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Mitch PerryOctober 23, 2017

Interim Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan admits that, at least publicly, his department doesn’t have much of a clue who shot and killed three people within a mile and a half of each other in Southeast Seminole Heights over the past two weeks. “We don’t know who this person is. That’s the reality,” the chief […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2017

Chad Chronister is looking to shed the “interim” tag in front of his title as Hillsborough County Sheriff next year, and a peek at the host committee he’s wrangled for his Oct. 25 campaign kickoff shows his support is both far reaching and bipartisan. Chronister has been with the office since 1992 and was a […]

Mitch PerryOctober 13, 2017

In one of the highest profile appearances since her election in July as chair the Hillsborough County NAACP, Yvette Lewis took a shot at some of the most prominent establishment names in Tampa. During Friday’s Cafe Con Tampa at the Oxford Exchange, Lewis shared brutally honest thoughts on several topics: A lack of diversity at the University […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 27, 2017

The news that Tampa and St. Petersburg will work together to attract the much-sought new Amazon headquarters is exactly what outsiders have been saying for decades this area needs to do. This goes back to when the squabbling sibling cities submitted separate proposals to attract a Major League Baseball team. Baseball bosses rolled their eyes […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 20, 2017

Hurricane Irma caused massive sewage overflows in Florida, prompting an environmental group to call on local communities to improve infrastructure to prevent that from happening again when the next big storm hits. “Hurricanes are a fact of life in Florida, but sewage in our streets and bays shouldn’t be,” said Jennifer Rubiello, state director of […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 14, 2017

Right now, Bob Buckhorn is simply too busy to take stock. But in the next few weeks, after most of the cleanup efforts have been finished following Hurricane Irma’s blow Sunday night, Tampa’s mayor says there will be time to take stock of lessons learned for when another major storm makes its path toward the Bay area. […]

Tamara LushSeptember 12, 2017

As monster Hurricane Irma buzz-sawed its way up Florida’s Gulf Coast, it looked for several hours like the heavily populated Tampa Bay area could face catastrophic wind damage and flooding from the first major storm to roar ashore there in 96 years. There was good reason to worry. Since 1921, when about 120,000 people lived […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 11, 2017

Mayor Bob Buckhorn says restoring electricity to the hundreds of thousands of citizens in Tampa currently without it is issue number one the day after Hurricane Irma barreled through Florida Sunday night. “It’s power,” the mayor told CNBC’s “Power Lunch” when asked what was the biggest problem facing his city. “We know how miserable this […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 10, 2017

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn declared Sunday morning that a curfew will begin tonight at 6 p.m. in Tampa, and will not be lifted until he and other city officials deem it safe after Hurricane Irma passes. “I’m serious about that and Tampa Police is serious about that,” Buckhorn said, adding, “We will be very aggressive […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2017

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A group Florida mayors are joining the national effort between the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Anti-Defamation League in response to President Donald Trump‘s statements on the violence in Charlottesville. On Friday, fourteen more Florida mayors added their names to the “Mayor’s Compact to Combat Hate, Extremism and Bigotry,” making 35 mayors in total […]

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‘Everyone is a suspect’ in Seminole Heights killings, Tampa Police Chief says

Chad Chronister boasts bipartisan backing in fundraiser invite

Hillsborough NAACP head Yvette Lewis takes on the establishment at Cafe Con Tampa

Joe Henderson: Two cities, one push for Amazon HQ

Florida needs to improve sewage systems, enviro group says

Bob Buckhorn after Irma: ‘There will be a lot of lessons learned’

After Irma, Tampa area still at risk but not fully prepared

Bob Buckhorn says the restoration of power is Tampa’s biggest issue after Irma

Bob Buckhorn warns curfew violators in Tampa as Irma approaches

Florida mayors join compact to ‘fight hate, extremism’ in wake of Charlottesville