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Pardon my Appalachian hoots and hollers but this is right up there with the Ian flight from two years ago. Floor panels came up. Dropsondes broke. A mess in the cabin. All that turbulence and we still get the dropsonde out to collect data. This is the job. Important work.

The crare that topped onto the Tampa Bay Times office appears to have taken out most of the top five stories. This is by far the worst damage we've seen so far. #Milton

The Tampa Bay Times office building appears to have been struck by a crane from the downtown St. Pete construction site of the Residences at 400 Central. Meanwhile, our reporters are out covering #Milton. We're still here for you, Tampa Bay. (📸 Chris Urso)

First light is revealing just how extensive the damage is to the Tampa Bay Times office. Sections of the crane stretch across 1st Ave S. The top quarter of the building is shattered. #milton

We are live with an extra edition of the ⁦Tampa Bay Times⁩ e-Newspaper… #Milton (partial front page)

At least 16 people have died in #HurricaneMilton. We'll keep reporting on the storm's impact on our community in the days to come. tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

Rental prices seem to have jumped after Hurricane #Milton left thousands of Tampa Bay homes flooded and damaged. Juan Carlos Chavez interviewed more than a dozen low-income residents in Wimauma, Gibsonton and Ruskin for this story. tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

While Pinellas prioritizes getting power back quickly for ALFs + nursing homes, that doesn’t include independent living facilities. That’s led to seniors with health issues to be trapped in Tampa Bay high-rises. by Shauna Muckle Justin Garcia tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

“Florida has no laws on crane safety during high winds, not even for hurricanes. In fact, lawmakers banned cities and counties from passing rules themselves — at the urging of construction lobbyists.” Must-read by Zack Sampson Bethany Barnes Colleen Wright tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

Florida banned local governments from providing increased oversight for workers exposed to heat. But a Tampa Bay Times investigation found far more workers have died from heat across the state than authorities even know. W/ Juan Carlos Chavez: tampabay.com/investigations…

Last year we discovered a COVID relief fund meant for struggling arts venues had given $200M+ to wealthy musicians. But we didn't know HOW they spent it — until now. We got the literal receipts, with Jack Newsham and Katherine Long reviewing thousands of pages of accounting docs

Florida banned local gov’t from increased oversight for workers exposed to high temperatures, saying businesses and fed regulators alone could keep laborers safe But my colleagues found far more workers have died from heat across FL than were reported: tampabay.com/investigations…

In the past year of reporting on overdoses in Baltimore, a treatment program kept coming up. We looked into it: At least 13 deaths deaths since 2022. This year a mom died, then her baby starved. It operated in the shadows & got paid millions by the state. nytimes.com/2024/12/20/us/…

Billie Allen is 1 of 40 men on federal death row. He told me how it felt when the prev. Trump admin. carried out 13 executions — he could’ve been next. But he said waiting to see if Biden will commute his sentence has been more excruciating still. Link to NPR story below👇

Workers recounted paying thousands just to secure their positions. They detailed dozens of hours of unpaid labor. Without their passports, they were left vulnerable by the time they boarded a bus with no seat belts. An investigation w/ Juan Carlos Chavez: tampabay.com/investigations…

If you’ve lived in Florida for awhile, you’ve likely noticed the degradation of our waterways: More algal blooms. Dying manatees. Rampant pollution. Today my colleagues published a sweeping investigation showing 1 in 4 waterways are dangerously polluted project.tampabay.com/investigations…

I'm so grateful -- for this award named after one of my heroes, for a newsroom Tampa Bay Times that pursues public service journalism, for my reporting partner Max Chesnes who has made me better.

Dozens of people were arrested under Florida's new immigration law — after a judge froze the measure, finding it likely unconstitutional. At least nine are in ICE custody. w/ Ashley Borja tampabay.com/investigations…

Florida's Attorney General & fellow defendants must now provide bi-weekly reports about any arrests under the state immigration law: