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Seán Kinane
President Trump blames El Paso shooting on “racist hate;” offers few solutions to gun violence
In two shootings over the weekend, in El Paso and in Dayton, 31 people died. President Trump spoke for about eight minutes Monday morning about the shootings. In part, the President said, “The shooter in...
Hillsborough will consider new location for ferry terminal: on Mosaic land
A vote to fund a daily passenger ferry service between South Hillsborough County and MacDill Air Force Base might be delayed again; but Hillsborough Commissioner Mariella Smith tells WMNF that’s because a major hurdle has...
Why do pilot whales strand? We ask experts
On Monday, five pilot whales became stranded in shallow water off Redington Beach in Pinellas County. After a day-long rescue effort, three of the whales were released back into deeper water and two were taken...
Neighbors in St. Pete want to save tree from developers
Residents in the Allendale Terrace neighborhood of St. Petersburg are fighting to protect mature live oak trees from getting cut down to make room for new houses. A developer is building several homes on the...
Puerto Ricans will celebrate governor’s resignation Friday in Tampa
Late Wednesday night, after days of massive street protests, the Governor of Puerto Rico announced that he would resign. Ricardo Rosselló’s resignation came after the release of scandalous chat messages by the governor and others...
Tampa Electric got final approval for major changes to its Big Bend Power Station in Apollo Beach; on Thursday morning the Florida Cabinet voted 3-1 in favor of TECO’s plan that includes reducing the amount...
St. Petersburg announces plan to confront the affordable housing crisis
On Wednesday the City of St. Petersburg announced a ten-year plan to increase the availability of affordable and workforce housing; Mayor Rick Kriseman unveiled the plan during a press conference in a newly-constructed apartment building...
Tampa Bay elected officials weigh in on needed criminal justice reform
Several Tampa Bay area elected officials weighed in on criminal justice reform; they spoke about solutions to problems like disparate sentencing of convicted criminals and restoration of voting rights to felons who have served their...
On Friday a member of the Tampa Tiger Bay Club confronted Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes in order to get his response to the chant and to Trump’s tweet saying four members of Congress should...
Solar power advocates will rally to oppose TECO’s gas conversion
Tampa Electric company wants to convert part of its Apollo Beach plant from one fossil fuel to another: from coal to methane gas. But the move is opposed by many environmental groups. They point out...
Friday vigil/memorial planned for Markeis McGlockton in Clearwater
A year ago this Friday, a black man was shot and killed outside a convenience store in Clearwater after shoving, then backing away from, a white man who was yelling at his girlfriend. Michael Drejka’s...
Nationwide human rights demonstration “Lights 4 Liberty” comes to Tampa Friday
This Friday in Ybor City is a demonstration called Lights 4 Liberty Tampa, which is described on its Facebook event page as part of a nationwide protest against human rights abuses of migrants at the border....
