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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. After 55 years, a murder victim’s name yields a mystery rooted in Tampa
    • Crime
    One of many composite drawings, left, shows an artist's rendition of what the murder victim known as Little Miss Panasoffkee was believed to have looked like when she was alive. At right, Maureen Lu Minor Rowan appears in a family photo taken in 1969 while she was pregnant with her son, Charles Rowan Jr. This fall, Sumter County sheriff's officials said they had determined that Rowan, of Tampa, was the long unidentified victim who was found dead in 1971 in a creek beside Interstate 75. An effort to identify Rowan's killer remains ongoing. Her husband, the late Charles Emery Rowan, is a person of interest in the case.
  3. 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.
  5. From a Tampa church, a pastor works to set domestic violence survivors free
    • Tampa
    Ericka Iglesias pins a domestic violence awareness ribbon onto Pastor Michael Neely ahead of a presentation at his church.
  6. Local students study seagrass recovery in Tampa Bay
    • Photos
    A stand of turtle grass flows in the surf while students work with volunteers with Orlando Health to study and document the health of se grasses with AMIkids in Tampa Bay off St. Petersburg.
  7. Can we still talk? Come to the Times’ next Spotlight event to try.
    • Viewpoints
    The Tampa Bay Times' next Spotlight event focuses on finding connection in divided times.
  8. Here’s where you can — and can’t — openly carry a gun in Florida
    • Politics
    The Florida Legislature has tried to pass open-carry gun legislation but failed.
  9. I became a Weeki Wachee mermaid at Sirens of the Deep camp, and you can too
    • History
    Gabrielle Calise, culture and nostalgia reporter with the Tampa Bay Times, swims through the headspring on Sunday, Aug 10, 2025, while attending the Sirens of the Deep mermaid camp at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.
  10. Camp staff, public urge Florida agency to not sell Chassahowitzka campground
    • Environment
    Kayakers float down the river near the Chassahowitzka River Campground in Homosassa in this Aug. 20 photo.
  11. Hernando County driver took out anger with mom by hitting random man, cops say
    • Crime
    A man is facing an attempted murder charge after randomly hitting a man in Hernando County, deputies said.
  12. Tampa Bay hospitals report rise in COVID-19 infections
    • Health
    Local hospitals are reporting a sharp uptick of cases of COVID-19 infections in Tampa Bay. State data shows the number of infections is rising across Florida and may be linked to schools reopening. Veklury is the brand name for remdesivir, an antiviral medication used to treat COVID-19.
  13. Two Tampa Bay TV stations could merge under one company. What to know
    • Business
    Elizabeth Fry, with WTVT-TV FOX 13 News, left, and Megan Gannon, with WFLA News Channel 8, interview Clearwater Mayor George Cretekos at Spectrum Field on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. WFLA News Channel 8 and 10 Tampa Bay could merge under one parent company if a proposed acquisition goes through.
  14. Do you love where you work? Nominate your Tampa Bay business.
    • Business
    Every year, the Tampa Bay Times produces a list of the top 100 workplaces in the region along with our partner, Energage.
  15. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: Dog Swim Day, Gabriel Iglesias, Monster Jam
    • Life & Culture
    A dog climbs out of the water during Dog Swim Day at Fossil Park Pool in St. Petersburg in 2013. The event returns Aug. 16 with no humans allowed in the pool.
  16. A lesser known harm of hurricanes? More domestic violence
    • Environment
    A counselor wears a “I support survivors,” T-shirt at a camp for Tampa Bay children who have experienced domestic violence.
  17. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: Kesha, Fetish Con and ‘80s bands
    • Life & Culture
    Kesha, shown here at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa in 2018, is wrapping up her summer tour with the Scissor Sisters in Tampa on Aug. 10.
  18. Court records detail what led to 2023 arrest in Jennifer Odom cold case
    • Crime
    A family photo of 12-year-old Jennifer Odom, who was abducted and murdered in 1993 after getting off a school bus near her family's home near Dade City. In 2023, authorities charged Jeffrey Norman Crum Sr. with Jennifer's murder. (Times files)
  19. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: Brad Paisley, Bolts Brew Fest
    • Life & Culture
    The Bolts Blue Crew gets the Tampa Bay Lightning fans pumped up before the first game of the season at Amalie Arena in 2023. The Bolts Brew Fest returns Aug. 1 at Amalie Arena.
  20. Tampa’s Florida Aquarium to open a Tide Pool touch tank from Pacific Northwest
    • Life & Culture
    A Pacific sea star now lives in the Florida Aquarium’s new Tide Pool. The Tide Pool, opening on August 1, is the Florida Aquarium’s newest interactive experience. It features marine animals in a cold-water touch tank inspired by the Pacific Northwest.
  21. Guide to this year’s Tampa Bay Comic Convention, returning this weekend
    • Life & Culture
    One shopper dressed as Mario and another dressed as Donatello shop while attending Tampa Bay Comic Convention in 2014. The fan convention returns Aug. 1-3 with cosplay contests, celebrity appearances and an artist alley.
  22. See photos of Hulk Hogan throughout the years
    • Photos
    Titus O’Neil and Hulk Hogan welcome fans to Wrestlemania 37 at Raymond James Stadium in 2021.
  23. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: 727 Day drone show, Jin from BTS
    • Life & Culture
    The St. Pete Pier will celebrate July 27 as 727 Day with a drone show that will light up the sky, like this one from 2021 in St. Petersburg.
  24. Halloween already? Early ghouls save on tickets to Central Florida attractions
    • Life & Culture
    A scare actor performs during Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens in 2024 in Tampa. The haunt returns Sept. 5, and others in Central Florida are also arriving earlier than usual this year.
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