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A Tampa boy was born with a rare disease. His parents refuse to give up hope.
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.
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.
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?
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 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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
One in three families can’t afford diapers. Why are they so expensive?
He's pretty sure we've all moved on.
He's pretty sure we've all moved on.

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  1. State attorney rejects death row inmate’s DNA appeal
    Yesterday• Florida
    Tommy Zeigler was arrested days after the slayings of his wife, in-laws and a customer in his furniture store.
    Unit that reviewed Tommy Zeigler’s case argued that Florida had a ‘moral’ obligation to allow testing.
  2. After years apart, family reunited in Tampa
    Oct. 17• Narratives
    Damineh Oveisi greets her mother Maryam Rastkhiz at Tampa International Airport. Rastkhiz was initially prohibited from traveling to the United States under President Donald Trump's travel ban. But she received a medical waiver and arrived with her husband, Lotfollah, Oct. 5. Damineh's daughter, Leyana, also helped greet them at the airport. LUIS SANTANA | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times
    Damineh Oveisi had to fight for her parents’ travel visas. The last stretch was a race against the clock.
  3. Lane DeGregory podcast: Episode 96 - On the sidelines
    Oct. 16• WriteLane
    Monica Herndon was a regular presence at football and baseball games in Tampa Bay. Julio Aguilar
  4. They thought her home was empty. She had been dead inside for over a year.
    Oct. 13• 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.
  5. Lane DeGregory podcast: Episode 95 - Victor and Maria
    Oct. 9• WriteLane
    Victor Becerra, a U.S. citizen born in Mexico, holds a picture of his family drawn by his son. "JOHN PENDYGRAFT | TIMES" | Tampa Bay Times
  6. Lane DeGregory podcast: Episode 94 - Covering your community
    Oct. 2• WriteLane
    Esmeralda Bermudez of the Los Angeles Times talks to high school students. The Pearl Post
  7. Lane DeGregory podcast: Episode 93 - Nut graph or no nut graph?
    Sep. 25• WriteLane
    Chip Scanlan is a St. Petersburg-based writing coach. Handout
  8. Lane DeGregory podcast: Episode 92 - “He’s our Giuliani”
    Sep. 18• WriteLane
    Randy Mink, then mayor of Bowling Green, reacts to the Army Corps of Engineers decision to remove the generator powering City Hall. Times (2004)
  9. How Terri Schiavo’s final days divided her family, Florida and the world
    Sep. 15• Narratives
    Danielle Harris of Pinellas Park leans against a large photo of Terri Schiavo and her mother, Mary Schindler, during a vigil outside the Woodside Hospice Villas in 2003. Associated Press
    “Terri Schiavo is now a martyr,” one then-state representative said upon learning of her death.
  10. Lane DeGregory podcast: Episode 91 - ‘The Daily’ approach
    Sep. 11• WriteLane
    Andy Mills of The New York Times, seen here at a conference in Norway, works on "The Daily" podcast. CHRISTINE FAGERBAKKE | Christine Fagerbakke
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