This may be the most mysterious death in Florida history. Here’s what we know
Read full article: This may be the most mysterious death in Florida history. Here’s what we knowAn investigative report shows that Reeser smoked a cigarette, sitting in her easy chair before heading to bed. That was the last day she was seen alive.
Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happy
Read full article: Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happyNewspaper owners across the country have been ditching presidential endorsements, figuring they shouldn't alienate readers with something most of them don't care about.
News 6 Mike DeForest’s coverage of Florida records delays nominated for open government award
Read full article: News 6 Mike DeForest’s coverage of Florida records delays nominated for open government awardNews 6 Investigator Mike DeForest is one of five nominees for a prestigious reward honoring Florida journalists committed to government transparency.
This Florida woman was reduced to ashes. How she died remains a mystery
Read full article: This Florida woman was reduced to ashes. How she died remains a mysteryAn investigative report shows that Reeser smoked a cigarette, sitting in her easy chair before heading to bed. That was the last day Reeser was seen alive.
Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study
Read full article: Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine studyAn analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than getting the shot.
Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthens
Read full article: Florida emergency declared as Tropical Storm Ian strengthensFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency across his entire state as Tropical Storm Ian gains strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to become a major hurricane in coming days.
Pulitzer Prizes award Washington Post for Jan. 6 coverage
Read full article: Pulitzer Prizes award Washington Post for Jan. 6 coverageThe Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism Monday for its coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, an attack on democracy that was a shocking start to a tumultuous year that also saw the end of the United States’ longest war, in Afghanistan.
Man’s sentence in killing of pregnant Florida teen depends on whether her body is found
Read full article: Man’s sentence in killing of pregnant Florida teen depends on whether her body is foundA 34-year-old man who pleaded guilty to killing a pregnant teenage Florida girl a decade ago faces a shorter prison sentence if her remains are found before he's sentenced.
Florida sheriff halts Facebook comments because too many crimes reported
Read full article: Florida sheriff halts Facebook comments because too many crimes reportedA Florida sheriff’s office has turned off public comments on its social media posts because too many people are reporting crimes there rather than calling 911 or submitting tips through the agency’s website.
Ex-Jaguars player said Urban Meyer kicked him during warmups
Read full article: Ex-Jaguars player said Urban Meyer kicked him during warmupsFormer Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo said that coach Urban Meyer referred to him by vulgar names and kicked him during a warmup, another damning report against the first-year Jaguars coach.
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Florida has distributed only 2% of funds to help renters
Read full article: Florida has distributed only 2% of funds to help rentersThe state of Florida has distributed only 2% of the $870 million in federal funds it has received so far to keep renters in their homes during the pandemic by paying their landlords.
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Prosecutor grants DNA testing in death row case involving 2 Orlando murders
Read full article: Prosecutor grants DNA testing in death row case involving 2 Orlando murdersFor the second time in recent weeks, a Florida prosecutor is granting DNA testing for a death row inmate who has maintained his innocence for more than four decades.
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Condo board suing Florida woman -- for feeding cat
Read full article: Condo board suing Florida woman -- for feeding catTAMPA, Fla. – A condominium association in Florida is suing a 78-year-old woman over the feeding of a stray cat. The lawsuit doesn't specify the number of cats or other animals Hussey is alleged to be feeding. Hussey told the newspaper she only feeds a black-and-white cat she had fixed years ago and calls Cleo. Last year, the condo association took its case to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for arbitration, which is a process required before this kind of condo dispute can go to court, the newspaper reported. An order was issued requiring her to stop feeding cats on the property.
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20 Florida panthers killed this year
Read full article: 20 Florida panthers killed this yearST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – At least 20 Florida panthers have died in 2020, a toll that appears to be on track to finish lower than in previous years. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that almost all of the panther deaths were caused by people. We don’t want to make too much of it yet, but it certainly gets our attention,” Onorato told the newspaper. Florida panthers are the only puma still roaming east of the Mississippi River. “We don’t want to be the ones responsible for transmitting (a disease) to panthers,” Onorato saidResearchers are alos focused on a mysterious neurological disorder in panthers, which is visible in animals hobbled by weak back legs.
