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  1. Hillsborough deputies arrest man in RV resort shooting
    • Crime
    Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office SUVs are shown parked at the Happy Traveler RV Resort on East Fowler Avenue in Thonotosassa after a fatal shooting there on June 29. Malik Rashad Cook, 19, was arrested Thursday on a second-degree murder charge in connection to the shooting of 23-year-old Talando House, who died early on June 30.
  2. 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.
  3. Hillsborough schools seek financial stability by doubling reserves
    • Education
    Hillsborough County School Board member Stacy Hahn, shown at a 2023 meeting, says the district should maintain reserves of at least 7% in order to flexibly manage any financial pressures that come its way.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Tampa’s SOCOM chief at center of Venezuelan boat strikes
    • Politics
    Navy Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, left, walks to a holding room in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday earlier this month before briefing members of the U.S. Senate on military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea. [Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call via ZUMA Press]
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors
    • Business
    A man opens TikTok on his cellphone in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 21, 2020. The social video platform has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three American investors, ensuring it can continue operating in the country.
  11. Florida man executed for killing 2 during Panhandle home invasion
    • Crime
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  12. Proposed Tampa bike ordinance stirs concerns about racial profiling
    • Tampa
    A cyclist rides along the Riverwalk in Tampa on July 18, 2023. A proposed ordinance would have lowered the speed limit on multi-use trails in Tampa, required cyclists to ride two abreast and banned wheelies, among other changes.
  13. Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in plane crash
    • Auto Racing
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  14. 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.
  15. 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]
  16. Davis Islands mansion sells for $12.8 million
    • Real Estate
    72 Adalia Ave. has five bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. Want school library information? Florida’s $15M site has yet to take off.
    • Education
    Students read in the Westgate Elementary School library during a summer reading camp. The state has touted a portal for parents to learn more about the materials in school libraries. So far only two counties are participating.
  23. Tampa’s Water Street will get new concert venue, hotel, parking and more
    • Real Estate
    A 3,500 capacity performance venue will be part of a forthcoming entertainment district in Tampa's Water Street.
  24. What are the four vaccines Florida plans to no longer require?
    • Politics
    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.
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