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After a reckoning over policing in America, 30 recruits enroll at the academy
The New Recruits — Who Wants To Be a Cop?
After a reckoning over policing in America, 30 recruits enroll at the academy
Scott Ernest, 42, poses with a Celtic cross, which he describes as one of the most important and commonly used white supremacist symbols. "It was made by hand by a Stormfront member. I was telling everybody I was getting out of the movement, and I wanted nothing to do with it. He drove it all the way from eastern Oregon to Montana overnight to give me as a gift. He wanted me to stay." Ernest left the movement in 2016 and now lives in Lakeland.
Former Florida white nationalist reckons with his past, America’s present
He knew of the violence. He stayed. Can he help undo what he fueled?
Two Black protesters flee a man pointing a gun during a protest in downtown St. Petersburg on Sept. 26, 2020.
A white man pulled a gun at a Florida protest. Black men took the blame.
Boyzell Hosey says goodbye with a single rose at the conclusion of a dual service at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in St. Petersburg Nov. 21, 2020, for his father Amos Hosey (Dec. 17, 1926-Nov. 5, 2020) and his brother Roy Hosey (Dec. 1, 1952 - Nov. 15, 2020).
Two weeks. Three lost. One Florida family ravaged by coronavirus.
Barbara Burns lives now in a St. Petersburg halfway house with two roommates.
She cared for her sister her whole life. Then she killed her.
Dorothy Hair doesn't remember exactly how James proposed. They got married because they feared he would be sent overseas to Korea. Instead, they landed at Fort Dix, N.J., where they were photographed in May 1951.
For 70 years, she was by his side, until quarantine kept them apart
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?
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?
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.
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.

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  1. ‘Three Little Words’ bonus content for Chapter 1
    Nov. 30• Narratives
    Hear Roy Peter Clark discuss how the story started in 1996 and watch a news conference discussing the discovery of the AIDS virus.
  2. Florida Legislature sends COVID-19 vaccine bills to Gov. DeSantis. Now what?
    Nov. 17• Politics
    Florida State Representatives participate in a special legislative session considering bills targeting COVID-19 vaccine mandates, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida lawmakers on Monday began debating a package of bills to combat coronavirus vaccine mandates, continuing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' fight against virus rules.
    Republicans claim a win. Democrats say the special session was a waste of time. Who’s right?
  5. After her sister died on the first plane in 9/11, Clearwater woman finally got to know her
    Sep. 10• Narratives
    Elyse Van Breemen of Clearwater lost her sister Myra Joy Aronson on Sept. 11, 2001. Aronson was on the first plane to hit the twin towers.
    Twenty years later, she cherishes the memories she collected in the aftermath.
  6. He was in Tampa. His family was in Afghanistan. Could he get them home?
    Sep. 9• Nation & World
    Ajmal, left, and his mother paint trim at the family’s new home on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Ajmal was born in Afghanistan and was a teenager when the U.S. invaded in 2001. By the end of his teens, he'd started working as an interpreter for U.S. forces; in 2009, he came to the U.S. on a special visa for interpreters, joined the Army, and became a citizen. He and his mother were working to prepare for the arrival of his wife and two daughters from Afghanistan.
    When the Taliban took Kabul, an interpreter’s past put his family in danger.
  7. They had just over a month to leave their Pinellas Park horse farm
    Aug. 27• Narratives
    Mollie Sipos brings out Penny, a 17-year-old Quarter Horse, for a riding lesson at Saddle Up Ranch, a local horse ranch that offers horse boarding, riding lessons and kids camps. Sipos and her family have been notified by the property owners that they have a month to leave so the property can be sold, Tuesday, August 17, 2021 in Pinellas Park.
    They’ve built equestrian centers from scratch, moved seven times and recovered from eviction. But for the past month, the Sipos family have faced a problem that they can’t find an answer to.
  8. In obituary for a vaccinated man, daughters share anger — and a plea
    Aug. 19• Health
    Clark Allen sits on a bench with grandchildren Colin Gentile and Maple Gentile during a May 2021 family visit — his first and only during the pandemic, in the short window in which Florida's COVID-19 caseload dropped.
    In assisted living on Florida’s East Coast, Clark Allen had tried to protect himself from COVID-19.
  9. In St. Petersburg, linework trainees seek a grounded career — four stories high
    Aug. 12• Narratives
    Steve Magenheimer instructs Dorantaye Merrill, 19, of Largo, during St. Petersburg College's electrical lineworker class on July 15, 2021.
    A new St. Petersburg College certificate program teaches students to master electrical theory and climb poles.
  10. In Central Florida, a vanishing swath of dark sky still shines
    Aug. 3• Narratives
    At Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, people look through a custom-made telescope owned by Jim Pickering of Fort Lauderdale.
    A Florida photographer hopes sharing the stars can slow their loss.
  11. The New Recruits, epilogue: After the academy, new officers meet real-world challenges
    Jul. 19• Investigations & Narratives
    Months into the job, Hannah Anhalt arrests a suspected shoplifter in Clearwater.
    Not everyone from Class 219 has stayed with the job.
  12. The New Recruits, chapter 8: End of Watch
    Jul. 18• TBT
    Brittany Moody watches the raising of the flag during reveille on a February morning.
    On graduation day, rookies get a grim reminder of what they’re about to face.

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