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Catherine Mornhineway, left, and her husband, Andrew Ford, hold hands with their daughter Haven Ford after she was disconnected from life-support.
Tampa mom knew baby would not live but carried her to term to give others life
Organ and tissue donations from newborns are extremely rare.
What are the four vaccines Florida plans to no longer require?
Medical personnel vaccinate students at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Florida's surgeon general has pushed to end all required vaccinations in Florida. The first step in that plan would remove four currently required immunizations.
The four vaccines are the first step in the surgeon general’s plan to end all Florida vaccine requirements.
A new flu variant is circulating. What to know about influenza in Florida
Flu is on the rise in parts of Florida and the nation.
In Florida, reports of flu and influenza-like illness remain elevated across much of the state.
Leo Govoni assaulted in Pinellas jail, moved to Hernando facility
Leo Govoni, the Clearwater entrepreneur indicted after $100 million went missing from medical trust funds, is pictured outside a federal court in Tampa in April. He was transferred to Hernando County jail Nov. 26, three days after another inmate reported that he was beaten and robbed in the Pinellas County jail.
Judge approves public defender’s request to delay trust fund theft trial as ‘record’ amount of evidence mounts up.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  5. DeSantis’ agenda, your children’s money | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about Hope Florida during an appearance in Tampa on May 20. A new Times/Herald report shows the administration's spending scandal is worse than previously known.
  6. What is socialism? A Florida Republican provides an answer | Letters
    • Letters to the Editor
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  7. Temple Terrace must wait longer for plan to remove PFAS from drinking water
    • Hillsborough
    Roughly 200 people turned out for the Temple Terrace town hall about the city’s water quality in August. Residents will likely have to wait at least six more months for a plan to remove PFAS from the city’s drinking water, after consultants said their work will extend into late spring and possibly to the end of June.
  8. Florida moves toward eliminating four vaccine mandates, expanding exemption
    • Politics
    Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, with Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, during a bill signing in 2021 in Brandon. Ladapo has pushed for Florida to eliminate all vaccine mandates.
  9. Leo Govoni assaulted in Pinellas jail, moved to Hernando facility
    • Health
    Leo Govoni, the Clearwater entrepreneur indicted after $100 million went missing from medical trust funds, is pictured outside a federal court in Tampa in April. He was transferred to Hernando County jail Nov. 26, three days after another inmate reported that he was beaten and robbed in the Pinellas County jail.
  10. In St. Petersburg, seniors stay active with water aerobics
    • Photos
    Water aerobics instructor Apy Figueroa, legs in foreground, dances on the pool deck as she demonstrates the movement for her water aerobics class of about 25 seniors at the North Shore Aquatic Complex in St. Petersburg on Dec. 10. In front and center following along is Ellen Lewis, 70, from St. Pete.
  11. 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.
  12. DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
    • Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference on May 20 in Tampa. The governor came out in strong opposition to two citizen-led ballot initiatives in 2024 and marshaled state resources against them.
  13. 3 things to know after FDA officials said COVID-19 vaccines are deadly for kids
    • Health
    Finley Martin, 14, gets a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Pasadena, Calif., on May 14, 2021. More than 2,000 children in the U.S. have died from COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  14. Tampa General and agency argue Medicaid patient ineligible for $70M damages
    • Health
    Chiaka Stewart was sent home from this Tampa General Hospital free-standing emergency room in Brandon in July 2021 but suffered a stroke two days later. She was awarded $71.8 million in damages after a two-week civil trial. But she may lose $51 million of that through a state law that caps "pain and suffering" damages for Medicaid patients to $300,000.
  15. 5 major Florida court decisions that shaped 2025
    • Politics
    Major Florida court decisions this year have affected immigration law, along with other laws about guns, abortion and more.
  16. Florida sets new record for child drownings; lawmakers look to reduce deaths
    • Health
    Swim instructor Geoff Dawson assists Lucas Davies, age 3, during a swim lesson at Dawson’s backyard pool in Longwood on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Florida this year has set a record for child drowning deaths.
  17. Court OKs Florida to enforce social media law restricting children’s access
    • Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, is pictured in 2024 with Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, who made the social media bill a priority of that legislative session, and Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo in Tallahassee. An appeals court said Florida can begin enforcing its 2024 social media law as a legal battle plays out.
  18. Justice Department investigating Busch Gardens’ ban on rollator walkers
    • Theme Parks
    A map is seen at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on June 6. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the parent company that owns the theme park after complaints that its parks' ban on rollator walkers discriminates against guests with disabilities.
  19. 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.
  20. New Hillsborough Fire Rescue unit aims to cut down response times
    • Hillsborough
    A busy ambulance bay at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa is seen in 2021. County commissioners approved a roving Hillsborough Fire Rescue division that aims to provide quick and efficient response times to medical calls.
  21. Florida man was ready for operation with top surgeon. How it went wrong
    • Florida
    Michael Davis, who is recovering from cardiac surgery, and his wife Donna in the backyard of their Boca Raton home in October 2025.
  22. Home inseminations and gray market sperm: Florida Supreme Court case meets DIY fertility
    • Florida
    Tampa Bay Times
  23. Florida House revives medical malpractice bill that DeSantis vetoed
    • Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to guests and reporters during a roundtable conference at the Hillsborough Academy of Math and Science on July 30 in Tampa. DeSantis earlier this year vetoed a bill that would have allowed more families to sue for medical malpractice.
  24. Big Storm Brewing to be sold at auction as former owner remains in jail
    • Business
    Taps are seen at Big Storm Brewing in Clearwater. The company, which was owned by indicted Clearwater entrepreneur Leo Govoni, is scheduled to be auctioned on Dec. 3 to raise funds for victims whose medical trust funds prosecutors say he raided.
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