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  1. Florida surgeon general calls on feds to help the ‘vaccine injured’
    • Health
    Florida Department of Health Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo is calling on the federal government to conduct more research into the effects of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which he said have damaged people's health.
  2. Pinellas doctor accused of murdering a lawyer finally has representation for trial
    • Crime
    Tomasz Kosowski appears with his court-appointed private lawyers, Daniel Hernandez and Jane McNeill, at the Pinellas County Justice Center on Friday.
  3. UF researchers say discovery could pave the way for universal cancer vaccine
    • Health
    A University of Florida research team led by UF Health oncologist Elias Sayour, center, developed an mRNA vaccine that boosted the tumor-fighting effects of the immune system in mice. It is now being trialed in humans.
  5. Tampa Bay airports working to comply with Florida’s weather modification ban
    • Environment
    A Delta Air Lines passenger jet taxis away from a gate at Tampa International Airport in 2024. All public-use airports in Florida will be required to file monthly reports concerning weather modification, per a new state law.
  6. Detectives investigating apparent inmate suicide at Pinellas County Jail
    • Crime
    Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office are investigating an apparent inmate suicide at the jail.
  7. Florida reduces competency requirements for school media specialists
    • Education
    Some of the books that Florida pulled from school libraries in May 2023. After another recent uproar over books, the state changed requirements for media specialists.
  8. Investors snapped up Tampa Bay homes damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton
    • Real Estate
    An aerial drone view looking west from Gulf Blvd towards the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in St. Pete Beach. On left is 77th Ave, in center is 78th Ave, on right is 79th Ave, with Gulf Blvd pictured at bottom. Several storm damaged homes on this block have sold since last hurricane season.
  9. Death penalty trial begins for man who bludgeoned ex-wife’s family to death
    • Crime
    Shelby Nealy sits in court during jury selection for his death penalty trial at the Pinellas Couty Justice Center on Tuesday.
  10. Peanut farm that sought 700 acres of Florida state forest withdraws plan
    • Environment
    Katherine Sayler, a biologist and Southeast representative with the nonprofit Defenders of Wildlife, hiked the Ellaville tract of the Twin Rivers State Forest on March 7, and documented this gopher tortoise burrow on the property. State wildlife officials led a gopher tortoise population count on this land in April 2017 and they found as many as 440 tortoises. This piece of land was part of a land swap proposal that would have been traded to a peanut farming operation.
  11. Faculty hope new USF president will protect academic freedom
    • Education
    A meeting seeking input in the qualities of the the next president for USF lasted a little than half an hour.
  12. Cuts keep coming to Pinellas County schools
    • Education
    Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Kevin Hendrick has warned school board members that cuts to programs and positions are coming as state and federal funds shrink for the coming year.
  13. Morgan Freeman is coming to St. Petersburg for a night of the blues
    • Music News
    Actor Morgan Freeman will come to St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater to join the Florida Orchestra for a symphonic blues event on Sept. 25.
  14. Plant City sees rare flash flooding. More rain is on the way for Tampa Bay.
    • Weather
    A boat travels through a rainstorm off Veterans Memorial Marina Park in July 2024. A low pressure system moving west across Florida this week is expected to bring up to 4 inches of rain in areas of Tampa Bay.
  15. The Rays could have a new owner by September. Here’s what local officials think.
    • Politics
    Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg is on track to sell the team by September to Patrick Zalupski, a Jacksonville-based developer, The Athletic reported Monday.
  16. Stuart Sternberg to sell Rays to group led by Jacksonville developer, report says
    • Rays
    Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg mingles on the field ahead of a game against the Colorado Rockies in March at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.
  17. Top Florida House Democrat says she’s running for state Senate
    • Politics
    House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, announced she is running for state Senate.
  18. How much do local fireworks displays cost? We look at the numbers
    • Life & Culture
    Clearwater's fireworks explode over Clearwater Harbor next to the Memorial Causeway in 2018. The city spent $50,000 on its fireworks show in 2025.
  19. Pinellas schools had a reading problem. Here’s how they’re tackling it.
    • Education
    (Left) Alexander Main, a rising fifth grader and (right) Blake Atchley, a rising third grader, read in the library during day 3 of Camp Read Strong at Westgate Elementary School in St. Petersburg on July 9, 2025. Camp Read Strong, created by the Pinellas County School District, is a week-long day camp dedicated to building reading skills for boys in grades 3-5.
  20. 3 things Floridians should know about solar, EV tax credit rollbacks
    • Environment
    Tax credits helping Americans buy electric vehicles, like Teslas, are expiring at the end of September.
  21. Top things to do in Tampa Bay this week: Ice Cream Fest, rodeo, Keyshia Cole
    • Life & Culture
    A customer holds a margarita from Tacos El Patrón Taquería in Wesley Chapel in 2024.
  22. Tampa Bay developers say we can’t build offices fast enough. Here’s why
    • Real Estate
    Downtown St. Petersburg is seen in August of 2024.
  23. Tarpon Springs commission reduces time for public comment
    • Pinellas
    Former Tarpon Springs commissioner and outspoken community activist Peter Dalacos waves a feather and quotes Bible verses during a 2021 City Commission meeting. Dalacos was critical of the commission’s recent decision to put limits on public comment at meetings.
  24. This Chuck E. Cheese arcade in St. Petersburg caters to adults and teens
    • Things To Do
    Chuck's Arcade, in Tyrone Square Mall, is a spinoff of the successful Chuck E. Cheese pizza restaurant franchise.
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