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  1. New photos, emails show evidence of Epstein’s international sex trafficking
    • Florida
    Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photo released by the late-financier's estate to the House Oversight Committee and made public on Thursday.
  2. Judge lets Steven Lorenzo end death penalty appeals in Tampa murders
    • Crime
    Steven Lorenzo appears Thursday by videoconference during a post-conviction court hearing in his case. A judge granted Lorenzo's request to end all appeals of his death sentences.
  3. Quiz: When do you turn on the heat in Florida?
    • Viewpoints
    A skater laces up beside a pile of sandals and Crocs before hitting the ice rink the Winter Village at Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in 2023.
  5. Despite deal for time served, Chinese immigrant remains jailed in Tampa
    • Crime
    Tingbo Zhang stands in a Tampa courtroom during a September hearing. Zhang, a Chinese immigrant, was low-level player in a case involving a chain of illicit Asian massage parlors. She pleaded guilty this month to money laundering and faces a likely deportation.
  6. Tampa mom knew baby would not live but carried her to term to give others life
    • Health
    Catherine Mornhineway, left, and her husband, Andrew Ford, hold hands with their daughter Haven Ford after she was disconnected from life-support.
  7. Florida man executed for killing 2 during Panhandle home invasion
    • Crime
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  8. Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in plane crash
    • Auto Racing
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  9. DeSantis says he’s working with lawmakers on property tax cut language
    • News
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks with reporters after delivering his State of the State address during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tallahassee, Fla.
  10. Trump signs order that could give marijuana less serious designation
    • Nation & World
    President Donald Trump displays an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday [EVAN VUCCI | Associated Press]
  11. Plans for superyacht dock in Miami Beach sunk over permit fraud allegations
    • Florida
    Plans for a new dock for a superyacht in Miami Beach have been rejected.
  12. Woman kills 2 ex-husbands in Tampa, Bradenton, Manatee sheriff says
    • Crime
    Manatee County detectives on Wednesday night arrested a 51-year-old woman accused of killing two ex-husbands in Tampa and Bradenton.
  13. Festivus 2025: Your top complaints of the year include e-bikes and Rays’ ‘summer of sweat’
    • Life & Culture
    Festivus, the made-up holiday "Seinfeld" made famous, is celebrated by characters on the show on Dec. 23. In this scene from the Festivus episode, "The Strike," George Costanza, as played by Jason Alexander, is annoyed by the holiday.
  14. 400 Central developer makes acting debut in new Timothée Chalamet movie
    • Entertainment
    Developer John Catsimatidis welcomes guests to The Residences at 400 Central on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in St. Petersburg.
  15. The Jeffrey Epstein files are finally set to be released. Here’s what to know
    • Crime
    A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025.
  16. 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.
  17. A new flu variant is circulating. What to know about influenza in Florida
    • Health
    Flu is on the rise in parts of Florida and the nation.
  18. How this Florida scuba diver and his ‘spare part’ helped a boy needing a transplant
    • Florida
    Ferline Lamothe and her son Aaron, 9, hug his living kidney donor, Nick “Cuda” Kolor, during a reunion at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.
  19. On one of Miami Beach’s richest streets, neighbors are clashing over a superyacht
    • Florida
    Randy Gelber, who has been in a legal battle with a dock owner, is shown in this Dec. 8 photo in Miami Beach.
  20. Water pollution puts Floridians at risk of severe health problems
    • Investigations
    Carol Leone was visiting Florida on vacation when she encountered a red tide off Longboat Key. She experienced a cough and difficulty breathing, even weeks after she left the state.
  21. 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.
  22. Jury rejects death penalty for man guilty in Hillsborough double murder
    • Crime
    McKinsie Lyons waits for jurors to arrive before his trial continues last week in Tampa. A jury convicted Lyons in the 2018 double murder of Alexis Martinez and Juanita Solorzano.
  23. Muslim rights group sues Florida Gov. DeSantis over ‘foreign terrorist’ label
    • Florida
    Ron DeSantis announced at a news conference that he's instructing the Board of Governors to restrict H-1B visas at Florida universities.
  24. Woman found in Florida Dollar Tree freezer was a doctor and mother of 2
    • Florida
    Crime scene tape and a Miami police car are in front of the Dollar Tree store at 968 SW Eighth St. in Little Havana on Sunday morning, Dec. 14, 2025. A woman’s body was found in the freezer on Sunday morning, police say.
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