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Andrew Warren says Hillsborough County is not safer since DeSantis suspension

"The governor’s talking points don’t change those indisputable facts.”

By Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren on Wednesday, but declined to comment on whether he would suspend Warren again if the two-time elected prosecutor is reelected. Warren has been battling for the past 20 months to be reinstated to his job through the courts — he won a legal victory in January that could mean a reinstatement, though the case has yet to be resolved...

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Photos: Titus O’Neil gives Tampa students a Family Wellness Day

WWE superstar Titus O’Neil is a giant man, but his heart for Tampa Bay area schoolkids is even bigger. The 47-year-old born…

By Ray Roa

Titus O’Neil at Sligh Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Florida on April 27, 2024.
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Police tear gas pro-Palestinian protesters at USF's Tampa campus, multiple arrests

At least 10 people were arrested Tuesday evening, after local law enforcement used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a pro-Palestinian…

By Colin Wolf, Ray Roa

Protesters at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida on April 30, 2024.
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Rural Florida home for sale comes with hidden 'dungeon,' goes viral on TikTok

A Florida home for sale is raising questions on social media over an unusual dungeon-like basement hidden behind one of its bedroom…

By Chloe Greenberg

Rural Florida home for sale comes with hidden 'dungeon,' goes viral on TikTok
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Photos: Tampa pro-Palestinian activists arrested at the University of South Florida

While campus police made Florida State University students take down tents last week, it would appear Florida’s first police arrests related to…

By Ray Roa

Police arresting people at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida on April 29, 2024.
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