The Scoop: Fri. Oct. 16, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Tampa City Council approves controversial AI police software Tampa City Council approved Peregrine, a software that connects police…
USF Health researchers found a path for a malaria vaccine.
University of South Florida researchers have identified a specific region of a malaria parasite that can be recognized…
The Scoop: Thurs. Oct. 15, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Tampa City Council will vote on a controversial AI police software today The software, called Peregrine, connects police…
The Scoop: Wed. Oct. 14, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Syriah Henderson, a 29-year-old Black woman, was found hanging from a tree behind a St. Petersburg Dollar Tree…
Hillsborough cops got $700k for immigration enforcement, but reported no immigration arrests
A DHS police officer outside of the Hilton in Pinellas County Hillsborough County agencies are receiving thousands of…
Uhuru Movement says it will investigate hanging death of Black St. Pete woman as a homicide
Nevela Williams Credit: Valerie Smith. By Colin Wolf and Valerie Smith The International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement announced…
The Scoop: Tues. Oct. 13, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Florida’s State Board of Immigration Enforcement awards grants to any agency that trains its officers to enforce federal…
The Scoop: Mon. Oct. 12, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Sheriff Gualtieri gets into a heated exchange over Flock cameras with a Pinellas Commissioner Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri…
Pinellas sheriff tells commissioners there’s no connection between his national pro-Flock campaign and a Flock sponsorship worth $150K
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri responds to questions about ALPR sponsorships at the Oct. 8, 2026, Pinellas County…
The Scoop: Fri. Oct. 9, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
OneBlood is calling on Floridians to donate blood before severe weather disrupts collections OneBlood is encouraging Florida residents…
Here’s where you can get sandbags in Tampa Bay
City of Tampa workers fill a trunk with sandbags in Al Lopez Park // Chris Young, WMNF News…
The Scoop: Wed. Oct. 7, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Lakeland’s city commission approved a new contract with police tech company Axon. The nearly $22 million contract includes…