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  1. Florida buys 340 acres from golf developer who sought state forest land
    • Environment
    Eugene Kelly, president of the Florida Native Plant Society, tracks a gopher tortoise hole at a Withlacoochee State Forest parcel adjacent to Cabot Citrus Farms near Brooksville in this September 2024 photo. Cabot recently sold 340 acres of land to the state of Florida.
  2. Pasco schools aim to put teeth behind student attendance rules
    • Education
    Dr. John Legg, Superintendent of Pasco County Schools, shown at a November school board meeting, wants to take more dramatic steps to enforce state and district student attendance rules.
  3. Behind the scenes of The Nutcracker in Tampa
    • Arts
    A scenery piece is laid out by the stage crew as they prepare for The Nutcracker at the Straz Center on Monday in Tampa.
  5. Demolition of Rock & Brews in Wesley Chapel paves way for Portillo’s
    • Food News
    Demolition of the Rock & Brews restaurant on State Road 56 in Wesley Chapel is seen Dec. 5. The site will be the future home of Portillo’s.
  6. Florida completes $83M purchase of 4 waterfront acres in Destin
    • Environment
    The state of Florida has officially closed on the purchase of 4 acres of waterfront land in Destin for more than $83 million. Conservation experts say the large purchase price raises unsettling questions.
  7. Florida inmates were denied eye surgery for years. Some were left blind
    • Health
    Florida inmates with bad eyesight because of cataracts and other issues were forced to wait years for surgery, state records show. Some were transported to the Reception and Medical Center, the state's prison hospital in Lake Butler for procedures that were then canceled. More than 1,000 inmates were on a wait list to get eye surgery in 2024.
  8. Pasco, Hillsborough delay decisions on Schools of Hope requests
    • Education
    Schools of Hope charter operator Mater Academy has asked to occupy space in Pasco County's Cox Elementary and five other sites in the district.
  9. Pasco schools want parent feedback on what’s working, what’s not
    • Education
    Parents and children receive direction from Principal Julie Marks, right, while arriving at Kirkland Ranch K-8 in Wesley Chapel during the first day of school 2024. The Pasco school district wants more input from parents about how the system is performing.
  10. Could Wesley Chapel be getting its first Home Depot?
    • Pasco
    Home Depot has filed preliminary plans with Pasco County to build a store in the Cypress Creek Town Center. As the county's explosive home growth continues, Home Depot could be the first big-box home improvement store to open in Wesley Chapel. Pictured is a Home Depot store in St. Petersburg in 2020.
  11. Pasco County passes streamlined rules for backyard chickens
    • Pasco
    A hen and her chicks roam around Jose Marti Park in Tampa on March 13. Pasco County commissioners last month approved a new ordinance aimed at making it easier for residents to keep chickens in their backyards.
  12. Every Florida Congress member to Trump: Keep oil drilling away from our coast
    • Environment
    Oil is seen on the water at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill containment efforts in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana on May 7, 2010. All 28 of Florida’s U.S. House members and both U.S. senators united Thursday in a bipartisan letter urging President Donald Trump to keep offshore oil drilling away from the state’s coastline.
  13. Passenger dies after Pasco man hits tree, drives home. He’s arrested, FHP says
    • Crime
    An unmarked police cruiser flashes its emergency lights during The Big E on the Avenue of The States in West Springfield, Mass. on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
  14. Pasco school’s new running club helping girls look past the finish line
    • Education
    Ellie Remail, a third grader, jumps in the air, while she jogs and walks around the basketball courts during a Girls on the Run Club practice at Trinity Oaks Elementary School on Nov. 11 in New Port Richey.
  15. Simeon Rice joins Ring, charitable cleats and more from Bucs-Cardinals
    • Bucs
    Bucs linebacker Anthony Nelson celebrates after he tackles Cardinals running back Bam Knight and forces a turnover on downs during the fourth quarter.
  16. Florida’s dreaded hurricane season that wasn’t | Column
    • Viewpoints
    A hurricane-damaged pier is pictured in Boca Ciega Bay in Gulfport. This year's quiet storm season should give us all pause.
  17. 30 reasons to be thankful in Tampa Bay | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Take time to find a moment of thanks this season. Maybe a frolic through the fountains at Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa?
  18. Bucs offensive line hands out Thanksgiving meals to families
    • Photos
    Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Lorenz Metz helps deliver a Thanksgiving pie to a family during the annual Turkey Time with the O-Line Tuesday in Tampa.
  19. Tampa Bay is experiencing a moderate drought. Here’s what to know
    • Environment
    A biker rides on a path near some dry trees and grass along Upper Tampa Bay Trail near the Channel Park Pavilion on Thursday. Most of the area is under a moderate drought after earlier-than-normal dry conditions took hold in September.
  20. Florida Medicaid program for kids had 1,000 unqualified therapists
    • Health
    Violet Park, 3, plays along on a small pink guitar while her sister, Madison throws colorful scarfs and therapist Brooklyn Webb plays and sings a song at Music Therapy St. Pete. Payments to hundreds of therapy providers in Florida stopped for several weeks after a review found many were not qualified to be paid through Medicaid.
  21. See inside Saddlebrook Resort’s $92 million renovation
    • Business
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  22. Long-awaited Cheesecake Factory finally arrives in Wesley Chapel
    • Food News
    The Cheesecake Factory at the Tampa Premium Outlets opened its doors to customers Nov. 11, featuring its signature telephone book menus and, of course, its wide variety of cheesecakes, while adding yet another dining experience to central Pasco County.
  23. Pasco schools offer pay incentives to attract bus drivers
    • Education
    The Pasco County school district is offering new financial incentives in hopes of attracting more bus drivers. The district had 49 routes without drivers as of its Nov. 18, 2025, board meeting.
  24. More Tampa Bay schools get requests to host Schools of Hope charters
    • Education
    Adams Middle School was one of 22 schools in Hillsborough County that Schools of Hope operators have written letters with the intent to co-locate.
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