptcies.
A local singer with big dreams keeps getting close to stardom. Then her body and mind start to fail her.
Life of Zai
A local singer with big dreams keeps getting close to stardom. Then her body and mind start to fail her.
Tampa Bay nonprofits brought doctors to Bogotá in December to help. The situation has only worsened since.
Venezuelan refugees struggled to find healthcare in Colombia. That was before coronavirus.
Tampa Bay nonprofits brought doctors to Bogotá in December to help. The situation has only worsened since.
Online, people share their thoughts, their angst and their desire for company.
The Coronavirus Lonely Hearts Club: A collective poem
Online, people share their thoughts, their angst and their desire for company.
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne has downplayed the pandemic and held services at the River at Tampa Bay Church last month, leading to his arrest.
Preaching conspiracies: Coronavirus puts Tampa pastor’s beliefs into mainstream spotlight
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne has downplayed the pandemic and held services at the River at Tampa Bay Church last month, leading to his arrest.
Experts say the huge population of highly social seniors could crush the local health care system, which already has problems.
In the Villages, America’s biggest retirement oasis, the dangers of coronavirus stack up
Experts say the huge population of highly social seniors could crush the local health care system, which already has problems.
As health officials warned Floridians were at “grave risk,” the state dismantled the defenses it built against a coronavirus-like crisis.
Florida saw a pandemic coming and prepared. Then state leaders started to cut.
As health officials warned Floridians were at “grave risk,” the state dismantled the defenses it built against a coronavirus-like crisis.
She thought her family was overreacting. Then she began to feel weak.
The last days of Rosemarie Gabriele, Pasco County’s first coronavirus victim
She thought her family was overreacting. Then she began to feel weak.
She got sick after a trip to Chicago. Now her mother and sister have the virus, too.
Franca Panettone, 46, Hernando County’s first coronavirus death
She got sick after a trip to Chicago. Now her mother and sister have the virus, too.
From its headquarters in Boca Raton, GardaWorld has put unsafe trucks on the road, and its workers and unsuspecting motorists have suffered the consequences.
This major armored truck company took dangerous shortcuts. Mayhem followed.
From its headquarters in Boca Raton, GardaWorld has put unsafe trucks on the road, and its workers and unsuspecting motorists have suffered the consequences.
Gabriel Cordova Tejada’s family in St. Petersburg waits for answers, closure.
A USF student left home on a February morning. Two years later, he’s still missing.
Gabriel Cordova Tejada’s family in St. Petersburg waits for answers, closure.
On Valentine’s Day, we present a look at love.
When Vivian was 6, she met a cute boy named Ray. 86 years later, this is their story.
On Valentine’s Day, we present a look at love.
'Red flag’ law aims to keep people with violent instincts, mental disorders from accessing weapons.
Dangerous but disarmed: How Florida has confiscated thousands of guns
'Red flag’ law aims to keep people with violent instincts, mental disorders from accessing weapons.
Three killings in late 2019, and an array of alarming incidents after, rocked the equestrian community. No culprits have been caught.
Who’s killing horses in Central Florida? A mystery terrifies owners.
Three killings in late 2019, and an array of alarming incidents after, rocked the equestrian community. No culprits have been caught.
A Tampa boy was born with a rare disease. His parents refuse to give up hope.
Lincoln’s Shot
A Tampa boy was born with a rare disease. His parents refuse to give up hope.
Johns Hopkins promised to elevate All Children’s Heart Institute. Then patients started to die at an alarming rate.
Despite warnings, All Children’s kept operating. Babies died.
Johns Hopkins promised to elevate All Children’s Heart Institute. Then patients started to die at an alarming rate.
The lingering case of Tommy Zeigler and other men on Florida’s Death Row.
Blood & Truth
The lingering case of Tommy Zeigler and other men on Florida’s Death Row.
They took credit for finding jobs for thousands of people who never sought help.
Problems at CareerSource Tampa Bay
They took credit for finding jobs for thousands of people who never sought help.
The campaign is over. The candidate might be dead. But the spending never stops.
Zombie Campaigns
The campaign is over. The candidate might be dead. But the spending never stops.
Anthony Roy felt threatened in his own back yard. So he got a gun. What would you do? Could this happen in your neighborhood?
The House on the Corner
Anthony Roy felt threatened in his own back yard. So he got a gun. What would you do? Could this happen in your neighborhood?
How Pinellas County School District leaders turned five once-average schools into failure factories.
Failure Factories
How Pinellas County School District leaders turned five once-average schools into failure factories.
Florida cut $100 million from its mental hospitals. Chaos quickly followed.
Insane. Invisible. In danger.
Florida cut $100 million from its mental hospitals. Chaos quickly followed.
At Tampa Bay farm-to-table restaurants, you’re being fed fiction.
Farm to Fable
At Tampa Bay farm-to-table restaurants, you’re being fed fiction.
Investigation of squalid conditions that marked housing for Hillsborough County's substantial homeless population, which lead to swift reforms.
Homeless Housing
Investigation of squalid conditions that marked housing for Hillsborough County's substantial homeless population, which lead to swift reforms.
She was found curled up in a filthy room, unable to speak or make eye contact. They called her a feral child. Could nurturing make up for a lifetime of neglect?
The Girl in the Window
She was found curled up in a filthy room, unable to speak or make eye contact. They called her a feral child. Could nurturing make up for a lifetime of neglect?
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