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Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ to return to Pinellas high schools

TAMPA, Fla. — Toni Morrison’s groundbreaking novel “The Bluest Eye” is headed back to Pinellas County high schools this week.

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Fla. county courts new ally in beach erosion battle: The White House

TAMPA, Fla. — Cookie Kennedy was out for a walk with a friend one day this winter when she felt a familiar dread creep up on her. As the pair strolled the north shore of Indian Rocks Beach, the small Pinellas County city where Kennedy is mayor, they were forced…

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Man pronounced dead by paramedics after cardiac arrest - but he was still BREATHING

Thomas Maxwell, 65 was found unresponsive on the floor of his him in Pinellas County, Florida, US, but his daughter, Phebe Maxwell, insisted he was still alive

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Tampa Bay woman found the boat that saved her father from Nazis, now it’s in Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Florida Holocaust Museum is a place that largely reminds visitors of the inhumanity of which mankind is capable. Two Pinellas County women who lost grandparents to the Holocaust are helping to bring a message of humanity to the museum.

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Woman found boat she believes saved her father from Nazis; now it’s in US and headed for the Florida Holocaust Museum

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They sold the land under their Pinellas County mobile homes. Now they regret it

Nancy DeCamp can no longer bear to enter the home on lot 257.

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Schools in Florida's Pinellas County remove book by prize-winning author Toni Morrison

Pinellas County high school students no longer will have access to Toni Morrison’s first book, “The Bluest Eye,” in their classrooms or libraries.

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1,500 pounds of dead fish cleared from St. Pete Beach over weekend as Red Tide looms

Dead baitfish dotted the shoreline like seashells and the air reeked of rot Saturday morning on Pass-a-Grille Beach.

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Tampa police chief forced to quit after using position to escape golf buggy traffic ticket

The police chief in Tampa, Florida, resigned Monday after using her position to escape a ticket during a traffic stop involving a golf cart driven by her husband. Mary O'Connor submitted her resignation after an internal affairs review found she violated police department policy during the Nov. 12 stop by…

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Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor resigns amid traffic stop controversy

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police Chief Mary O’Connor resigned Monday effective immediately after an investigation into a Pinellas County traffic stop where she flashed a badge and asked a deputy to “just let us go.”

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Tampa police chief placed on leave amid investigation into traffic stop

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Mayor Jane Castor placed police Chief Mary O’Connor on administrative leave on Friday as the city investigates a traffic stop O’Connor was involved in last month in Pinellas County.

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Florida pays millions to company employing undocumented workers linked to deputy’s death

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has paid more than $8 million to a construction contractor since authorities found it had hired several undocumented workers — including two men who have been charged in connection with the death of a Pinellas County deputy.

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Florida sheriff’s deputy run over and killed by front-end loader while guarding building site

The suspect in the death of Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Hartwick was arrested after a nine-hour manhunt

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Woman Irish dances when doing sobriety test in Florida DUI stop

One deputy sighed as the 38-year-old continued to do solo jig and twirl

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Charlie Crist resigns from Congress as campaign for Fla. governor heats up

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, is resigning early from Congress, leaving the Pinellas County-based seat vacant until after the November election.

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How inflation is influencing politics in a bellwether Florida county

Voters in a key swing county in Florida are grappling with some of the highest inflation rates in the country. But it's not necessarily the deciding factor for some voters.

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Pinellas Jail on lockdown again due to COVID outbreak

TAMPA, Fla. — The Pinellas Jail is on lockdown until Aug. 22 due to a COVID-19 outbreak, a Pinellas County Sheriff’s spokesperson said Monday.

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Brickbat: Surfing U.S.A.

The Pinellas County, Florida, Sheriff's Office has fired Deputy Joshua Sacino for violating his duties and responsibilities and committing acts unbecoming of members of the agency. An investigation found Sacino spent four hours one day parked in his patrol vehicle surfing the Internet. When asked to document his activities, Sacino…

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2021 was one of the deadliest years to be on roads in Tampa Bay counties. Why?

TAMPA, Fla. — The red Camaro’s driver, police later determined, was going 101 mph when he hit the motorcycle Kelly Patino Riley was riding as a passenger.

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As sex offenders around Tampa Bay age, where will they go for nursing care?

TAMPA, Fla. — John Calandra spends his hours in a shed-sized room in St. Petersburg.

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Pinellas County commission votes to sue Florida over new election law

TAMPA, Fla. — Pinellas County commissioners voted Tuesday to sue the state over its new elections reform law, which includes a provision they say illegally targets Pinellas to accommodate the political ambitions of one state legislator.

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15 older workers allege age discrimination against Fla. golf resort

TAMPA, Fla. — Fifteen former employees at a Pinellas County golf resort are alleging in a lawsuit that they lost their jobs because of their ages.

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A hot, dry, beach-perfect start to Tampa Bay’s tourist season this spring

TAMPA, Fla. — Those flocking to Pinellas County beaches and Tampa’s theme parks this March can expect plenty of the sunshine they crave.

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