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Guide to Pride: St. Pete hosts Florida’s largest gay pride parade this weekend
June has been filled with Pride events, but this weekend brings the big one, the St. Pete Pride Parade, which has grown over the years to become one of the country’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the nation. It draws thousands to downtown St. Petersburg. There is a bit of...
Co-discoverer of HIV to bring his research to USF. He’s looking for a cure.
Robert Gallo, 87, is still hunting for a cure to HIV. And he’s bringing his research to Tampa this summer. Gallo, an influential scientist who’s credited as the co-discoverer of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is joining the University of South Florida faculty in July. He plans to dive into a range of subjects as director of a new virology center.
Tampa Bay area nonprofits report more seniors seeking help with groceries
Linda Mote worked as soon as she turned 13, and she didn’t stop until nearly 50 years later, when arthritis and diabetes began to hamper her ability to deliver auto parts throughout the Tampa Bay area. Now 70, she and her husband can’t afford shopping for food and other...
Does poop from horseback rides pollute the water?
BRADENTON — Leaders of environment watch group Suncoast Waterkeeper say they have new DNA evidence linking popular horseback rides in Bradenton’s Palma Sola Bay to water pollution. The group points the finger at horse manure, which it says is contaminating the water with potentially harmful bacteria that make...
Wild alligators are abundant in Florida. So why do we farm them?
You can farm tomatoes. You can farm fish. And in southern states, you can farm alligators. Florida is one of a few states that farm the reptiles, which are the primary aquatic reptile aquaculture product in the state. Some gators are farmed for tourism, like zoos and parks. Some are farmed for meat, and some are farmed for hides.
Jose Caballero still out after having blurred vision, tingling in fingers
ATLANTA — The Rays were shorthanded again on Sunday. Shortstop Taylor Walls remained sidelined by the symptoms of a flu-like bug that has been running through the clubhouse. And infielder Jose Caballero’s planned return to action was called off shortly before first pitch when effects of dehydration from his bout with the bug caused cramping in his left leg.
Rays let another lead get away, but this time rally to beat Braves
ATLANTA — What had the potential to be another damning and frustrating loss by the Rays on Sunday afternoon instead turned out to be an inspiring 8-6 victory. Jose Siri provided the winning margin with a two-run homer with one out in the ninth, putting the Rays back ahead after they let a 6-2 lead get away.
This rookie class could push Bucs to the next level
TAMPA — Todd Bowles proclaimed the Bucs rookie class as one of the smartest he has assembled. But it’s how fast they can stop thinking and start reacting that could determine the team’s success this season. Duke first-round pick Graham Barton will start at center and therefore...
Inmate dies after Hernando jail incident
An inmate at the Hernando County Detention Center died at a local hospital on Saturday, deputies said. The inmate had been hospitalized following an incident between two inmates at the detention center the day before, according to a media release from the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. Details of the...
Will a $1.6 billion highway save Central Florida’s Wekiva River — or doom it?
The new and extraordinary superhighway conceived as the savior of the imperiled Wekiva River has begun to reveal itself to environmentalists as the threat they had feared all along. Completing the $1.6 billion Wekiva Parkway was a marathon, spanning decades of tough talks and compromise. Road builders and developers crusaded...
Hurricane center monitoring two areas, including one off Florida
National Hurricane Center forecasters are monitoring two areas for possible tropical development this week, including one off Florida’s east coast that currently has low odds for formation. In its 8 a.m. Sunday tropics update, the hurricane center said an area of low pressure is forecast to develop by mid...
Tampa shooting leaves three dead, one deputy injured
Hillsborough deputies are investigating a shooting that resulted in the deaths of a suspect, his parents, and the injury of a deputy late Saturday night. The incident took place Saturday shortly after 11 p.m. at a home located in the 14000 block of Cactus Wren Place in Carrollwood. The suspect was identified as Christos Alexander, 19.
Why struggling Rays are trying to talk things out more
ATLANTA — Kevin Cash says he usually is not one for team meetings. But he recently told his Rays players he wants them to talk more among themselves. Increasing the level of energy and support/encouragement for teammates, like cheering in the dugout, were subjects of early-May discussions, and that has been more evident.
Top 2024 Hillsborough grads plot path ahead for Florida amid rampant growth
The explosion of growth in Florida since World War II has continually vexed planners, business leaders, environmentalists and elected officials in a state that’s more susceptible to the elements than just about anywhere else in the U.S. Mix in the rising seas and temperatures brought on by climate change,...
Tampa Bay Times journalist Tracey McManus wins 2023 Lucy Morgan Award
Tampa Bay Times reporter Tracey McManus was awarded the Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting on Saturday while two other Times reporters were named finalists. The award is given by the First Amendment Foundation, an open records and free speech nonprofit, and is named after the Pulitzer Prize-winning Times journalist who died in September at age 82. First bestowed in 2017, the prize is given to “a Florida journalist whose exemplary use of public records strengthens the public interest by exposing corruption and government conflicts,” according to the foundation.
The important history lessons of Freedom Summer | Letters
What an enduring gift retired columnist Bill Maxwell is to Florida and beyond. He gives us so much to think about. I have his latest book (as yet unread) on my nightstand. In light of this essay, it will be moved to the top of the pile. It is disturbing to read that so much of the humiliation, pain and disrespect perpetrated on those who should have been equal members of our society was done by members of my generation. I am 81, and it is with no small amount of shame that I recall some of my own feelings and opinions 60 years ago. Fast-forward to today and one cannot help but be struck and embarrassed by the words “nor shall American history from 1860 to 1875 be taught.” Would that our Legislature and governor upon reading that felt embarrassment and shame at what they have done and tried to do.
Rays’ Ryan Pepiot allows three homers in another loss to Braves
ATLANTA — Ryan Pepiot battled the heat and the Braves quite impressively into the fifth inning Saturday, while protecting a one-run lead. But that all changed quickly, and loudly, during a four-batter sequence as the Braves hit three home runs and went on to beat the Rays 9-2. The...
Tampa Walmart closed after altercation, police say
Tampa police say one man was injured and another arrested in an altercation that closed the Walmart at 1505 N. Dale Mabry Hwy. on Saturday afternoon. The altercation happened shortly after 1:30 p.m. inside the store, officers said. One man cut another with a knife, police said. The man who was injured was taken to a hospital with serious injuries but is expected to survive, authorities said.
Rays’ Zach Eflin faces Braves seeking to get more swinging strikes
ATLANTA — Zach Eflin is back into a normal routine, taking the mound Sunday for the third time since missing two-plus weeks due to lower back inflammation. And he is up to his usual tricks of pounding the strike zone to avoid throwing balls and issuing walks, which he openly admits he hates more than anything else.
Pasco deputies find remains; searching for missing family of four
Pasco deputies say they found human remains on a property in Hudson and made an arrest as they continue searching for a family of four missing since early Thursday morning. “We do not know who those human remains are at this time,” Sheriff Chris Nocco said early Saturday afternoon. “The missing person case will remain open until everyone is identified.”
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