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Langston Taylor - Data Editor
Langston Taylor

Data Editor

I write words. Sometimes they're in code. I'm a Maryland native who first worked at the Times as a reporting intern in 2016. Now, my job is to dive into data to find news affecting Tampa Bay or all of Florida. That could mean following money or counting followers. I also build tools that make data and documents easier for our readers to understand. I'm on my phone too much, and you can @ me any time with story ideas or NBA highlight tapes.

  1. Undocumented workers built Florida’s roads — and died in the process
    • Investigations
    Original design.
  2. Florida power outage map: Where electricity is out from Milton
    • Hurricane
    Track power outages caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida.
  3. Who gets Hurricane Milton’s worst surge? Here’s why we don’t know yet.
    • Hurricane
    Debris litters the area around Times Square near the Fort Myers Fishing Pier on in September 2022, after Hurricane Ian made landfall.
  5. Hurricane Milton in Florida: Track, flooding, power and more
    • Hurricane
    Satellite image of Hurricane Milton.
  6. For Tampa Bay, Helene was the worst storm in a century
    • Hurricane
    A vehicle was pushed out of its garage caused by storm surge from Hurricane Helene on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 in Madeira Beach.
  7. Hurricane Helene in Florida: Satellite, flooding and more
    • Hurricane
    Satellite image of Hurricane Helene on Thursday.
  8. River flooding in Florida: Track Debby’s impact, power outages and more
    • Hurricane
    Debby tracker social card -- Monday
  9. DeSantis’ campaign money was drying up. New filings show how fast.
    • Elections
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets guests after attending a town hall at the LaBelle Winery on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Derry, New Hampshire. DeSantis' bid for president is now over, but campaign finance paperwork revealed new details about his operation this week.
  10. DeSantis’ team spent $160M on his presidential bid in 2023
    • Elections
    Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses the audience while on stage during a campaign event on Oct. 5, 2023 in Tampa.
  11. DeSantis PAC gave thousands to members of Congress who endorsed him
    • Elections
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event at Wally's bar, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Hampton, N.H. DeSantis has since ended his campaign.
  12. Kratom’s path across the US is marked by deception and secrets
    • Investigations
    Tampa Bay Times
  13. Hundreds died using kratom in Florida. It was touted as safe.
    • Investigations
    Tampa Bay Times
  14. Pinellas deputy shoots and kills woman who raised gun, police say
    • Breaking News
    A Pinellas deputy shot and killed someone who raised a gun toward him, according to police.
  15. See what Hurricane Idalia flooded in Florida’s Big Bend
    • Hurricane
    A portion of the Faraway Inn in Cedar Key lay in ruin on Wednesday in the wake of Hurricane Idalia.
  16. Tidal gauges show waters in Tampa Bay flattening before high tide
    • Hurricane
    Gina Angelastro of St. Petersburg takes photos of the currently inaccessible boat ramp at Bay Vista Park in St. Petersburg. People came out to the park to see big waves and some light flooding Wednesday morning.
  17. Track Hurricane Idalia’s path in Florida
    • Hurricane
    idalia track tuesday screenshot
  18. Pro-DeSantis super PAC buoyed by billionaires, new records show
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Yard signs promoting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2024, financed by the super PAC promoting DeSantis for president, line the street leading up to a Republican congressional fundraiser on May 13 in Sioux Center, Iowa.
  19. Pressure mounts for DeSantis candidacy to catch fire
    • The Buzz on Florida Politics
    Republican presidential contender Gov. Ron DeSantis' tone has remained confident as pressure builds for his candidacy to catch fire.
  20. Mayor Jane Castor’s relationship with Tampa’s Black communities? The jury’s still out.
    • Tampa
    Mayor Jane Castor greets onlookers during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Tampa last year. The mayor has had some stumbles in her first term, but Black leaders mostly praise her willingness to listen to their concerns.
  21. The worst of Hurricane Ian missed Tampa Bay. What if it hadn’t?
    • Hurricane
    Part 4 of our Rising Threat series looks at how a hurricane like Ian could affect Tampa Bay. This photo shows the remains of Times Square near the Fort Myers Fishing Pier on Thursday, Sep. 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian's landfall.
  22. Driver found, arrested in fatal Treasure Island hit-and-run, deputies say
    • Breaking News
    Deputies arrested a Madeira Beach man Saturday on a charge of leaving the scene of a deadly crash earlier this week in Treasure Island.
  23. Fatal Tampa crash closes lanes on Causeway Boulevard, police say
    • Breaking News
    Police responded to a fatal crash involving a motorcycle operator shortly before noon Saturday, Tampa police reported.
  24. Florida polling average: governor and U.S. Senate polls
    • Elections
    From left to right: Sen. Marco Rubio, U.S Rep. Val Demings, Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.