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| "Just let us go": Tampa police Chief Mary O'Connor identified herself as chief, pulled out her badge and asked a Pinellas County sheriff's deputy to let her and her husband go during a November traffic stop, a video shared by Tampa police on Thursday shows. The deputy did just that. Decision pushed: The Tampa City Council and the mayor will wait until January to come up with a plan for dealing with the wastewater currently being pumped into the bay. The practice will be outlawed by the state in the next decade. St. Petersburg wants out: The city is seeking to opt out of Pinellas County's tenant bill of rights so it can oversee enforcement of its own rules within city limits. But the county ordinance, advocates say, does more to protect renters. Cameras back on? Pinellas County's School Board stopped livestreaming public comment during meetings to avoid inadvertently revealing children's personal information. Now, it could reverse course amid calls for more transparency. Mulling poison restrictions: The EPA is asking the public to weigh in as it considers tighter rules for toxic chemicals used to kill rodents. Earlier this year, the poisons likely caused or contributed to the deaths of four beloved owls in Safety Harbor. World premiere: This weekend, the Florida Orchestra will perform a Tampa native's violin concerto for the first time. Changing his plea? Steven Lorenzo spent years fighting murder charges in the 2003 killings of two men in one of Tampa's most notorious criminal cases, but in a 16-page handwritten court paper, he says he now wants a death sentence. Florida crime falls: It dropped to a 50-year low in 2021, state officials announced. Experts contend the full picture is muddled. Vaccines still work: Since April, people vaccinated against COVID-19 have comprised the majority of U.S. deaths from the virus. But that's not a verdict on vaccine effectiveness, experts say, and it underscores the importance of boosters. PolitiFact dives in. |
| New this year at downtown Tampa's Winter Village? Free "street curling" played on a sheet of plastic with a heavy stone. It's more like shuffleboard than the Olympic curling matches where players furiously sweep to move a granite stone across the ice. Get a preview of what to expect. Merry and bright ✨: We round up the holiday boat parades, tree lightings and other yuletide celebrations kicking off this weekend around town. Bring joy to the kids: Want more family-friendly ways to embrace the season in Tampa Bay? Here are three holiday activities for toddlers. |
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