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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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    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.
  2. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. The New Recruits, chapter 7: Bloody Friday
    Jul. 17• TBT
    During training, coach Joe Saponare pretends to be an officer hurt in a dog attack.
    To teach the first responders first aid, the head coach pretends he’s been bitten, stabbed, shot.
  7. The New Recruits, chapter 6: The Run
    Jul. 16• TBT
    KeVonn Mabon moves into a new apartment and unpacks his football mementoes.
    A former NFL player pushes classmates on physical training, tries to break his own record.
  8. The New Recruits, chapter 5: Cop Cars
    Jul. 15• TBT
    Hannah Anhalt waits during traffic stop training.
    Just because you’re in a vehicle doesn’t mean you’re safe.
  9. The New Recruits, chapter 4: The Shoot House
    Jul. 14• TBT
    KeVonn Mabon, center, decides when to pull the trigger during role-based training.
    By acting out real-life scenarios, coaches show students how to clear a building, when to pull a gun.
  10. The New Recruits, chapter 3: Walmart
    Jul. 13• Narratives
    At the academy, Brittany Moody is punched, kicked and thrown down, but she rarely complains.
    Some police cadets would rather do anything else than talk to strangers.
  11. Who wants to be a cop?
    Jul. 12• Investigations & Narratives
    Brittany Moody takes a defensive tactics final exam.
    After a reckoning over policing in America, 30 recruits enroll at the academy
  12. The New Recruits, chapter 2: Pepper Spray
    Jul. 12• TBT
    More than anything, Hannah Anhalt feared being pepper-sprayed.
    You have to fight back, even if you can’t open your eyes.

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