Body cam footage of the brutal arrest in Memphis of the Black man has sparked protests in several cities. The five ex-officers involved face a litany of charges, including second-degree murder.
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Matlow says he needs to focus on his leadership role on the Tallahassee City Commission.
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Kaiser Health News has released never-before-seen details of federal audits as the government weighs action against dozens of Medicare Advantage plans.
Tampa Bay’s regional transit authority is going away. Members of the authority voted last Friday to dissolve it.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to add controls on so-called middlemen in prescription transactions. Independent pharmacy owners have complained that PBMs have taken control of the financial market in the business.
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The system says metal detectors had been in the works for months but expedited the installation after a woman was charged with killing her terminally ill husband at a nearby hospital.
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A measure to give nearly every K-12 student in Florida access to a stipend for private school or education programs is moving through the legislature.
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Lee County is working to get signage back in place after Hurricane Ian damaged much of the coast in September.
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Vance Whitaker, with the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma, discusses the science behind breeding the berries and offers insight into the … umm … field.
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Newberry Elementary students have been learning about the genetic disorder, which affects development of facial bones and tissues. This week, a toddler and her mother visited to raise awareness of the condition.
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Four Corners is an unincorporated community just west of Walt Disney World and spans portions of Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Polk counties.
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Not well-known in many parts of the United States, candlepin bowling is mostly found in New England and nearby parts of Canada. The aging alleys are held together with "duct tape and bubble gum."
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped the uncanny photo in December. Eyes are formed by craters. A hill with a "V-shaped collapse structure" resembles a snout.
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The Memphis police chief disbanded the city's so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a "cloud of dishonor" from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Nichols to death.
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