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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.
Forty-eight years after being attacked, a St. Petersburg woman searches for a way to cope.
Gang raped at 17. Therapy at 65.
Forty-eight years after being attacked, a St. Petersburg woman searches for a way to cope.
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?
The lawyer. The priests. The cops. Strangers. So many people saw Phoebe on her last day alive, skipping beside her dad as he unraveled, holding his hand.
The Long Fall of Phoebe Jonchuck
The lawyer. The priests. The cops. Strangers. So many people saw Phoebe on her last day alive, skipping beside her dad as he unraveled, holding his hand.
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.
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?
He was accused of a crime he swore he never committed; she believed her 4-year-old.
'What the hell did you do to my daughter?'
He was accused of a crime he swore he never committed; she believed her 4-year-old.
She had taught at the Parkland high school for 14 years when a shooter changed everything.
Can she go back?
She had taught at the Parkland high school for 14 years when a shooter changed everything.
One in three families can’t afford diapers. Why are they so expensive?
The Bottom Line
One in three families can’t afford diapers. Why are they so expensive?
He's pretty sure we've all moved on.
Do you remember the student who was shot at FSU?
He's pretty sure we've all moved on.

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    Sep. 11• WriteLane
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