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Published 36 minutes agoTony Dungy to speak at Tampa’s controversial Life Surge seminar, which was recently accused of scamming attendees
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Tony Dungy will be among the many keynote speakers at an upcoming Tampa stop for Life Surge, a Christian-based financial seminar that recently came under fire for its high-pressure sales tactics, often resulting in attendees occurring tens…
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Published 1 hour agoA new place to play in Wesley Chapel
‘Crown jewel’ of Everglades restoration is too small, report says
A sprawling reservoir at the heart of the $27 billion effort to restore Florida’s Everglades is unprecedented in size, but a new report suggests much more reservoir space is needed.
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Published 3 hours agoSt. Pete Beach breaks ground on new Pass-a-Grille fire station
Biscayne Bay provides a critical refuge for sharks and rays, new global study finds
A first-of-its-kind shark and ray mapping effort found the bay, along with waters off the southern Everglades and a tiny South Florida key play an essential part in their survival. "Biscayne Bay is Miami's backyard. But it's still critically important to a lot of different…
Florida is set to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of a 1995 murder
Custis Beasley would become the state's seventh prisoner over 70 put to death this year. The state Supreme Court recently rejected appeals that executing a man his age with cognitive decline would amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
A Tampa-based doctor returning from Congo on challenges of treating the Ebola outbreak
Dr. Adi Nadimpalli, with Doctors Without Borders, spent weeks in the Central African nation, which is facing the second largest Ebola outbreak in recorded history, with more than 8,000 cases and 3,900 deaths.
DeSantis appointee’s family complained about a teacher. Uthmeier called for her firing
The grandchild of a DeSantis appointee appears to be at the center of complaints against a teacher whom Attorney General James Uthmeier publicly accused of mistreating an student over his political views.
AG Uthmeier seeks to prevent OpenAI development with new filing
The filing is part of the original case Uthmeier filed against OpenAI on June 1, after he previously began a probe into the company that was expanded to look at possible criminal charges.
A royal mess: King tides are back—and more annoying than ever
King tides flooded roads, businesses and the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk across South Florida. Here is how the moon, warm water, onshore winds, porous limestone and a strengthening El Niño can combine to make Florida’s seasonal flooding worse.
Peak tropical cyclone season to wrap up without a hurricane across Atlantic
Forecasters were tracking Tropical Storm Hanna in the central Atlantic, but similar to most systems in 2026, it will remain weak and stay clear of land.
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