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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. DNA could crack a notorious Florida cold case — with infamous suspects
    Jan. 26• Crime
    Pat Myers, seen here in August 2022, pauses at the gravesite where his sister and her family are buried, at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Arcadia. The Walker family was murdered on December 19, 1959, and Myers has long hoped for closure as the murder remains one of the oldest unsolved cases in the state.
    The Walker family murders haunt a victim’s brother, who wants answers before he dies. He points to the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers.
  2. In Gulfport, Ukrainian girls find sunshine — and refuge from war
    Dec. 21, 2022• Narratives
    Sisters Yulia Hamota, 12, and Alina Hamota, 10, chat while playing on a Gulfport playground in July. The sisters arrived in Florida with their mother to live with their aunt and uncle, fleeing the Russian invasion in their native Ukraine.
    For the sisters, Florida is a land of salt water, roller skates and safe harbor. They hope their dad can join them — and that their stay is not temporary.
  5. Death row inmate Tommy Zeigler gets all-clear for DNA testing
    Dec. 19, 2022• Breaking News
    Inmate William Thomas "Tommy" Zeigler was convicted of the murders of his wife, in-laws and another man in his furniture store on Christmas Eve in 1975 in Winter Garden. Now he hopes DNA testing will reveal his innocence.
    The attorney general’s office may appeal, but the evidence will already be sent out for testing. Zeigler hopes for exoneration in a 1975 quadruple murder.
  6. From her courthouse perch, she watches the world go by
    Dec. 2, 2022• Narratives
    Carlena Ward shares a moment with a coworker from a desk at the Pat Collier Frank Courthouse in Tampa on Monday, October 24, 2022.
    To get a passport, add a room, get married, you need to visit a deputy clerk in the circuit court — the gatekeeper of milestones.
  7. Facing leukemia, a St. Petersburg dad hoped for a stranger’s help
    Nov. 23, 2022• Narratives
    Emily Croslin watches as her father, Bob Croslin, cuts into a pumpkin for carving in Emily's kitchen in October.
    Through the Be the Match bone marrow donor registry, Bob Croslin sought a second shot at life.
  8. How an empty St. Petersburg lot became a haven to feed the hungry
    Nov. 22, 2022• Narratives
    Bruce Hines, 56, loads his bicycle with items collected at the food drive at Tangerine Plaza in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2002. It is the site of a weekly giveaway.
    Outside an abandoned grocery store, people line up for hours to get fresh produce.
  9. ‘Constant rejection,’ big rewards: Life as a door to door salesman
    Nov. 17, 2022• Narratives
    Liam Kunkel of Spartan Solar canvasses a neighborhood in Tampa, going door to door seeking leads for solar panel installations.
    We tagged along with a solar sales rep in Tampa to see what the grind was like.
  10. Clearwater teen drew through despair: ‘I wanted to be seen’
    Oct. 25, 2022• Narratives
    While Julia Becerra’s mom was in Mexico, trying to get a green card to come home to her family in Clearwater, the 14-year-old had to take care of her younger siblings. Julia felt like she was letting everyone down, and fell into depression. "The figure in the middle symbolizes the mother trying to satisfy her children," said Julia, who painted through her pain. “But no matter how much they receive, they're still thirsty." She calls this painting "Projection."
    Julia Becerra cared for her siblings while her dad worked and her mom was stuck in Mexico. Through art, she could finally speak up.
  11. Mitch Pacyna lived the Florida dream. Then Hurricane Ian took him.
    Oct. 8, 2022• Hurricane
    Mitch Pacyna and his partner, Mary Wojciechowski, pose with their beloved dog, Lulu Bell, in a 2020 Facebook profile picture.
    One man killed by Hurricane Ian is remembered as a friend to all on Fort Myers Beach.
  12. On the Tamiami Trail, surveying Hurricane Ian’s wrath of old Florida
    Oct. 4, 2022• Hurricane
    The Shell Factory and Nature Park damaged sign pictured on Sept. 30, 2022, in North Fort Myers. Hurricane Ian cost the complex thousands in damages by knocking out power, damaging the roof, carpet, nature park, and ruining restaurant and animal food.
    From Sarasota Jungle Gardens to the North Fort Myers Shell Factory, the storm hit the state’s icons.

Our team

Claire McNeill, Enterprise Editor

Leonora LaPeter Anton, Enterprise Reporter

Lane DeGregory, Enterprise Reporter

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