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UF researchers warn 4 Bay Area counties could face highest strawberry disease risk from predicted El Niño

• Environment
• Florida

UF researchers warn 4 Bay Area counties could face highest strawberry disease risk from predicted El Niño

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Strawberry season may have wrapped up, but scientists are looking ahead to the predicted El Niño weather...

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Teachers, community mourn 4-year-old and grandmother killed in Largo mobile home fire: ‘She was the light’

• Fire
• Pinellas County

Teachers, community mourn 4-year-old and grandmother killed in Largo mobile home fire: ‘She was the light’

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Friday, a memorial filled with flowers, stuffed animals and a rosary sat in front of what’s left...

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Lithia brush fire spreads, leaves 1 person critically injured: HCFR

• Hillsborough County
• Wildfires

Lithia brush fire spreads, leaves 1 person critically injured: HCFR

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A brush fire in Lithia scorched approximately 10 acres on Friday afternoon, sending one person to the...

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St. Pete community rallies to help rebuild after fire destroys USF Marine Science Laboratory building

• Fire
• St. Petersburg
• University of South Florida

St. Pete community rallies to help rebuild after fire destroys USF Marine Science Laboratory building

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For some scientists at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, the fire that tore...

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Tampa police host event aimed at preventing teen takeovers: ‘Know the officer behind the badge’

• Crime and Public Safety
• Tampa

Tampa police host event aimed at preventing teen takeovers: ‘Know the officer behind the badge’

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Exactly one week after a "teen takeover" in downtown Tampa led to 22 arrests, the Tampa Police...

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Judge weighs constitutionality of Florida’s new congressional district map

• Florida
• Politics

Judge weighs constitutionality of Florida’s new congressional district map

admin May 15, 2026 0

The future of Florida’s new congressional map is now in the hands of a Leon County judge...

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Lakeland nonprofit opens $6.5M apartment buildings for chronically homeless residents

• Housing
• Lakeland

Lakeland nonprofit opens $6.5M apartment buildings for chronically homeless residents

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Gospel Inc. recently opened new permanent apartments in Lakeland for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. It is much...

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Tampa girls flag football: 4 Bay Area teams compete for state titles

• High School Sports
• Tampa

Tampa girls flag football: 4 Bay Area teams compete for state titles

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Hillsborough and Pinellas County teams are taking over the AdventHealth Training Center this weekend as they compete...

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Manatee County father arrested after child finds gun under bed, accidentally shoots 5-year-old sibling: MCSO

• Crime and Public Safety
• Manatee County

Manatee County father arrested after child finds gun under bed, accidentally shoots 5-year-old sibling: MCSO

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A Manatee County man is facing a felony charge after investigators say one of his children found...

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Tampa girls flag football: 4 Bay Area teams compete for state titles

• Tampa

Tampa girls flag football: 4 Bay Area teams compete for state titles

admin May 15, 2026 0

Hillsborough and Pinellas County teams are taking over the AdventHealth Training Center this weekend as they compete...

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