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Baseball fans react to city council vote approving Rays stadium vote
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — While both Rays and Yankees fans watched Saturday’s away game at Ferg’s, St. Pete resident Terrence Anderson is excited a new stadium may be coming and hopes it brings more people to games. "The stadium is old and hardly anybody ever goes over...
Rays put top hitter Yandy Diaz on restricted list
The Tampa Bay Rays placed first baseman Yandy Diaz on the restricted list Saturday. He did not accompany the team to New York in advance of Friday's 6-1 loss to the Yankees, with manager Kevin Cash citing "a personal matter."
Clearwater aquarium video captures rare nest of sea turtles emerging on Pinellas County beach
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The first documented nest of leatherback turtles successfully hatched on Pinellas County beaches. A video from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium shows the baby sea turtles hatching during daylight, which is rare because they tend to emerge at night. Staff from the aquarium brought the turtles in for evaluation and were later released at night to "minimize impact from heat and predation."
Brian the dog’s legacy lives on in the Tampa Bay theater scene
Matthew McGee wasn’t looking for a dog. It was 2008, and the local actor and drag performer couldn’t imagine having a pet because he was always traveling for work or spending hours at a local theater. But his parents, Greg and Debbie McLeod, encouraged him to get a companion.
TIMELINE: Afternoon showers, storms expected along I-4 in Florida on Monday
ORLANDO, Fla. - A hot, humid, and hazy Monday is underway in Central Florida. This afternoon, highs will be a few degrees above normal region wide, topping out around the mid 90s for inland areas and low 90s along the coast. Some isolated to scattered afternoon showers and storms are...
Florida gas prices have plummeted 18 cents per gallon, AAA says
Florida gasoline prices have plummeted 18 cents per gallon in the past 10 days, according to the AAA-The Auto Club Group's weekly gas price briefing. That caused the state average to fall to $3.36 per gallon on Sunday. "Future prices have fallen the past two weeks, to the lowest levels...
Have shark attacks increased in Florida? Expert says no
A shark bit a child last week near Crandon Park, off Key Biscayne, leaving him with a minor superficial wound to his leg, just days after a man spearfishing off Key West was badly bitten by a bull shark. These are just two of the latest shark attacks that have...
National Hurricane Center on track for changes to cone of concern. Here's what to expect
The National Hurricane Center's new experimental tropical cyclone forecast cone graphic will be coming out in mid-August, just in time for the peak period of hurricane season. The new cone will add tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings for interior counties in the path of the storm. The current cone displays watches...
Advocates respond to state encampment ban, citing a lack of housing for rise in homeless Floridians
On Oct. 1, a Florida law banning counties and municipalities from allowing people to regularly sleep or camp on public property will take effect. Dawn Gilman, the CEO of Changing Homelessness in Jacksonville, spoke Friday on The Florida Roundup about the law and efforts to help Floridians who don’t have housing.
Florida Lottery Celebrates Multiple Winners as Luck Strikes in Broward and Summerfield
The Florida Lottery has brought fortune to a few lucky ticket holders this summer, with significant winnings reported in Broward and Summerfield. A Fantasy 5 game ticket, purchased at a Coconut Creek Walmart, hit a jackpot worth a handsome $101,996 yesterday night. The winning digits were 5, 6, 12, 15, and 22, as The Miami Herald reported.
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