Florida’s major-party governor candidates have made their lieutenant governor picks: Bryan Avila for Republican Byron Donalds and Gwen Graham for Democrat David Jolly.Who are they, and what does the lieutenant governor actually do?
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Pinellas had recommended cutting funding for Weedon Island and Shell Key, state-owned preserves that the county leases and operates. But there has been a reprieve.
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For four years, Sarasota County has been ground zero for culture wars in public schools. Will that change after last week’s elections flipped the conservative majority?
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Florida's summer heat doesn't always ease when the sun goes down. High humidity, warm surrounding waters, clouds and heat stored in pavement and buildings can keep overnight temperatures elevated—giving both our bodies and our homes less time to cool down.
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Jeffrey Norman Crum, 65, was found guilty of the death of Odom, who was 12 when she disappeared in 1993.
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Trade groups representing Florida ranchers have come out against President Donald Trump's plan to allow tariff-free beef imports over the next 90 days.
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Officers uncovered 46 children in the Tampa Bay region, 41 in Miami, 32 in Jacksonville, and 3 in Tallahassee.
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Five mosquito pools tested positive for the disease in Hillsborough, which added seven cases over the past week. And there was third case in Pinellas after going 15 years without one.
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The disorder has been thrust into the spotlight by the case of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts woman on trial for strangling her three children. A Buffalo mother who went through wants to displel misconceptions.
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