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Pasco County won’t be getting a new 1,300-student charter high school after all. tampabay.com/news/education…

This one was personal for #Rays Walls, who after failing in a key situation Monday delivered a walkoff sac fly to beat #Astros Tuesday: “I needed it. … This one was big for me, personally, and yeah, I’ll go home and celebrate it.” tampabay.com/sports/rays/20…

🎉 We’re honored to have our journalists’ work recognized by Sidney Hillman Foundation. Read their investigation into Florida’s polluted waterways: project.tampabay.com/investigations…

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NEW: DeSantis said there was "no basis" for an investigation into his administration's Hope Florida charity. He also said it was "manufactured" for a state Rep to give records to the state attorney. But that's what the state attorney said he should do. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

Memorial Day weekend is considered the start of summer so we looked ahead to summer vacation season to find out what's new at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, MOSI MOSI, Disney and more. New lands, rides, shows & a giant planetarium Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/life-culture/2…

NEW: DeSantis just signed the "State Park Preservation Act" to prohibit building golf courses, hotels and other amenities on state park land. w/ Max Chesnes tampabay.com/news/environme…

NEW: Top DeSantis officials have been hanging out in a private hotel owned by one of his major donors. His office wouldn't say if they were receiving free food or drinks. None of them have filed gift disclosures. By Ana Ceballos, Alexandra Glorioso & me: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

Rays manager Kevin Cash fined for outburst, avoids suspension trib.al/vwaON6L

Special treat. Josh Grizzard is the Bucs 34-year-old offensive coordinator from Lizard Lick, NC. He took a rare path from Yale where he played defensive back, to a grad assistant job at Duke to working with 3 HCs with the Dolphins. Enjoy my 1-on-1 chat. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spo…

Greg Kehoe outlines priorities as Tampa Bay's new US Attorney Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/news/florida/2…

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…

Come have coffee with me! Hurricane Milton and a nasty crane may have destroyed the Tampa Bay Times newsroom but we are set up every Tuesday in June at Tampa's Armature Works. Drop by and offer your story ideas and tips at News and Brews. tampabay.com/news/2025/05/2…

Red hot Rays and their recipe for winning. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spo…

A quick turnaround is expected in Florida's education commissioner chair. That story, plus the latest on summer meals, charter schools, university president searches and more, in today's Tampa Bay Times Florida education news roundup. tampabay.com/news/education…

Remember St. Pete's 2015-16 sewage crisis? 1 billion gallons of sewage dumped, 200 million of it ending up in waterways & Tampa Bay. Environmental orgs sued St. Pete & they eventually settled. Almost a decade later, the case was resolved - on March 31 tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

NEW: Florida's solar industry is booming. But the "big beautiful bill" in Washington would eliminate the rooftop solar tax credit at the end of 2025, making solar much more expensive for Floridians and, solar companies warn, undo the state's progress. tampabay.com/news/business/…

The first time Jennifer Carvajal drove drunk and killed someone, she got five years in prison. The second time, she got two-thirds of a century. Story: Plant City woman gets 67 years for second fatal drunk driving crash Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/news/hillsboro…

While many people have stayed in Tampa Bay after last year's hurricanes, some have left. They are spread across the country. Michaela Mulligan and Max Chesnes talked to a bunch of them about why they decided to go. tampabay.com/hurricane/2025…