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Rays bring back postgame concerts with country stars Rice, Swindell and Davis
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (198+ words) Country music stars Chase Rice, Cole Swindell and Johnny Davis are booked for postgame concerts after Tampa Bay Rays' Saturday contests at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The performances, announced on Wednesday, are part of the Rays" Postgame Concert Series,…...
North Korea says its latest weapons tests included missiles with cluster-bomb warheads
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (418+ words) SEOUL, South Korea " North Korea said Thursday its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it pushes to expand nuclear-capable forces aimed at rival South Korea. The report by North…...
Hillsborough approves school closures amid community resistance
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (482+ words) During the Hillsborough County School Board meeting on Tuesday, board members approved plans to close schools and reassign students to nearby campuses. Graham Elementary, Madison Middle School and Pizzo K-8 will close next school year and students will be split among…...
EF0 tornado hits South Florida's neighborhood, no injuries reported
15+ hour, 19+ min ago (260+ words) WUSF EF0 tornado hits South Florida's neighborhood, no injuries reported After a very dry season, storms have returned with Ben. This week has been very wet'Wednesday, April 8, is the third-wettest day in Miami since Thanksgiving, and Tuesday was the fourth-wettest day…...
USF's NIL collective shuts down as universities move to direct pay for athletes
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (447+ words) The booster-backed NIL collective that helped fund deals for University of South Florida athletes has shut down, signaling a shift as the school moves toward directly paying players. The Fowler Avenue Collective " which facilitated name, image and likeness compensation for…...
USF president says prospect of losing campus keeps him up at night
16+ hour, 14+ min ago (1382+ words) Governor Ron De Santis" push to give the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College of Florida is a "red flag for all of us," University of South Florida President Moez Limayem said Tuesday. At a series of events billed as…...
Seeing the sky full of electric air taxis in Florida may be a 'little further down the road"
18+ hour, 26+ min ago (1017+ words) Flying taxis may sound like a fantasy from a different universe, but it's no joke. The U. S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration recently announced the Advanced Air Mobility and e VTOL Integration Pilot Program. The goal is to…...
Plant City Commission elections will go to runoffs, slated for May 26
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (152+ words) There will be two runoffs for city commission in Plant City. That's because no one got more than 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday's elections. The top two vote-getters in Commission Group 3 were Karen Kerr, with 47 percent, and Tony Smith,…...
De Santis pushes redistricting as Democratic wins shake GOP outlook
23+ hour, 5+ min ago (650+ words) Gov. Ron De Santis is calling for lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional map, which could help the GOP take more seats in the midterms. But Democrats recently won two state legislature races, sounding the alarm for Republicans' prospects " and…...
Rural school districts' financial woes a 'canary in a coal mine"
23+ hour, 32+ min ago (752+ words) The state stepped in last week to help manage the distressed finances of two rural school districts, and that could be just an inkling of what's to come, state leaders say, as enrollment continues to decline. "Union and Glades (counties)…...