Bears are having a very bad year. Across much of the United States, a warm winter and persistent drought have decimated the …
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The Democratic Governors Association announced Tuesday that it will invest $1 million into David Jolly’s gubernatorial race against Republican Byron Donalds after …
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Tough fentanyl laws have led to 60% dip in drug deaths in three years • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMore than 600 pounds of fentanyl, 800 pounds of cocaine, and nearly 1,000 firearms have been seized and nearly 3,000 drug arrests …
As Florida Power & Light’s parent company, NextEra, seeks a massive merger with Dominion Energy in Virginia, pressure is building for NextEra …
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Proposed school, daycare vaccine changes challenged in administrative court • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogGov. Ron DeSantis’ administration didn’t follow rulemaking procedures and overstepped its authority when it proposed eliminating four required vaccines for school and …
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My Favorite Florida: Dewayne Staats loves the best-kept secret in Pinellas Park
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogDewayne Staats has been the television voice of the Tampa Bay Rays since the team’s inaugural season in 1998. He’s now in …
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With fewer public defenders, indigent defendants pay the price • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAUSTIN, Texas — It was a good day for the defense. Standing in front of a judge in Austin’s Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice …
Driver’s license and motor vehicle data were accessed by a “malicious actor,” the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported Friday. …
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School board members can be deposed for removing library books, federal court rules • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA years-long legal battle over book removals in Escambia County has a new chapter. A federal appeals court ruled school members may …
Two people were killed Monday in a crash caused by a driver trying to pass other vehicles on U.S. 301 in Thonotosassa, …
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Hurricane Isaias leaves $582M in insured damage; state seeks $237M from FEMA • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogIn the week following Hurricane Isaias’ landfall in Destin, initial damage estimates reported by insurers and state officials show that the storm …
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Republicans sue Jolly, Dems and TV stations over Hope Florida grand jury ads
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe Republican Party of Florida is suing the state Democratic Party, candidate for governor David Jolly and other politicians to stop a …
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The story Florida’s new driver licenses tell ain’t necessarily so • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogListen up: Florida is back. WAY back. Not that we were ever not the free-est, greatest, top-est state in the USA, it’s …
TALLAHASSEE — A Miami judge has signed an arrest warrant for Raul Castro, finding probable cause that the former Cuban president in …
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Last-minute Trump DOJ suit in California targeting noncitizen voters alarms advocates • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAfter the U.S. Department of Justice sued California over its refusal to remove voters the federal government alleges are noncitizens, voting rights …
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Byron Donalds overstates David Jolly’s offshore drilling lobbying, ignores anti-drilling record
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFlorida’s governor race has a new battleground: offshore drilling. In an ad, GOP gubernatorial nominee U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds said Democratic nominee …
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Judge reopens lawsuits challenging cuts of Bears Ears, Grand-Staircase • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogLegal challenges first filed against President Donald Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments almost a decade ago can …
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New honorary ‘mayor’ of Palm Harbor says community helped her after fire
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogPalm Harbor may not have a mayor, but that hasn’t stopped the community from electing one anyway. An annual tradition organized by …
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DeSantis seeks ‘major disaster’ declaration from Trump post-Isaias • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFlorida has asked for a major disaster declaration from the White House a week after Hurricane Isaias tore through a swath of …
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Treasure Island commission removes its vice mayor. She calls it ‘retaliation’
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTREASURE ISLAND — The City Commission removed Tammy Vasquez as vice mayor Oct. 6, replacing her with Commissioner Arden Dickey in a …
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In Florida, a first-time voter and fears of election interference at No Kings day of action • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNote: This story has been updated with information from a Tampa rally. Sam Kokales has a personal stake in the midterm elections. …
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Immigrants from Ukraine, Sudan could soon lose protected status • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWASHINGTON — More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by …
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City, community leaders get residents up to speed on what’s happening in west St. Pete
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMore sidewalks are coming, the Jungle Prada pier remains in limbo and police are promising a crackdown on speeders along Park Street …
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Feds unlikely to change abortion pill policy before next year • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration said late Wednesday that it expects to complete its long-awaited safety review of abortion pills by …
Tampa’s Tiger Bay Club on Friday hosted a forum that was meant to cover all three of Hillsborough County’s newly redrawn congressional …
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Trump back on the road as analysts see more congressional races shifting in Dems’ favor • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a flurry of travel on deck in the final frantic weeks leading up to the end …
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Tampa teen gets 55 years in prison for murder of 14-year-old Jevario Buie
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogONLY AVAILABLE FOR SUBSCRIBERS The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that …
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Florida Immigrant Coalition supports resolution pressing Congress to tackle immigration policy • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe Florida Immigrant Coalition on Thursday joined Illinois U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez and other advocates calling on Congress to tackle immigration policy …
School board races in Hillsborough County are nonpartisan. But District 2 candidates Brittany Lyssy and Daniela Simic have weathered accusations and campaign …
