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  1. They promise to help families of fallen officers. But they’re mostly paying telemarketers.
    Dec. 27, 2019• Investigations
    A donation page on the Law Enforcement Officers Relief Fund website explains the benefits of giving to the organization. [Center for Public Integrity ]
    A union-backed police charity spends just a sliver of their money on those they purport to serve.
  2. He was one of the oldest boys in foster care. He wanted a family for Christmas.
    Dec. 15, 2019• St. Petersburg
    Shane Sheil, 16, rides his bike to and from school every day. He prides himself on his speed as well as being self-sufficient. (MELISSA LYTTLE | Times) [LYTTLE, MELISSA | St. Petersburg Times]
    “I wish someone would actually be there for me, you know? I’m outgoing. I can bring joy. I just want to be adopted.”
  3. Former NFL player not actually qualified to run hospital, feds find
    Dec. 3, 2019• Investigations
    North Tampa Behavioral Health in Wesley Chapel [JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times]
    Regulators also found widespread problems with patient care after a Tampa Bay Times investigation into the facility
  4. A Trump tax break to help the poor went to a rich GOP donor’s superyacht marina
    Nov. 16, 2019• Special Reports
    The Rybovich superyacht marina in West Palm Beach. [SAUL MARTINEZ | for ProPublica]
    Wealthy donors Wayne Huizenga Jr. and Jeff Vinik lobbied then-Gov. Rick Scott for the lucrative tax break — and won it. Poorer communities lost out.
  5. Donald Trump’s newest adviser, Paula White, got her start in Tampa
    Nov. 3, 2019• Tampa
    President Donald Trump smiles as pastor Paula White prepares to lead the room in prayer in 2018, during a dinner for evangelical leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House. White, now has a formal role in the administration with the Public Liaison office, which oversees outreach to constituent groups seen as key parts of the president’s base. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) [ALEX BRANDON | AP]
    A 2008 story from the Tampa Tribune details the televangelist’s early life and career preaching the prosperity gospel.
  6. Scientology spread its magazine across Clearwater. Residents aren’t happy.
    Oct. 26, 2019• Clearwater
    The Church of Scientology released an issue of Freedom magazine one day after the Times published an investigation about land deals tied to the church in downtown Clearwater. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
    “Is this legal?” one resident asked about the 4 a.m. drop off.
  7. How Scientology doubled its downtown Clearwater footprint in 3 years
    Oct. 20, 2019• Investigations
    Scientology’s international spiritual headquarters in downtown Clearwater is anchored by the Flag Building, on left. An elevated walkway connects the building to the Fort Harrison Hotel, the church’s first purchase in the city in 1975. [LUIS SANTANA | Times]
    The mysterious deals could reshape downtown Clearwater.
  8. What Clearwater’s City Council thinks about Scientology’s downtown takeover
    Oct. 20, 2019• Clearwater
    Clearwater City Council members react to Tampa Bay Times reporting showing companies tied to members of Scientology bought 101 acres of downtown commercial property in three years. Times | (2017)
    We showed the politicians a map of the land now owned by buyers tied to Scientology. Here’s what they said.
  9. Top heart surgeon returns to All Children’s, 3 years after being pushed out
    Oct. 16, 2019• Investigations
    Dr. James Quintessenza, left, will return as the head of the Johns Hopkins All Children's heart surgery program department. [UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSPITAL | Times]
    The heart surgery program’s mortality rate spiked after the surgeon left, a 2018 Times investigation revealed.
  10. They thought her home was empty. She had been dead inside for over a year.
    Oct. 13, 2019• Florida
    Kathryn Norris , 57, died in 2009 inside her Chevrolet Nova. It took authorities almost 16 months to find her. How could a woman go missing inside her own home? [Florida Today]
    Kathryn Norris disappeared long before she died.

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