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Statues stand outside the Marshall Student Center on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida in 2024.
USF emails show secret pandemic fee scheme, lawsuit claims
A new filing says the school improperly replaced waived fees with distance learning charges.
When will Pinellas doctor accused of killing attorney finally head to trial?
Tomasz Kosowski sits at the defense table during a status hearing at the Pinellas County Justice Center on May 9. Kosowski is a Pinellas plastic surgeon charged with first-degree murder in the death of attorney Steven Cozzi.
Tomasz Kosowski represented himself again Wednesday after his lawyers withdrew.
This Florida city is No. 2 in country at adding millionaires. Locals pushed out.
The skyline of Miami is seen at the entrance to the Miami River from a boat on Biscayne Bay in this 2022 photo. High earners from other parts of the country have been drawn to the city for a variety of reasons.
From 2014 to 2024, the area’s millionaire population nearly doubled, ballooning by 94% to nearly 39,000 people
Lightning leaving FanDuel, going over the air in deal with Scripps Sports
The Lightning are getting a new TV home this fall, as they become the fourth NHL team to join Scripps Sports.
Starting next season, games will be available free by antenna as well as with a direct-to-consumer option through the team’s app.
CEO Michael Stephens, left, shakes hands with Kirk Skinner, Tampa's TSA Federal Security Director, inside the terminal at Tampa International Airport on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa.
The new Tampa airport CEO wants to fix our traffic woes. Can he?
Joe Lopano revitalized the airport. Now the problem for Michael Stephens is fixing what surrounds it.
What’s real, and not, in Tampa City Hall tiff | Column
The Tampa City Council, shown here at Old City Hall on Jan. 16, met last week to discuss decorum and efficiency.
Let’s separate drama from serious policy disputes.
Man’s mental state questioned in Plant City arson that killed 4
Shawn Gossett appears in a photo taken by sheriff's investigators after a fire destroyed the east Hillsborough mobile home where he'd been staying. Gossett is accused of starting the blaze that killed four people. His defense wants the case dismissed, citing his intellectual disability.
Shawn Gossett, who has intellectual disabilities, is accused of intentionally setting fire to a Plant City mobile home.
House speaker calls DeSantis a ‘seventh grader’ as budget fight continues
Ron DeSantis, right, delivers his State of the State address as Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, R- Miami, center, listens during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida.
The Florida Legislature must pass a budget, but the deal between the House and Senate blew up last week.

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Lightning leaving FanDuel, going over the air in deal with Scripps Sports
4 hours ago• Lightning
The Lightning are getting a new TV home this fall, as they become the fourth NHL team to join Scripps Sports.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips feels good about league’s newfound stability
25 minutes ago• Florida State Seminoles
“Chaos and the constant wondering of what’s happening here or there, I just think that distracts from the business at hand. But I feel good about where we’re at," ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips says.
Rays blow lead, rally in 9th, then hang on to beat Blue Jays
Earlier today• Rays
The Rays' Junior Caminero celebrates his grand slam against the Blue Jays during the ninth inning Tuesday night in Toronto.
Rays’ Yandy Diaz to miss series in Toronto due to passport issue
Yesterday• Rays
Yandy Diaz does not have a valid passport, meaning he'll sit out the trip to Toronto.
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Rural Florida needs better cancer care. Here’s how we can do it | Column
4 hours ago• Opinion
Many rural Floridians struggle to find timely and quality cancer care.
What’s real, and not, in Tampa City Hall tiff | Column
Earlier today• Opinion
The Tampa City Council, shown here at Old City Hall on Jan. 16, met last week to discuss decorum and efficiency.
A forward looking autopsy on the failed Rays stadium deal | Column
Earlier today• Opinion
Hurricane Milton shredded the roof on Tropicana Field last year.
Orange juice in the Florida Capitol Rotunda? Not this year | Column
Yesterday• Opinion
The traditional "sine die" hanky drop signifies the end of the 2024 Florida legislative session. The 2025 session had to be extended because the House and Senate had not agreed on a budget.
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USF emails show secret pandemic fee scheme, lawsuit claims
24 minutes ago• Education
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips feels good about league’s newfound stability
25 minutes ago• Florida State Seminoles
Rural Florida needs better cancer care. Here’s how we can do it | Column
4 hours ago• Opinion
Lightning leaving FanDuel, going over the air in deal with Scripps Sports
4 hours ago• Lightning
When will Pinellas doctor accused of killing attorney finally head to trial?
5 hours ago• Crime
This Florida city is No. 2 in country at adding millionaires. Locals pushed out.
Earlier today• Florida
Man’s mental state questioned in Plant City arson that killed 4
Earlier today• Crime
What’s real, and not, in Tampa City Hall tiff | Column
Earlier today• Opinion
A forward looking autopsy on the failed Rays stadium deal | Column
Earlier today• Opinion
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Hundreds of manatees starved in the Indian River Lagoon after the animals' main food source, seagrass, disappeared following decades of pollution. To trace the manatee die-off to its roots, Times reporters conducted a first-of-its-kind statewide analysis, pinpointing alarming levels of chemicals in nearly 1 in 4 waterways.
Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.
A first-of-its-kind Times analysis found dangerous contamination across the state.
Santa Ono, president at the University of Michigan, is the presumptive next president at the University of Florida. His appointment is pending approval by the Florida Board of Governors, and he is expected to assume the role later this summer.
UF presidential pick’s shifting stances offer a look at how he leads
Tampa Bay Times investigative reporter Shreya Vuttaluru, right, speaks during a panel discussion about the project Wasting Away at Good Intentions in St. Petersburg. From left, Rebecca Woolington, deputy managing editor for investigations, moderated the panel that also featured investigative reporters Bethany Barnes and Zachary T. Sampson.
Tampa Bay Times sets a $175,000 target for annual weeklong fundraiser
A drone view shows the yard of Ghada Maghrebi, left, and the yard of Miguel Mora, right, on April 23 in Tampa. Two signs that Mora hung on Maghrebi's side of his fence read "Notice. No trespassing," and "Please don't drink and drive."
Who is the bad neighbor? How a South Tampa feud made it to Worldstar
Investigators search the wreckage of a Clearwater Ferry in Clearwater Harbor, near the Memorial Causeway, on Sunday after a crash that killed one person and injured several others. No arrests have been made in the case.
Here’s how the Clearwater Ferry investigation may play out

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