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Welcome to the 2026 Chasco Fiesta™!
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (224+ words) Welcome to the 2026 Chasco Fiesta!Tampa Bay Times Chasco Fiesta" provides the venue for several local nonprofits to generate much-needed funds for the Pasco community This year's festivities will take place from March 20 through March 28 Over Chasco Fiesta's" nine-day festival,…...
Pinellas teacher hit by lightning while mountain biking in Peru
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (378+ words) James Fernandez, right, with his wife, Alexis Fernandez and their infant son during a trip to Peru. The photo was taken shortly before Fernandez was seriously injured after being struck by lightning while mountain biking. [Courtesy of Bryan Lieberman] A…...
Shouldn’t Florida’s voucher schools be as transparent as public schools? | Letters
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (681+ words) Our editors' top picks to read today. Here's what readers are saying in Sunday's letters to the editor. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to contribute....
Temple Terrace halts latest effort to produce a city flag
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (863+ words) TEMPLE TERRACE " In a surprise move that ended Temple Terrace's yearlong flag initiative, Mayor Andy Ross handed the gavel to Vice Mayor Gil Schisler during a tense council meeting May 20, then made a motion to end the project. Ross made…...
Several people saw Gulfport teen held captive. None told police, records say.
11+ mon, 16+ hour ago (1453+ words) Steven Gress, left, and Michelle Brandes, right, are charged with first-degree murder in the February death of 16-year-old Miranda Corsette. St. Petersburg police say the teen was tortured by the couple for a week before she was killed. Her body…...
Medicaid cuts will make Florida’s children sicker | Column
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (436+ words) Shaaina Nasser of Mountainside, middle, brought her 13-year-old daughter Sakina, to the Medicaid town hall with Gov. Phil Murphy in Westfield in March. She receives inpatient care at Children's Specialized Hospital, a pediatric nursing facility, which is paid for by…...