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5 things to know about the Sun, Tampa Bay’s pro women’s soccer team
TAMPA — Tampa Bay’s new professional women’s soccer team is gearing up for its debut. The Tampa Bay Sun FC have begun preseason practices, and the players are more than ready to finally see game action. “We did some team bonding (recently), but we’re footballers,” midfielder Erika...
Zephyrhills 5-star recruit DJ Pickett commits to LSU
The Tampa Bay area’s top recruit, Zephyrhills High’s DJ Pickett, orally committed to LSU on Wednesday. Pickett is a five-star prospect and the nation’s top cornerback in the 247Sports composite. He’s the site’s No. 6 overall recruit and No. 1 in the state. Pickett’s other...
Billy Napier says Florida Gators are somewhat ‘on schedule.’ Is he right?
DALLAS — Billy Napier’s 11-14 start to his Florida Gators tenure has riled up fans and put him on hot seat lists entering his pivotal third season. But Napier suggested Wednesday that his record is either not as bad as it seems or should have been expected. “I...
St. Petersburg driver charged in fiery Bay Pines crash that killed woman
A St. Petersburg man was arrested Wednesday after he struck a car and killed a woman while impaired by drugs, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Rosario Malicon, 53, and her son Ernie Agbanlog, 26, were waiting at a red light on Bay Pines Boulevard at 9:21 p.m. Tuesday when Joshua Kohlbecker, 43, crashed into their Mustang from behind in his Ford F-150, deputies said.
ACC, Florida Attorney General reach agreement in lawsuit
The ACC will share redacted versions of its ESPN contracts and related documents with the state of Florida, ending Attorney General Ashley Moody’s lawsuit against the league. The shared records will be public, but the conference will be able to shield what it says are trade secrets. The full...
FBI alleges Miami developer Sergio Pino hired crews to kill his estranged wife
MIAMI — When a SWAT team descended on Miami developer Sergio Pino’s home Tuesday morning in an operation that resulted in Pino’s death, they were attempting to search his Cocoplum residence and arrest him in a murder-for-hire plot, according to law enforcement officials. The FBI and U.S....
Hillsborough’s $10.1 billion budget has a ‘millage swap’ for public safety
Hillsborough County government’s proposed budget of about $10 billion includes a property tax change aimed at beefing up Fire Rescue and sheriff’s office services for residents who live in the unincorporated parts of the county. County Commissioners got their first public look at the proposed budget Wednesday for...
Officials no longer accepting My Safe Florida home hardening applications
TALLAHASSEE — The state has stopped taking new applications for a popular home-hardening program less than a month after a new round of funding became available. The Department of Financial Services said online that funding has been “exhausted” for initial inspections in the My Safe Florida Home program. The program offers inspections and grants up to $10,000 to help residents upgrade homes and qualify for property-insurance discounts for residences valued up to $700,000.
See photos from the 2024 Republican National Convention
Following a failed assassination attempt during a campaign event in Pennsylvania on Saturday, the Republican National Convention kicked off with big energy. Former President Donald Trump picked Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate, and supporters and former political rivals pledged their support as delegates prepare to formally nominate Trump and Vance as the Republican nominees for president and vice president.
DeSantis’ voter fraud suspects can be charged after all, judges say
TALLAHASSEE — Two people whose charges of voter fraud were dismissed by South Florida judges could still face jail time after two appellate courts overturned the decisions on Wednesday. Ronald Lee Miller, 59, and Terry Hubbard, 66, were two of the roughly 20 people targeted by Gov. Ron DeSantis’...
Rays ‘generate positivity’ ahead of St. Petersburg stadium vote
ST. PETERSBURG — Brian Auld held up a book filled with 87 letters written in support of the vision the Tampa Bay Rays and their development partner Hines hope to carry out for a new stadium and surrounding urban redevelopment. The authors of those letters were in the crowd...
DeSantis wants Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee
MILWAUKEE — Addressing an enthusiastic audience of Republican political figures at the Wednesday’s Florida delegation breakfast, Gov. Ron DeSantis took a swipe at President Joe Biden, saying sarcastically that he hopes Biden will get the nomination. “I was pretty hard on Joe Biden last night,” DeSantis said, referring...
Goodbye, ‘largemouth bass’. Florida’s popular game fish has a new name.
Florida’s most popular freshwater game fish is getting a new name. The largemouth bass, a coveted catch for anglers across Florida’s rivers and lakes, will now be known as the “Florida bass,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday. The name change comes on...
Why USF football trip was a turning point for Alabama Crimson Tide
DALLAS — Alabama’s 17-3 win over USF was one of the most surprising results of last season. The SEC champions struggled against a middling mid-major team led by a first-time head coach. Ten months later, the Crimson Tide view it differently. “That was a turning point of our...
Security failed at the Trump rally shooting. Here’s what went wrong.
![CDATA[ A series of security flaws allowed a gunman to open fire on Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally Saturday, law enforcement experts told the Tampa Bay Times. The shooting was the first of a president or former president in decades. Among the concerns raised by four experts: The FBI and Congress have launched investigations to examine the full scope of what went wrong. But law enforcement officials and consultants who have worked high-profile political events say it’s evident based on what’s known now that best practices weren’t followed.
We got a peek at Busch Gardens Tampa’s new rollercoaster, Phoenix Rising
TAMPA — At first glance, Busch Garden’s latest thrill ride Phoenix Rising appears daunting. With a 1,831-foot track that brings riders to the brink of flipping upside down on an over-banked curve, it reaches an 80-foot maximum height before launching into a series of twists and turns. The...
Trinity’s Trevor Harrison learning quickly in the Rays system
Trevor Harrison was a bit of a late bloomer when it came to pitching. A first baseman and catcher for most of his baseball career, he found the switch to the mound in his junior year of high school wasn’t that hard. “In high school, if you throw hard,...
Hillsborough blocks tax to raise teacher pay from this year’s ballot
Using an obscure law and arguing that prices are too high for area residents, the Hillsborough County Commission voted 4-3 to keep a schools tax off of the November ballot. School district leaders had hoped to follow the lead of other large and neighboring districts in collecting money through a property surtax that would go toward higher pay for teachers and other school employees.
J.D. Vance completes Trump’s ideological takeover of the Republican Party
There is an old political critique of Donald Trump, perhaps understandable, that the 45th and favored 47th president of the United States has no ideology, that the Republican turned independent turned Democrat turned Republican turned independent turned Republican is an incoherent and opportunistic ragbag of selfish impulses and populist punchlines.
Floridians, are you ready to vote this year? You sure?
The conversations are straightforward enough when they start out: “Hey, are you registered to vote?” “Absolutely!” “Great! Do you happen to vote by mail, and if so, have you re-requested your ballot for the 2024 election year?”. Even if the person being engaged is on...
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