{"id":18926,"date":"2025-10-24T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/18926\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:12:09","slug":"the-scoop-fri-oct-24-2025-tampa-bay-and-florida-headlines-by-wmnf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/18926\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scoop: Fri. Oct. 24, 2025 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Scoop-color-1024x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-247647 size-247647 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" large=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Scoop for Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Pregnant agricultural workers face extreme heat dangers<\/p>\n<p>As global temperatures rise, advocates say more protections are needed to ensure the health and well-being of pregnant agricultural workers and their babies. No federal heat protections exist, although the Trump administration appears to be moving forward with a proposed rule.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tampa City Council considers $4.1 million South Howard Flood Relief Project\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa City Council discussed 4.1 million dollars in funding towards the South Howard Flood Relief Project. WMNF\u2019s Chris Young reports the project would dig up 100-year-old infrastructure near South Howard Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Prescription drug drop-off tomorrow\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Do you have old prescriptions that are no longer needed? WMNF\u2019s Leah Burdick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmnf.org\/operation-medicine-cabinet-in-pinellas-county\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>, this Saturday you can find drop-off locations that are participating in drug take-back drives.<\/p>\n<p>Black student enrollment is dropping at elite colleges<\/p>\n<p>The number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions. An Associated Press analysis finds mounting evidence of a backslide in Black enrollment at 20 selective colleges.<\/p>\n<p>Tropical Storm Melissa update<\/p>\n<p>Tropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in the central Caribbean. Forecasters warn that it could soon strengthen and brush past\u00a0Jamaica\u00a0as a powerful hurricane.<\/p>\n<p>The Scoop: Tampa Bay &amp; Florida headlines by WMNF<\/p>\n<p>The Scoop, produced by Tess Miller.<\/p>\n<p>WMNF anchors Se\u00e1n Kinane, Chris Young, Lisa Marzilli, Josh Holton, Randi Zimmerman.\u00a0<br \/>WMNF News Director Se\u00e1n Kinane<br \/>WMNF reporters Chris Young, Lisa Marzilli, Se\u00e1n Kinane, Zoe Sax, Julia Ferrara, Leah Burdick, Josh Holton<br \/>Special thanks to Taylor Lovejoy and Corey Beltran.<\/p>\n<p>Theme music, Fresh06, by Stian via archive.org \u2013 CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/jamendo-001084\/02.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/jamendo-001084\/02.mp3<\/a><br \/>The Scoop logo by Robin Milcowitz \/ Greener Pixels \/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/greenerpixels.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">greenerpixels.com<\/a>\u00a0\/ WMNF<\/p>\n<p>information from News Service of Florida, the Associated Press and Florida Public Media was used in this report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Scoop for Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. 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