Month: May 2026

Apollo Beach to the stars: Third grader’s artwork heads to the International Space Station on SpaceX mission

• Education
• Space
• What's Right with Tampa Bay

Apollo Beach to the stars: Third grader’s artwork heads to the International Space Station on SpaceX mission

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As part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 21, Eeshan Kallu entered a competition to...

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Highlands County deputy accused of DUI, leaving scene after rear-end crash in Sebring: FHP

• Crime and Public Safety
• Sebring

Highlands County deputy accused of DUI, leaving scene after rear-end crash in Sebring: FHP

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A Highlands County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested Monday morning on charges of DUI and leaving the...

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Plant City community demands answers, transparency from City Commission after multiple shootings

• Crime and Public Safety
• Plant City

Plant City community demands answers, transparency from City Commission after multiple shootings

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Plant City held its first commission meeting since a quadruple homicide and other gun violence incidents rocked...

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Hillsborough County launches mobile office for tax collector services

• Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County launches mobile office for tax collector services

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Hillsborough County Tax Collector Nancy Millan hopes a new office on wheels will make renewing licenses, registrations...

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1 killed, 1 seriously injured in I-75 chain-reaction crash: FHP

• Sumter County

1 killed, 1 seriously injured in I-75 chain-reaction crash: FHP

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A massive pileup involving several tractor-trailers left one man dead and another seriously injured on I-75 in...

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Plant City police arrest suspect in deadly vehicle shooting

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• Plant City

Plant City police arrest suspect in deadly vehicle shooting

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Kenny Morales-Garcia surrendered to authorities Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of Jesus De La Cruz...

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Bradenton mother was drinking beer, on cellphone when 4-year-old daughter drowned at party: Documents

• Bradenton
• Crime and Public Safety

Bradenton mother was drinking beer, on cellphone when 4-year-old daughter drowned at party: Documents

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Court documents are shedding more light on what was going on during an after-hours pool party at...

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Florida officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon over film ‘The Rip’

• Entertainment
• Florida

Florida officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon over film ‘The Rip’

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Two South Florida police officers claim the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon film "The Rip" used too...

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Plant City police arrest suspect in deadly vehicle shooting

• Crime and Public Safety
• Plant City

Plant City police arrest suspect in deadly vehicle shooting

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Kenny Morales-Garcia surrendered to authorities Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of Jesus De La Cruz...

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Elon Musk sought $80B for Mars colonization, OpenAI president says in trial

• Air and Space
• Artificial Intelligence
• Elon Musk

Elon Musk sought $80B for Mars colonization, OpenAI president says in trial

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OpenAI President Greg Brockman testified that Elon Musk supported converting the company into a for-profit entity but...

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