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  1. 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.
  2. Florida’s Apalachicola Bay to reopen for oyster harvesting
    • Florida
    In this 2016 photo, the work day began early for oyster harvesters in the Florida panhandle's Apalachicola Bay. The bay will reopen for oyster harvesting in January for the first time in five years.
  3. Florida boating task force urges tougher laws: ‘The status quo is not working’
    • Florida
    The Clearwater Ferry, left, and a sightseeing boat are seen near the area of the deadly ferry crash that occurred in April.
  5. Caitlin Clark returns to action in Belleair
    • Outdoors
    WNBA player Caitlin Clark plays an iron from the 9th tee while participating in the ANNIKA pro-am last November at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair.
  6. Tampa Bay Sun’s 3 keepers share 1 goal
    • Outdoors
    Sydney Schneider was a goalkeeper on last year's Sun team that won the inaugural Super League title.
  7. Chassahowitzka River campground will likely stay in public hands
    • Environment
    Visitors enjoy spending time doing water recreation sports in the 7 Sisters Springs at the Chassahowitzka River Campground on Aug. 20 in Homosassa.
  8. Why could Florida sell the Chassahowitzka River Campground?
    • Environment
    Kayakers float by a dock that is closed off from public use at the Chassahowitzka River on Wednesday in Homosassa.
  9. Tampa dragon boating team celebrates 10 years of competing
    • Photos
    SACA Golden Dragons team members practice along the Tampa river. August 4, 2025 at the Bob Buckhorn River Center in Tampa.
  10. Are sharks in the Gulf an ‘overwhelming problem’? It’s complicated.
    • Environment
    A school of silhouetted bull sharks is shown in this 2021 photo.
  11. Chassahowitzka River campground to close, could be sold
    • Environment
    The Southwest Florida Water Management District on Friday announced it is closing the popular Chassahowitzka River Campground, and indicated the land could eventually be sold.
  12. Florida’s wildlife agency approves first black bear hunt in a decade
    • Environment
    Richard Sajko of Valrico talks about how he killed one of the two bears on the back of his pickup truck in 2015 during the first Florida Black Bear hunt in 21 years at the Rock Springs Run Wildlife Management Area near Lake Mary. Another bear hunt has been approved to begin in December.
  13. Unsafe toxins halt Florida’s popular Pasco scallop season for 2nd year in a row
    • Environment
    Tim Gayson shows off scallop he caught shortly after diving into his first time scalloping in Florida's Gulf Coast in this 2020 photo. Pasco County's scalloping season has been halted after toxins were found in the water.
  14. Sun celebrate in true Tampa Bay championship fashion with boat parade
    • Outdoors
    Tampa Bay Sun players beat Fort Lauderdale United to clinch the USL Super League title on Saturday. And on Wednesday, they celebrated that title with fans at Armature Works.
  15. Tampa Bay Sun claim inaugural USL Super League title
    • Outdoors
    Tampa Bay Sun goalkeeper Ashley Orkus hoists the USL Super League championship trophy after beating Fort Lauderdale United FC in overtime on Saturday at Riverfront Stadium in Tampa.
  16. Tampa Bay Sun have a championship, and so much more, within reach
    • Sports
    The Sun's Jordyn Listro, left, celebrates the goal of teammate Jade Moore during a Feb. 22 game. Moore will be calling it a career after Saturday's final. "I’m fortunate I’ve gone through the growth of the game and am able to appreciate what it was to what it is now," she says.
  17. It’s an all-Florida affair in inaugural USL Super League final
    • Sports
    Sydny Nasello played at Land O' Lakes High and USF. And now she has a shot at winning a professional title in her home state.
  18. Trump pardons 2 Florida divers who freed 19 sharks and a goliath grouper
    • Florida
    A goliath grouper is shown in this 2012 photo. Two Florid man have been pardoned after they were convicted of theft for releasing a goliath grouper and sharks from a long line.
  19. Sovereignty outduels favorite Journalism to win Kentucky Derby
    • Outdoors
    Sovereignty, right, ridden by Junior Alvarado, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby followed by Journalism, ridden by Umberto Rispoli, at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
  20. St. Petersburg High School goes all in on pickleball
    • HomeTeam
    Huck Brodersen gets into a rally with his opponent as he and fellow students play pickleball with the St. Petersburg High School Pickleball Club after school on April 16.
  21. What’s contaminating Tampa Bay’s fish? These scientists are angling for answers
    • Environment
    Steve Murawski, USF College of Marine Science oceanography professor, prepares to measure the length of a spotted seatrout that he caught on March 27 in Tampa Bay.
  22. Pair of firsts for 2 Sun players as Tampa Bay shuts out Fort Lauderdale
    • Outdoors
    Tampa Bay Sun forward Ava Tankersley, right, celebrates her first professional goal with Parker Goins as the Sun beats Fort Lauderdale on Saturday.
  23. Jacob Bridgeman leads the Valspar Championship field on Day 2
    • Outdoors
    Jacob Bridgeman tees off on the 14th hole during the Valspar Championship on Friday, eventually finishing alone on top of the leaderboard at 6 under.
  24. Florida considers first black bear hunt in a decade. You can weigh in.
    • Environment
    A Florida black bear harvested by a hunter is weighed by Florida wildlife biologists Alyssa Simmons and Mike Orlando during the first Florida hunt in 21 years at the Rock Springs Run Wildlife Management Area near Lake Mary Florida in October 2015.
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