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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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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. Chapter 1: Who wants to be a cop? Six months with the new recruits
    Jul. 11• Investigations & Narratives
    Becoming a cop “sounds scary,” says Hannah Anhalt, who has never been in a fight. Her fiancé worries about her. Her dad keeps telling her, “You could still be a Realtor.”
    After a summer of outcries over policing, 30 cadets enroll at the St. Petersburg academy.
  8. After 57 years, a Florida woman reunites with the man who taught her about kindness
    Jul. 9• Narratives
    Sherry Sacino and Willie James Bryant see each other for the first time in decades, during lunch at the Columbia Restaurant. Sacino and Bryant met in rural, 1960s South Carolina, where Sacino’s parents owned a gas station at which Bryant worked.
    In the 1960s, in the rural South, they’d made an improbable duo.
  9. Saving the shorebirds, one trip off Tarpon Springs at a time
    Jul. 5• Environment
    Skimmers at St. Pete Beach on Friday, June 11, 2021.
    An Audubon volunteer stewardship program protects threatened species during breeding season.
  10. Does Susan Stanton deserve an apology from the city of Largo?
    Jul. 4• News
    Writer Diane Daniel was sad, scared and angry when her hometown of Largo voted to fire its transgender city manager 14 years ago. Now, she says, it's time for officials to right a past wrong.
    One woman thinks so, and during Pride Month, she reached out to officials.
  11. ‘How are you?’ A phone call in Gulfport lets seniors know someone cares
    Mar. 25• News
    Lorraine Gray has been volunteering at the Gulfport Senior Center for five years.
    Volunteers reach out to shut-ins to make sure they’re okay and to offer companionship.
  12. Skyway bridge suicide barrier may finally stop the ripples of loss
    Mar. 10• Narratives
    Andrew Kindt, 41, St. Petersburg, stands on his boat near the Sunshine Skyway bridge. Kindt was fishing in the area seen in the background in August when 25-year-old Mitchell Martin jumped from the bridge. Kindt stayed with the body until first responders arrived. Construction has finally begun on a long-awaited barrier to prevent suicidal people from jumping off the iconic bridge.
    A fisherman saw Mitchell Martin plunge to his death. He stayed with the body, said a prayer and now has forged a connection with the Martin family.

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