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"I honestly feel like you would rather I die because I'm cheaper dead." Breast cancer patient continues battling her disease, her insurance company for coverage. bit.ly/41SI1l1 @KatieLaGrone @tampabay28

Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid so potent that a dose smaller than a grain of salt can kill a human, is surging back into Florida's drug supply @KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 bit.ly/43eMpe6

Are Florida school speed zone cameras operating illegally? A Broward County hearing officer dismissed a school speed zone camera ticket after the attorney argued the radar device was not approved by the state. @KatieLaGrone @TicketClinicUSA @tampabay28 bit.ly/4wpWXob

Moms for Liberty is offering local chapter leaders $500 to attend monthly Zoom calls with its national team. bit.ly/4tvkIZo @KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @Moms4Liberty

EXCLUSIVE | "Just by having this system on campus, is it a deterrent enough for somebody who would wish to do harm to choose to do something else that day?" Drone security at FL schools to begin August 1st. @KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @WPTV @abc27 bit.ly/3QHtoOE

EXCLUSIVE: The first drones arrive at Deltona High School as part of a first-of-its-kind pilot program to stop mass school shootings. #campusguardianangel #drone #school @EducationFL ⁦@StandWParkland⁩

Florida fentanyl overdose deaths drop significantly, but experts warn the data may not tell the full story. @tampabay28 @KatieLaGrone bit.ly/4ud6VHt

'I feel like we were used': Some @Moms4Liberty leaders resign, claiming group is too focused on donors and Donald Trump. tampabay28.com/news/local-new…

Another night. Another shutout. Yanks are cooking. @Yankees

"Ultimately, if there's room for improvement and you don't improve something that is, by definition, a missed opportunity. So, I would say this was a missed opportunity." bit.ly/4dJZ3Iz @KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @EWScrippsCo @FortWaltonBchPD @FLSenate @FLSenateGOP

School zone speed cameras are creating confusion, and now there may be some changes to the legislation. A new bill would require flashing beacons to be active during school speed zone enforcement. @KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 ARTICLE | bit.ly/4cW4BiK

“I’m heartbroken.” Florida veteran loses federal citizenship case, now fears deportation with nowhere to go #veteran #florida ⁦@USRepKCastor⁩ ⁦@RepGusBilirakis⁩ ⁦@USCIS⁩ #immigration tampabay28.com/news/local-new…

"Right now, we have something that doesn't work, and yet they are obstinate about continuing this process month after month and taking money from our fellow citizens that work very hard for that money." @KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 ARTICLE | bit.ly/4kZVb82

TEENAGER ALERT!!! | Happy 13th Birthday to our beautiful and super smart Sidney! I can't believe she is a teenager, and they still don't have stuff in gift shops with her name spelled properly all these years later. We love you, Sid, with all our hearts! #goose #minimuffin

"These drones aren't patrolling; they just pop up when needed. So that's part of the problem. We need to focus on the prevention piece rather than the reaction piece." bit.ly/3XOWR9K @KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @EWScrippsCo @browardschools

20 years. 20 Emmys. Thank you @SuncoastEmmys and congrats to all my colleagues honored for the important work we do. Can’t do this without @KatieLaGrone.

This is one of the most interesting stories I've ever been a part of with @KatieLaGrone. A must-see and read for all parents in Florida and beyond.

"You should be feeling a little deja vu; you heard this exact bill last year in this committee." New bill to repeal Florida's controversial 'free kill' law clears first hurdle. bit.ly/3Jc3dMr @KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @EWScrippsCo @scrippsnews @GovRonDeSantis

The Governor and Surgeon General refused to answer 'silly' question about personal family vaccination plans as they push to lift all childhood vaccine mandates in Florida. bit.ly/483wBP9 @KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @EWScrippsCo @scrippsnews

⁦As ⁦@GovRonDeSantis⁩ and ⁦@FLSurgeonGen⁩ push to scrap child vaccine mandates in #FL, the two public figures refuse to answer my 'silly' question if their children are vaxed. #vaccines ⁦⁦⁦@HealthyFla⁩ tampabay28.com/news/state/fls…

This was my view the entire drive into the office this morning. I'm hoping the same for all of you, today and every day. ❤️ #passiton