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Crissie Schofield strokes her husband's hair at their home in Riverview. "I believe I was meant to go through what I've been through," he says. "It's not that being wrongly in prison was worth it, it just gives life meaning. And I'm okay with that."
‘Bone Valley’ convicted murderer is out of prison but doesn’t feel free
Leo Schofield says the state should exonerate him, name another man as his wife’s killer
IRS and SEC join FBI in investigation of Govoni and missing trust fund money
Decals are seen on doors for Leo Govoni's Big Storm Brewing Co. and Global Litigation Consultants businesses. The Clearwater businessman, already under investigation by the FBI over missing trust fund money, is also being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service, according to a bankruptcy trustee.
Legal team seeking to recover money will also go after Govoni’s family.
Hillsborough fire captain dies in apparent suicide at jail, deputies say
A Hillsborough fire captain arrested last month on child pornography charges died Wednesday, a day after he was found hanging by a bedsheet at the Falkenburg Road Jail, pictured above, in an apparent effort to end his life, deputies said.
Marshall Van Nelson, 52, who faced child pornography charges, was found hanging by a bedsheet, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
U.S. plans for registration of unauthorized immigrants, including minors
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem talks briefly with reporters after attending a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Registration process echoes past controversial policies, advocates say.
Courtney Warner and Charlie Shrem pose during filming in downtown Tampa for an upcoming production directed by Todd Wiseman Jr.
Was film shoot in Tampa related to GTA 6?
Guns, sports cars and a helicopter ramped up Rockstar Games speculation ahead of this fall’s Grand Theft Auto VI.
Six long-lost sisters found each other. Now they seek their brother.
From left to right, biological sisters Monica Juliana, 18, Gigi Palmer, 23, Bella Bowerman, 13, Catrina Palmer, 25, Anna Bowerman, 19, and Alexia Bowerman, 20, pose for a photo in Buffalo, New York in December, 2024. Adopted by different parents, they first met in 2016 and have become extremely close.
Their viral TikTok post for Giovanni, adopted from Tampa General, was only part of the story.
Florida lawmakers look to ‘make it right’ for wrongfully incarcerated
Robert Duboise looks up Jeremiah 52:31, a Bible verse he relates to, in this 2020 photo taken in Tampa.
The case of Robert DuBoise, who spent 37 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, is the impetus for a bill in the state Legislature.
Will a St. Pete-Clearwater airport shuttle get tourists out of cars?
Passengers disembark an Allegiant Air flight from Concord, NC, on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. They're now able to forgo rental cars or Uber rides for an airport shuttle to Clearwater Beach, courtesy of Pinellas' transit agency.
Pinellas’ transit agency is launching more tourist-centered services before spring break. Will they reduce traffic?

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Wanted for Bucs defense: finding ball hawks this offseason
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Bucs head coach Todd Bowles was pretty clear at this week's NFL combine about the glaring need on his defense, which produced the fewest interceptions in his Tampa Bay tenure this past season.
What’s behind Indy NXT driver Nolan Allaer’s Lightning-themed suit
Earlier today• Sports
Nolan Allaer will wear a Lightning-themed helmet and driver suit for this weekend's Indy NXT race, part of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Rays shortstop Taylor Walls is not conceding anything to Ha-Seong Kim
Earlier today• Rays
Rays shortstop Taylor Walls bunts for an RBI single in the fifth inning of Wednesday's exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers.
Curtis Mead arrived at Rays camp hoping to show well. Hitting .889 helps
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Rays second baseman Curtis Mead throws out the Boston Red Sox's Trevor Story at first base in the second inning of Wednesday's exhibition game in Fort Myers.
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Anti-flouride activists are misrepresenting legal and scientific findings on drinking water.
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This May 12, 2016 image provided by NASA shows the planet Mars.
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Aerial drone view of the Howard Frankland bridge looking east. A new span is expected to open next month.
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