Little local leaders can do: Advocates say there could be unmarked graves on private land beside Martí-Colón Cemetery. Its owner purchased the property years ago with vows to protect it from development. Now, he plans to build houses there.
Corrective plan: The nonprofit responsible for giving victims of sexual assault rape kits in Pinellas County has been told it has 90 days to improve its services or risk being decertified. The measures follow a Times report in April that found sexual assault survivors in the county waited hours to get rape exams after Suncoast quietly stopped staffing graveyard shifts between midnight and 8 a.m.
Preparing for Florida’s heat ☀️: Extra hot days are here and we want to know how Tampa Bay residents train themselves for our state’s unforgiving summers. Tell us your tips for acclimating to the high temps.
Found by a hotel employee: Detectives have arrested a man on a murder charge in connection with the killing of a 76-year-old woman who was found dead in a St. Pete-area hotel.
It's rare enough to see one whale shark offshore of Florida's Gulf Coast. Times environmental reporter Max Chesnes joined researchers as they swam with 14 of them. See what the gentle giants taught him.
No state action: DeSantis vetoed the bipartisan e-bike safety bill that sailed through both the House and Senate last year. It's left local leaders back at square one.
“We have to unite as a party": Primaries are an opportunity for political parties to work out differences. But Republican leaders warned party loyalists at the Sunshine State Showdown that they must unify after Aug. 18.
Dive deep every weekday into all things Bucs, Rays, Lightning, USF and more with award-winning Times journalist Rick Stroud. If it’s major Tampa Bay sports news, he’s talking about it.
Based on his stats: The Rays' Junior Caminero deserves to be the American League's starting third baseman in the All-Star Game, sports columnist John Romano writes. But stats may not matter considering the gap between voters in Toronto and Tampa Bay.
Unboxing time: What might we find in the America250 time capsule to represent Florida’s gemlike facets? A vial of beach sand? A flip-flop with a sock? No. Columnist Stephanie Hayes attends the unboxing 250 years in the future.
