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Florida hopes to reduce ‘diagnostic odyssey’ for children with rare diseases
Tiem Strouse seemed like a perfectly healthy baby boy when he was born in 2013 in St. Petersburg. But at about 13 months his development stalled. The baby words that had come early stopped. He would only walk on the balls of his feet and at times would spin around for no reason, mom Liz Strouse said. He also appeared to be suffering from night terrors.
Florida seeks direction from Hillsborough’s school tax referendum battle
The big story: Hillsborough County school district officials say they were caught off guard when county commissioners denied the district’s effort to hold a property tax referendum in November. It surprised observers across the state, too. The expectation was that commissioners would pass through the ballot initiative, as is...
Driver injured after crashing into mobile home in Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - A driver crashed their car through a mobile home in Brooksville early Tuesday morning, according to authorities. According to Hernando County Fire Rescue, they responded to a car crash into a mobile home in the 14000 block of Brookridge Boulevard in Brooksville in ‘the early morning hours’ of Tuesday.
USF football picked 4th in AAC preseason media poll
Count the American Athletic Conference media among those who believe USF’s resurgence will continue in 2024. The Bulls, coming off a 7-6 season and Boca Raton Bowl annihilation of Syracuse, were picked to finish fourth in the AAC’s preseason media poll released Tuesday morning. Tampa Bay Times reporter Matt Baker picked USF to finish second.
2 pit bulls found at Tampa middle school as 'dog dumping' becomes growing trend in Bay Area
TAMPA, Fla. - Pit bulls Biggie and Bertha had their ears cropped for fighting so that adversaries couldn’t grab them with their teeth. It appears the ear cropping was a backyard job done inhumanely. "They give them whiskey or other alcohol to try and dull the pain, but really...
Inaugural Bay area law enforcement graduates complete mental health certification program
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg College recently celebrated its first cohort of students completing the Applied Mental Health Certification program. The the course is only for first responders, and organizers said it’s the first in the nation. The inaugural class includes 14 law enforcement officers from St....
Tampa Radio Station The Beat Has Switched Places With Another Tampa Station
While radio hasn't been the leading source of entertainment for decades, it remains a reliable part of many people's daily lives. It's understandable, then, that listeners of a particular station, or of a certain show on that station, get upset when they discover that that station seems to have completely vanished. That's the experience that many regular listeners of Tampa's 95.7 The Beat had recently when they discovered that the station was no longer at that signal. Now, many want to know what happened to the station, and whether it still exists at all. What happened to 95.7 The Beat?The...
Stanley Martin Homes to purchase $60 million of Tampa-area homesites
Reston, Virginia-based Stanley Martin Homes recently expanded its reach in Tampa with $60 million of land deals that have secured almost 1,200 homesites for future development. The builder amassed the land portfolio over the last six months and anticipates the first closings to take place next year. The deals were...
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