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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. Florida concealed carry goes permitless, and gun instructors hope for the best
    April 4• Florida
    Steven Lim prepares to fire a pistol in front of instructor Brent Adair during a concealed weapons permit class at Brandon Gun School.
    Taking a concealed permit class in Tampa reveals what’s lost with the new firearms law.
  2. Hillsborough woman aims for Paralympics after pellet gun, knife attack
    March 30• Tampa
    Tracy Otto pauses during an archery practice session at All People's Life Center in Tampa in January. Otto, 27, was paralyzed from the chest down when an ex-boyfriend attacked her in 2019. She got into archery after the attack and is now aiming to compete in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
    Paralyzed by an ex-boyfriend in 2019, Tracy Otto of Plant City found an outlet and a purpose in archery.
  5. At Mar-a-Lago, a subdued crowd supports Trump as indictment looms
    March 22• Politics
    A supporter of former President Donald Trump takes a break outside his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
    The former president’s ability to mobilize the MAGA faithful showed signs of wear and tear in buttoned-up Palm Beach.
  6. Photos: John “Capt. Jay” Burki ran aground over 10 years ago in Gulfport
    March 8• Photos
    John “Capt. Jay” Burki walks away from his boat, Promise, which was beached by Tropical Storm Debby on Gulfport Beach in 2012. "I never dreamed we would have five days of 40 and 50-mile-an-hour winds non-stop."
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    As Tropical Storm Debby pounced on Gulfport in 2012, John “Capt. Jay” Burki, then 66, found himself stranded in his sailboat just offshore. A group of locals waded into the water and, eventually,...
  7. Beneath a Fort Myers bridge, a captain longs to return to sea
    March 8• Narratives
    John "Capt. Jay" Burki has a smoke at his camp underneath the Matanzas Pass Bridge on a mid-February day in Fort Myers Beach. After Hurricane Ian smashed his boat, he woke tangled in trees, scratched and battered. A Coast Guard helicopter flew him to a shelter. “Which I walked right out of,” he says. “I can’t live with all those people.”
    For four-plus months, hurricane victims pitched tents beneath a bridge. Then they had to go.
  8. In a tiny Florida park, a ‘wind phone’ connects callers to lost loved ones
    Feb. 21• Investigations & Narratives
    Laura McCullough gasps as she walks into the wind phone booth. Her husband, Kevin McCullough, left, stands nearby at Folly Farm Nature Preserve in Safety Harbor. She had come to call her son for his birthday.
    A mom helped create the booth at Safety Harbor’s Folly Farm park to talk to her son.
  9. Two illusionists fell in love. They opened Zubrick Magic Theatre in St. Petersburg.
    Feb. 9• Entertainment
    Ryan and Chris Zubrick pose for a portrait at the Zubrick Magic Theatre on Feb. 6, 2023, in St.Petersburg. The couple performs family-friendly illusions Thursday through Saturday, and every other Sunday.
    Do you believe in magic?
  10. No storms? What hurricane hunters and forecasters do the other 6 months of year.
    Feb. 1• Local Weather
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has nine planes it flies on missions throughout the year. Likely the most famous are Miss Piggy and Kermit, WP-3D Orions used to fly into hurricanes. This NOAA WP-3D Orion was being serviced by crews after returning from a flight through Hurricane Michael at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland in 2018.
    A hurricane hunter and a forecaster give a glimpse into what their days look like during the offseason.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.

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Claire McNeill, Enterprise Editor

Leonora LaPeter Anton, Enterprise Reporter

Lane DeGregory, Enterprise Reporter

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