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Tampa musician acquitted of murder now accused of killing pregnant mom

TAMPA, Fla. — Billy Bennett Adams III, a hip-hop artist who performs as Ace NH and who was acquitted last month on two counts of murder, has been newly arrested on two murder charges in connection to the Jan. 27 death of a pregnant Tampa woman.

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DeSantis decries ‘smear’ after Trump posts alleged photo of governor partying with teens years ago

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis angrily reacted Wednesday to former President Donald Trump posting on social media a photograph of what is purported to be DeSantis as a young teacher partying with teenage girls.

Orlando Sentinel

John Romano: Sifting through quarterbacks looking for the next (eyeroll, please) Tom Brady

TAMPA, Fla. — In the right circumstance, any free-agent quarterback can be a star.

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‘Living legends.’ Fla. man, 101, honored for service as a first Black US Marine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- George J. Johnson proudly served as a U.S. Marine Corps military policeman during World War II in the early to mid 1940s.

Miami Herald

Jalen Brunson comes up big late as Knicks top Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jalen Brunson hasn’t been chosen as an All-Star – yet -- but he is Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau’s choice to control the ball in the waning minutes of a close game.

Newsday

Meier scores in OT as Sharks cap unlikely comeback against Lightning

Timo Meier scored at the 2:19 mark of overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.

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WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler suffers stroke

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler, 73, was found face down outside his home after suffering a stroke in Fort Myers, Fla., on Tuesday and is hospitalized, according to Action News 5. Lawler couldn’t speak and had no feeling in the right side of his body, but after…

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1st Florida voter fraud case goes to trial in Tampa, ends with split verdict

TAMPA, Fla. — The trial of the first of about 20 people to be arrested in Florida on charges that they committed voter fraud by casting a ballot in the 2020 presidential election ended with a split verdict in a Tampa courtroom Tuesday night.

Tribune News Service

House oversight panel clashes at hearing on border security

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on a House oversight panel traded barbs Tuesday at a hearing over the Biden administration’s policies at the U.S.-Mexico border, as Democrats accused their Republican colleagues of fueling inflammatory rhetoric against migrants.

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Rapper XXXTentacion’s accused killers planned a robbery, prosecutors say. With $50K in a bag, he became their target

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Prosecutors on Tuesday outlined the case against three of the four men accused of killing rising rap star XXXTentacion in an ambush outside a Deerfield Beach motorcycle dealership in 2018.

Tribune News Service

Florida Gov. DeSantis floats legislation that would make it easier to sue news outlets

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised the possibility Tuesday of passing legislation that could lower the bar for prominent people to successfully sue news outlets for defamation.

Tribune News Service

Tkachuk follows up All-Star Game MVP with 5 more points in Panthers’ huge rout of Tampa

SUNRISE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk was right back on the ice Sunday, a day after winning MVP of the 2023 NHL All-Star Game at the end of a busy week as the league’s unofficial ambassador for its week-long Broward County spectacular. His Florida Panthers, sitting three points out of postseason…

Miami Herald

Why is it taking so long for Bucs to hire an offensive coordinator?

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s been 18 days since the Bucs fired offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and five other assistant coaches. Three additional members of the staff retired.

Tribune News Service

Disney’s taxing district in Florida to get new name, DeSantis appointees under bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District would be renamed and its board members chosen by the governor under a bill filed for the special session that began Monday.

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Did Tom Brady crack the door to playing again? ‘The future is always hard to predict.’

TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady said he decided only last week to retire from the NFL after 23 seasons. But when asked Monday if there is a 1% chance he could resume his playing career, he deftly sidestepped the question.

Sports Illustrated

Warren Moon on the First Super Bowl Matchup of Black Quarterbacks

Warren Moon was playing in Reggie Jackson’s celebrity golf tournament in West Palm Beach, Fla., eight days ago. He watched the second of two conference championship games unfold from inside a restaurant, sitting with two other retired NFL luminaries, Jerome Bettis and Mark Clayton. The Eagles ...

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Sharks attacked 16 people off Florida in 2022, topping the rest of the world

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sharks bit 16 people in unprovoked attacks off Florida’s waters last year, marking the highest reported number of bites than anywhere else in the world.

Tribune News Service

A Tampa mobster was supposedly killed by a hitman. His son now says it was faked

TAMPA, Fla. — When Angelo Bedami returned from hiding in Sicily in 1983 to turn himself in for smuggling millions of dollars of drugs into Florida from Colombia, federal law enforcement’s initial question had nothing to do with his operation.

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Inside the small liberal arts college that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to take over

SARASOTA, Fla. — The campus was on edge, with more than a dozen police and a bomb-sniffing dog on patrol and rumors spreading that far-right militias were on their way.

Orlando Sentinel

Cocoa Beach pier gets $3.5 million rehab with new restaurants

COCOA BEACH, Fla. — For Debbie Riddle and Jean Lang, lunch at the Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier is a relaxing part of their vacation from Michigan.

Tribune News Service

Dreams become ‘reality’ at The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A new exhibit at The Dalí Museum is turning dreams into physical images. Literally.

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Lightning, Panthers in different spots coming out of All-Star break

SUNRISE, Fla. — The past two seasons, the Lightning spent the second half of the regular season jostling with the Panthers for playoff positioning near the top of the Atlantic Division.

Orlando Sentinel

Weather forces delay of SpaceX launch attempt

ORLANDO, Fla. — Radar showed a green blob of rain covering Florida’s East Coast on Sunday that eventually delayed SpaceX’s latest launch attempt from the Space Coast until Monday.

Tribune News Service

How is Florida being impacted by COVID now?

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida’s COVID-19 uptick this winter may have peaked without a crushing wave of hospitalizations.

Tribune News Service

Former NFL player Vontae Davis arrested on DUI charge, found lying on road asleep after crash

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Vontae Davis, a former NFL player famous for quitting during halftime at a Buffalo Bills game, was arrested on a DUI charge Saturday by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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