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Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz unlikely to be charged in sex-trafficking probe, per...
Federal career prosecutors are not recommending any sex trafficking charges against U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, according to The Washington Post. That likely means Gaetz will not face charges in U.S....
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Evictions skyrocketed in Hillsborough County last month
In August, evictions in Hillsborough County were higher than at any point during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to numbers from the Hillsborough Clerk of Court, 761 writs of possession were given to...
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The cards were stacked against the Bucs, and they couldn’t finesse their way...
On Sunday, 69,197 fans packed in to see a battle of the Bays, a record for the Bucs as far as attendance at Raymond James Stadium. But the Packers rained on the parade by coming out on top in the...
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Coach Martín Gramática impressed with 'local talent' at Tampa Bay Strikers'...
Nearly 100 male and female athletes stood in line and in the blistering 2 p.m. heat outside Tampa's Cinco Soccer complex last Saturday with the same goal in mind: to become a Tampa Bay Striker. As...
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With Tampa Bay in its path, Ian strengthens to a hurricane
As expected, Tropical Storm Ian strengthened into a hurricane early Monday morning, and is expected to become a major hurricane, meaning a Category 3 or higher, by later tonight. According to the 8...
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While evangelicalism is forgetting its catechism, America is losing its faith
As a child, I attended a fundamentalist parochial school, one of those primarily white private schools founded in the South after the civil rights movement for reasons that, of course, had nothing to...
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Weekend-long Super Greek Festival returns to St. Pete next month
This annual celebration of all-things Greek returns for its 2022 rendition, and it's the one time a year you don't have to drive all the way to Tarpon Springs to score traditional Mediterranean eats....
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Tampa Bay shelter and sandbag locations open ahead of Hurricane Ian
As Hurricane Ian heads toward Tampa Bay, shelters are open, as well as several sandbag locations. There is still a chance that the projected path could change, but cities and counties are urging...
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Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's Best of the Bay party rescheduled, due to...
Parties are cool—some of you even love hurricane parties—but nothing is more important than the safety of our readers, partners and the Tampa Bay community. With all of our eyes on Hurricane Ian and...
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Florida residents urged to know their evacuation zones, as Hurricane Ian...
Gov. Ron DeSantis urged Floridians to be aware of local evacuation orders as Hurricane Ian is expected to strengthen into a “major” storm in the eastern Gulf of Mexico as early as Tuesday. DeSantis...
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Charlie Crist rips Ron DeSantis insurance failures as Ian surges toward Florida
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist is again attacking Gov. Ron DeSantis on insurance market failures. “Ron DeSantis is the worst property insurance Governor in Florida history, period,”...
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'This could be the storm that we have all feared': Florida braces for...
Florida’s two largest electric utilities have some 22,000 workers ready to address anticipated power outages as massive Hurricane Ian takes aim at the state. Workers for smaller utilities also are on...
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Florida's 'last resort' property insurance provider added 9,000 new policies...
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. added nearly 9,000 policies last week as it steadily moves toward 1.1 million customers. Citizens had 1,064,145 customers on Friday, up from...
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Hurricane Ian a 'near worst-case scenario" for the Tampa area, says NHC director
Hurricane Ian, now a Category 3 storm, is expected to hit the Tampa Bay area Wednesday, and the director of the National Hurricane Center is calling it a "near worst-case scenario." While speaking to...
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‘Morale doesn’t pay the bills’: Hillsborough Community College faculty,...
As the Tampa Bay region continues to grapple with high inflation and bloated housing costs, full-time faculty at Hillsborough Community College (HCC) say the college administration won’t agree to...
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Category 3 Hurricane Ian shifts track just south of Tampa Bay
After battering western Cuba, Hurricane Ian has now entered the Gulf of Mexico and the latest track has the Category 3 storm making landfall just south of the Tampa Bay region. According to the 11...
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Tampa Bay Publix stores will close early tonight, remain closed til Friday
You're running out of time to get one of those hurricane-themed cakes. As Hurricane Ian approaches Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, the state's largest grocer is adjusting its hours.
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As Hurricane Ian approaches, more than 2 million Florida residents urged to...
With more than 2 million people along the Gulf Coast urged to evacuate in advance of Hurricane Ian, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said residents should expect a major hit that could bring historic...
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Tampa Bay mandatory evacuations expand, more shelters open ahead of Hurricane...
As Hurricane Ian strengthens to a Category 3 and heads toward the Tampa Bay area, more mandatory evacuations have been issued and more shelters are opening across the Tampa Bay area. The storm has...
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FEMA positioning supplies, personnel at ‘strategic locations’ ahead of...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is prepositioning supplies and personnel at “strategic locations” across three southeastern states before Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida. On...
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