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Ex-NFL player Mike Williams’ cause of death revealed

The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office said the 36-year-old died from a rare form of bacterial sepsis traced to a dental infection

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Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue to send most animals to Arkansas

TAMPA, Fla. — Big Cat Rescue, the Hillsborough County sanctuary that became internationally famous as part of Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary series, will send most of the animals in its care to an Arkansas refuge, its proprietors announced Monday.

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Editorial: When did libraries become the bad guys?

Hillsborough County, Florida’s fast-growing suburbs in the south and east face many problems. A rogue library system isn’t among them. We’re not sure where Michael Owen, a newly-elected Republican county commissioner, is going with this campaign. But no one should want Hillsborough to reprise an ugly chapter by entangling itself…

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Tampa man who was first to face trial for voting in 2020 election gets probation

TAMPA, Fla. — A Hillsborough County man who was the first person in Florida to face trial on charges of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election was sentenced Monday to two years of probation.

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The Tampa prosecutor ousted by Gov. DeSantis files a federal appeal

TAMPA, Fla. — After Andrew Warren lost a federal lawsuit to try to get reinstated as Hillsborough County’s state attorney last month, he said his legal battle against Gov. Ron DeSantis was “not over.”

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How judges in Florida stop teens from having abortions

TAMPA, Fla. — A new report from Human Rights Watch found that Hillsborough County judges denied abortion requests for teens at a higher rate than anywhere else in Florida.

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NH GOPers say they're done with Trump

"Donald Trump has run his course," says Hillsborough County GOP committee member, as Trump preps N.H. speech

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In Warren vs. DeSantis, here’s what the judge might be considering

TAMPA, Fla. — Court-watchers, politicos and assorted interested parties have been eagerly awaiting a federal judge’s ruling in the case of Warren vs. DeSantis — the ousted Hillsborough County State Attorney suing the governor to get his job back.

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The battle between DeSantis and Warren: Takeaways from a Tallahassee courtroom

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Last week’s trial of Hillsborough County’s suspended state attorney and his fight to get reinstated provided big moments and revelations.

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Why ousted Florida prosecutor might lose his lawsuit against DeSantis — and why he might not

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ousted Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren’s trial against Gov. Ron DeSantis wrapped up Thursday evening.

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Chief of staff for Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren undercuts argument in DeSantis lawsuit

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren’s chief of staff told Warren not to sign a pledge that he wouldn’t prosecute abortions, according to testimony Thursday, the third day of trial in Warren’s lawsuit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to remove him from office.

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Thousands of Florida’s ‘nuisance alligators’ are killed each year. Is it necessary?

TAMPA, Fla. — The 6-foot alligator in a northern Hillsborough County backyard pond hadn’t bothered anyone. It wasn’t injured. But it was killed.

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DeSantis asks judge to let him avoid deposition on why he ousted prosecutor

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s official: Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking a federal judge to exempt him from giving a deposition about his motivation for suspending Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren.

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Bucs’ Joe Tryon-Shoyinka helps lift up single parent families

TAMPA, Fla. — Joe Tryon-Shoyinka steered the Toyota sedan slowly and parked it just a few feet from Kenitra Lofton, a single mom in Hillsborough County with six children who tearfully took the keys from the Bucs linebacker.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t want to be deposed on why he ousted state attorney

TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to resist giving a deposition in the case of the Hillsborough County state attorney he recently removed from office, court records show.

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Hillsborough County School Board approves sex education curriculum for seventh, eighth, and ninth grade

The Hillsborough County School Board in Florida approved new sex education curriculum for seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade students on September 20, 2022. The curriculum has been the subject of debate as parents and teachers have spoken publicly in favor of and in opposition to the proposed materials. The curriculum aims…

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Judge prefers a trial for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ removal of Tampa prosecutor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge hearing the case of Hillsborough County’s ousted state attorney appears to favor a trial over immediately reinstating Andrew Warren to decide the issue “once and for all.”

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Ousted Florida prosecutor vs. DeSantis in court Monday. What could happen?

On a lobby wall inside a busy Tampa courthouse is a gallery of photographs of Hillsborough County state attorneys dating back decades.

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Florida Gov. DeSantis removed him. What’s next in Andrew Warren’s fight for his job?

TAMPA, Fla. — In the days since his surprise ouster from being Hillsborough County’s state attorney, Andrew Warren has been fielding questions from CNN, The Washington Post and "Morning Joe" — and mapping out legal strategies for getting his job back.

Orlando Sentinel

‘Constitutional’ sheriff movement escapes Florida Gov. DeSantis’ scrutiny

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren isn’t the only elected official in Florida who has promised not to enforce laws he thinks are unconstitutional.

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Editorial: DeSantis’ tyrannical suspension of state attorney, over words

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ abrupt sacking of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren was the deed of a tyrant drunk with power, inflamed with presidential ambition and accustomed to ruthlessness as the first resort rather than the last in having his way.

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Florida prosecutor removed by DeSantis says he's 'not going down without a fight'

TAMPA, Fla. — Three days after a blistering blow from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, ousted Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren issued his most defiant message yet: “I’m not going down without a fight.”

Salon

DeSantis suspends elected prosecutor

Watchdog group calls out Florida governor's "outrageous overreach" and "blatant power grab"

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspends state attorney who opposed prosecuting abortion, sex reassignment crimes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday removed Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren from office for what he said was Warren’s disregard for his duty to enforce state laws, including a pledge not to prosecute people receiving an abortion or their doctors performing them.

Al Jazeera

Florida’s DeSantis suspends state prosecutor over abortion law

Andrew Warren, an elected Democratic state attorney, had pledged not to enforce the US state’s 15-week abortion ban.

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