The Scoop for Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
Naya Young wins Special Tampa City Council election
Young got 61 percent of votes in yesterday’s special election for District 5 according to the first unofficial results that will be certified on Friday.
FADP holds vigil as Florida executes another prisoner
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty held a vigil in Pinellas County leading up to the 15th execution in the state this year.
Lakeland activists ask Congress member Scott Franklin to help end government shutdown
Demonstrators signed a letter requesting that Franklin “negotiate a solution to the coming healthcare crisis before it fully materializes and end this shutdown,” Chris Young reports.
Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba
The category 3 storm made landfall in eastern Cuba early today after it pummeled Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
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