Robert DuBoise spent 37 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. His exoneration would reveal a rash of serial killings in 1983 Tampa. Christopher Spata and Dan Sullivan take us back in time to unravel what happened, and the story will make your head spin: tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

My first vacation of the year starts tomorrow, so I won’t be covering the St. Petersburg City Council’s Rays stadium workshop or 1st votes on the stadium/HGPD project. But I did write a preview! Follow my talented colleague Teghan Simonton for coverage tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

A lot of support for the stadium deal yesterday, but still some concern over finer details like sustainability. And some on council disagree that the Gas Plant redevelopment needs a stadium at all. Catch up before tonight's council meeting: tampabay.com/news/st-peters… via Tampa Bay Times

NEW: Both Duke + TECO are seeking to raise rates next year, and want rates of shareholder profit higher than the national average. In 7 hearings, Floridians asked regulators to say no. Many said their families' finances already teeter on a perilous edge. tampabay.com/news/business/…

It's hard to wrap your head around the plans and impact a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium and the Historic Gas Plant District will have on St. Pete, Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay region Jack Evans Rebecca Liebson, Teghan Simonton & I put it into context tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

Tampa residents, I would like to talk to you about bad parking! 🚗🚨🚫 Specifically, I want to hear about the times you’ve encountered vehicles blocking sidewalks & bike lines for Tampa Bay Times 🚲 Have photographs? Even better. DM or email OGeorge (at) tampabay (dot) com. Thanks!

New: 10 women reported a Tampa police corporal for harassment, including probationary officers who worked for him and an assistant state attorney who said he showed up at places she was hanging out with friends. He resigned during an investigation tampabay.com/news/tampa/202…

DeSantis' environmental agency is considering plans to turn some of Florida’s beloved park space into areas that feature more recreational amenities — including more lodges, golfing, pickleball courts and disc golf courses In case you missed it: tampabay.com/news/environme…

NEW: For Buying up the Bay, Part 5 - we spent months analyzing statewide property data to see how many Florida homes are owned by corporate investors. We found more than 117,000. See where they are, and what this means for the state: tampabay.com/news/business/… via Tampa Bay Times

In Florida, jails are over capacity as hundreds of people sleep on floor beds. Some are held for months on non-violent misdemeanor charges. Public officials point to a recent bail reform law and wonder if it needs to be changed Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/news/pinellas/…

Residents of Pinellas barrier islands are now allowed home. Helene pummelled their slice of heaven. “This can all be replaced,” one resident said. “That’s the way you gotta think about it. Otherwise you’d just sit & cry.” W/ Teghan Simonton Luis Santana tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

Look at the tiny difference in track between last night and this morning, and the enormous difference in projected flooding. It’s going to be so hard to communicate this effectively.

Hurricane Helene caused the highest storm surge on record in Tampa Bay – the worst storm in a century. Milton may now have 10-15 feet of surge – potentially double what we saw two weeks ago. This could mean "unthinkable destruction." tampabay.com/hurricane/2024… via Tampa Bay Times

Recently, my colleagues and I wrote about the devastation from Hurricane Helene. We found that nearly 1 in 10 structures in Pinellas county were susceptible to 6 or more feet of flooding — incredibly damaging levels of surge. Milton could be worse. tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

Sat. Tampa Bay Times front page: 🌀Unbelievable river flooding, via Chris O'Donnell Luis Santana: tampabay.com/hurricane/2024… 🌀DeSantis blames developer for crane, me + Romy Ellenbogen: tampabay.com/hurricane/2024… 🌀Teghan Simonton:Milton caused 3x outages of Helene: tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

Compared to Helene, communities on the bay and Pinellas beaches were mostly spared from surge during #Milton, a Tampa Bay Times analysis found. Coastal communities to the south weren't so lucky. tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

At night, bugs came out of the walls in dilapidated mobile home parks in Florida. The owner is an investment firm known for buying and gutting struggling businesses. Another important story by Rebecca Liebson & Teghan Simonton: tampabay.com/news/real-esta…

Floridians are casting their ballots in the wake of two devastating storms. It's been a long time since hurricanes felt so routine. Why has the Gulf Coast been a magnet for so many major hurricanes? The answer isn't so simple. From me and Jack Prator tampabay.com/hurricane/2024…

When Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit Tampa Bay, infrastructure that was supposed to keep communities dry failed time and again, worsening the impact of storm surge and rainfall, a Times examination found. w/Teghan Simonton Max Chesnes Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/news/hillsboro…

My colleagues Zack Sampson Bethany Barnes and I spent more than a year reporting on runoff pollution. We found that across Florida, many waters showed increasing levels of contamination, even where there are efforts to curb it. Read our investigation: project.tampabay.com/investigations…