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Florida nursing homes see spike in serious violations

TAMPA, Fla. — A man in a wheelchair was left outside a St. Petersburg nursing home on a 95-degree summer day. When the nursing home’s staff discovered him two hours later, he was unresponsive. His body temperature had climbed to 106.

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Tampa voters to decide city council and mayoral races

The general election for Tampa, Florida, is on March 7, 2023. The filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 20.

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Tampa voters to decide on four charter amendments at March 7 election

Elections for Tampa’s mayor and six of the seven city council members, as well as four charter amendments referred to the ballot by the city council, will be held on March 7.

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College Board accuses Florida of political motivations in AP course dispute

TAMPA, Fla. — Taken aback by Florida’s attacks against its new AP African American studies course, the College Board late Saturday denounced the state Department of Education, saying it used the course to advance a politically motivated agenda.

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John Romano: Ronde Barber is in the Hall of Fame, and the legend of that Bucs defense grows again

TAMPA, Fla. — The day belongs to Ronde Barber. The honor and legacy, too.

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DeSantis campaign wanted guns banned at election night event in Tampa, city employee says

TAMPA, Fla. — Emails suggest that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign made two requests of the Tampa Convention Center, the downtown venue that hosted the governor’s November election night celebration: no guns and no fingers pointing at the campaign for seeking such a prohibition.

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Tom Brady files letter with NFL and players union confirming Feb. 1 retirement

TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady’s retirement plans are now in ink.

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Florida to ban care for transgender youth — even in clinical trials

TAMPA, Fla. — Transgender youth in Florida seeking to begin puberty blockers and hormone therapy will have no access to treatment in the state once a pending ban goes into effect — not even in clinical trials.

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Lightning pile on Avalanche in Stanley Cup rematch

TAMPA, Fla. — No championships were won Thursday night at Amalie Arena. No team paraded around the ice hoisting the Stanley Cup.

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Marquez Valdes-Scantling’s rise from St. Petersburg to Super Bowl is the stuff of legend

TAMPA, Fla. — Before burrowing into the backstory of the rangy Chiefs downfield threat, we must first create separation, between myth and reality.

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After 2nd murder arrest, Tampa rapper again claimed self-defense

TAMPA, Fla. — When Billy Bennett Adams III went to trial last month on charges that he killed two men in a Lutz recording studio, he told jurors it was self-defense. They found him not guilty.

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Biden visits Tampa to talk health care as 2024 race looms

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Florida claims about AP African American studies are false, College Board says

TAMPA, Fla. — The College Board is not backing down in its defense of its new AP African American studies course, even as the state of Florida continues to ask questions about its value.

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President Joe Biden visits Tampa to talk health care as 2024 race looms

TAMPA — President Joe Biden took Air Force One to Tampa on Thursday to tout the accomplishments of his administration so far, and to try to convince Floridians that he is the leader who will help reduce health care costs in the state with the highest percentage of seniors in…

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Watch: Biden addresses social security and medicare in Tampa

Watch as Joe Biden discusses his plan to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, and lower healthcare costs.

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How judges in Florida stop teens from having abortions

TAMPA, Fla. — A new report from Human Rights Watch found that Hillsborough County judges denied abortion requests for teens at a higher rate than anywhere else in Florida.

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Tiger Woods announces latest PopStroke venue in Tampa, Florida, will open later this month

Venue includes two 18-hole putting courses, a full-service restaurant, playground and ice cream parlor.

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Tampa musician acquitted of double murder now accused of killing pregnant mom

TAMPA, Fla. — Billy Bennett Adams III, a hip-hop artist who performs as Ace NH and who was acquitted last month of a fatal double shooting, was arrested again Wednesday, this time on charges related to the Jan. 27 death of a pregnant Tampa woman.

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Tampa musician acquitted of murder now accused of killing pregnant mom

TAMPA, Fla. — Billy Bennett Adams III, a hip-hop artist who performs as Ace NH and who was acquitted last month on two counts of murder, has been newly arrested on two murder charges in connection to the Jan. 27 death of a pregnant Tampa woman.

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How a drone from a Tampa Walmart makes deliveries

On the edge of Tampa, bordering Pasco County, Matthew Credle prepared a drone to make deliveries from a Walmart parking lot by air.

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John Romano: Sifting through quarterbacks looking for the next (eyeroll, please) Tom Brady

TAMPA, Fla. — In the right circumstance, any free-agent quarterback can be a star.

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Meier scores in OT as Sharks cap unlikely comeback against Lightning

Timo Meier scored at the 2:19 mark of overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.

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1st Florida voter fraud case goes to trial in Tampa, ends with split verdict

TAMPA, Fla. — The trial of the first of about 20 people to be arrested in Florida on charges that they committed voter fraud by casting a ballot in the 2020 presidential election ended with a split verdict in a Tampa courtroom Tuesday night.

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Panthers open investigation into altercation between mascot, Lightning fan

An altercation between a Tampa Bay Lightning fan and a Florida Panthers mascot on Monday was not staged, and has prompted an investigation by the Panthers, a team spokesperson said.

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Florida Gov. DeSantis floats legislation that would make it easier to sue news outlets

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised the possibility Tuesday of passing legislation that could lower the bar for prominent people to successfully sue news outlets for defamation.

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