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Mythical Skunk Ape and wrestler The Bunny return to Tampa to star in movies

TAMPA, Fla. — Area residents might want to hide their lima beans, the preferred snack of Florida’s mythical Sasquatch-like creature known as the Skunk Ape.

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Find your car in Dory 445: Disney renames Epcot parking lot sections for characters

ORLANDO, Fla. — Say farewell to Journey, Amaze, Imagine, Discover, Create, Explore and Wonder. Walt Disney World is changing the names of Epcot’s parking lot sections from those words to the names of characters seen in films, mostly animated ones.

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As Florida Democrats sink into political quicksand, the party gears up for a new leader

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After Florida Democrats suffered massive setbacks in November — even worse than their usual election losses — the search was on for someone to blame.

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John Romano: Everybody wants the next Tom Brady. The Bucs actually need one.

TAMPA, Fla. — There are no absolutes in the NFL. What is true on Thursday is not necessarily valid come Sunday.

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Mike Bianchi: Magic have gotten themselves into a real pickle

ORLANDO, Fla. — The DeVos family, the billionaire owners of the Orlando Magic, are in a pickle.

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Golfing icon Annika Sorenstam can’t hide passion, toughness at LPGA opener

ORLANDO, Fla. — Fifteen years ago little did anyone know Annika Sorenstam was set to embark on her final season.

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Panthers overcome key absences to beat Wild, extend point streak to 5 games

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers began Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Wild without their top two goaltenders. Before long, their top defenseman was out of the game (and two of their other top defensemen each missed an extended stretch as well). And, for good measure, they played most of…

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Andrew Warren ruling: A deep dive into what the judge was thinking

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued a ruling Friday that appeared full of contradictions.

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‘We are not going down without a fight.’ Abortion advocates rally as more restrictive laws likely in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Floridians will rally this weekend in solidarity with abortion rights advocates across the country to mark the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States

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Florida cites CRT, ‘Black Struggle,’ and communism in rejected African American course

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida rejected an Advanced Placement African American studies course because it contains critical race theory and state leaders objected to its lessons on “Black queer studies,” Black feminist thought and “the Black Struggle in the 21st Century,” according to the Florida Department of Education.

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DeSantis keeps waging culture wars as more GOP critics emerge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Instead of easing up on a two-year culture war in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is doubling down on his anti-"woke" agenda as potential rivals for the GOP presidential nomination target him.

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Franz Wagner scores 30, Magic improve rebounding in win over Pelicans

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic learned the hard way the importance of being locked in on the defensive glass during their West Coast trip.

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Stoneman Douglas panel readies police policies for stopping mass shooters

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nearly five years after the Parkland school massacre, some police departments still don’t have policies in place for stopping mass shooters. But a state panel on Friday moved closer to making it a requirement to have such policies in place across Florida.

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Florida releases QB recruit Jaden Rashada from national letter of intent

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida and quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada have officially parted ways in the wake of a high-profile, weeks-long drama surrounding a name, image and likeness agreement gone awry.

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Surfside mayor quietly met in Dubai with developer of Champlain Towers South site

SURFSIDE, Fla. — Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger traveled to Dubai late last year to meet with the developer hoping to bring ultra-luxury condos to the site of the Champlain Towers South collapse, an unusual trip for a small-town mayor that several town officials and victims’ family members said they knew…

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Judge says DeSantis was wrong, but declines to restore Andrew Warren to office

TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the Florida Constitution and the First Amendment when he suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren, but a federal judge has concluded that he does not have the power to restore Warren to office.

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‘Landmark’ Jaden Rashada ordeal could prove transformational in college football landscape

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes have been one of college football’s poster children for name, image and likeness deals since the NCAA began allowing players to capitalize on their popularity in 2021, but one of the seismic moments in this new era of college sports happened farther to…

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A Florida taxidermist takes clients nobody else will: grieving pet owners

INVERNESS, Fla. — Allison Doty has washed her cat, Cakes, twice.

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Florida refuses to offer new AP African American studies course to students

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida will not allow its public high school students to enroll in a new Advanced Placement African American studies course because the state claims its content is “contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value.”

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Bucs fire offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich as part of extensive housecleaning

TAMPA, Fla. — Following a losing season and one-and-done playoff appearance despite having Tom Brady at quarterback, the Bucs made massive changes to Todd Bowles’ coaching staff Thursday.

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Florida jury awards rapper Flo Rida $82 million in Celsius energy drink endorsement lawsuit

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Celsius energy drinks would be nothing without the backing of recording artist Flo Rida, and the Boca Raton-based company owes him more than $82.6 million in damages for trying to hide it, a Broward jury decided Wednesday.

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John Romano: It’s been a blast, but Tom Brady should retire before this gets ugly

TAMPA, Fla. — To paraphrase Otter in Animal House:

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With demand soaring for heart transplants, Florida hospitals ramp up

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- With heart disease the No. 1 killer in the United States, heart transplants hit record highs in 2022.

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Florida judge rejects request to subpoena journalists’ documents in ‘ghost’ candidate case

ORLANDO, Fla. — A former and three current Orlando Sentinel journalists do not have to hand over records relating to Florida Power & Light’s and other organizations’ possible involvement in the “ghost” candidate scheme to Eric Foglesong, a political consultant charged with falsifying campaign finance records, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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New Florida rules tell school librarians to ‘err on side of caution’ when picking books

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s school librarians face new scrutiny, and even the threat of criminal prosecution, under a new state rule adopted Wednesday that urges them to “err on the side of caution” when selecting books for their campuses.

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