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Neighbor calls 911 when Florida hockey fans yell, ‘Shoot! Shoot!’
Read full article: Neighbor calls 911 when Florida hockey fans yell, ‘Shoot! Shoot!’TAMPA, Fla. – A neighbor called sheriff’s deputies on some rabid Tampa Bay Lightning fans who were screaming, “Shoot! The call prompted several Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies to show up at Devon Garnett’s apartment door. He and two friends had gathered to watch the game at Garnett’s Radius Palms apartment. “So they came to the door and thought there were guns in the house,” Garnett, 26, told the Tampa Bay Times. “But they thought it was serious because I was screaming, ‘Shoot!’ as in ‘Shoot the puck.’”Tampa beat Dallas 5-2 in Game 3 and lead the best-of-seven series 2-1.
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Florida teen operating personal watercraft injured by bolt of lightning
Read full article: Florida teen operating personal watercraft injured by bolt of lightningTAMPA, Fla. – A Florida teen was injured during a lightning strike while operating a personal watercraft near Tampa Bay, officials said. The 15-year-old boy had been riding the 11-foot (3.4-meter) watercraft Monday afternoon near Davis Island Yacht Club, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Tampa Fire Rescue responded and took him to a nearby hospital. It was not clear whether the teen was struck by lightning or whether the lightning struck near him. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating.
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Archaeologists mull whether graves lie near Tropicana Field
Read full article: Archaeologists mull whether graves lie near Tropicana FieldThe Tampa Bay Times reports the University of South Floridas Florida Public Archaeology Network has registered the property with the state as a historic cemetery site. A survey would include rolling ground-penetrating radar that can detect graves across the full 12 acres. Thirty years ago, residents stepped forward when the city prepared to pave parking lots 1 and 2 for Tropicana Field. The city was unaware that the network filed the report, but said it is aware of the possibility that graves are still there. While we believe individuals buried there have been interred elsewhere, the mayor gave the green light to staff recently to begin the process of confirming this.
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Florida reaches grim coronavirus milestone
Read full article: Florida reaches grim coronavirus milestoneST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Florida health officials say the state has reached a grim milestone: more than 200,000 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the start of the outbreak. The highest number of confirmed cases in one day came Saturday, when more than 11,400 cases were reported. There were 451.9 new reported cases per 100,000 people in Florida over the past two weeks, which ranks second in the country for new cases per capita. Also in Florida: Four Miami Marlins baseball players and a third Miami Heat basketball player have tested positive. While only a third of the general populations racial identity is something other than non-Hispanic white, 85% of the coronavirus cases in June were people of color, the paper found.
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Brady continues group workouts despite NFLPA recommendation
Read full article: Brady continues group workouts despite NFLPA recommendationWith NFL training facilities still closed to players because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brady has been leading small voluntary workouts near downtown Tampa for much of the past month. The latest session came just three days after the Bucs confirmed an unspecified number of individuals tested positive for COVID-19 at the team's training center. The same day, NFL Players Association medial director Dr. Thom Mayer, recommended all NFL players refrain from working out in group settings until training camp begins next month. It is our consensus medical opinion that in light of the increase in COVID-19 cases in certain states that no players should be engaged in practicing together in private workouts," Mayer said. The Bucs did not release the number or names of people who tested positive at the teams headquarters.
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Florida man spit food into woman’s mouth during road rage incident, deputies say
Read full article: Florida man spit food into woman’s mouth during road rage incident, deputies sayLARGO, Fla. – A Florida man is accused of spitting food into a woman's mouth following a road rage incident. Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies arrested David Paul Wipperman, 61, Thursday on felony battery charges in the Oct. 29 incident. An arrest report says Wipperman got into a road rage incident with a woman that evening. He got out of his truck and approached the woman’s vehicle, deputies say. The report says Wipperman spit the food he was chewing at her, then opened the door and screamed at her, the arrest report says.
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