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Governor Ron DeSantis Highlights Computer Science and STEM Achievements in Pinellas County

June 17, 2019
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LARGO, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis visited Ridgecrest Elementary School in Pinellas County to highlight computer science education and the significant achievements of local students in STEM fields. The school currently hosts a summer camp that is part of the Pinellas County School District’s STEM Academies program. The Governor was joined by Florida Commissioner…

June 6, 2019
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blink-182 and Lil Wayne (center) launch their North American Tour June 27, 2019. Photo: Live Nation.

LOS ANGELES, Ca. (LiveNation) — Multi-platinum, award winning artists blink-182 and Lil Wayne announced they’ll be hitting the road together for the first time ever on a co-headlining tour across North America this summer. Special guest Neck Deep will join on all dates. Produced by Live Nation, the massive 38-city outing will kick off June 27th in Columbus, OH and make stops in Toronto, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, and more…

May 5, 2019
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Following are the Florida Lottery winning numbers for May 4, 2019. GAME WINNING NUMBERS JACKPOT / TOP PRIZE WINNERS NEXT JACKPOT JACKPOT / TOP PRIZE WINNING TICKET(S) SOLD 06-16-23-30-61 ; PB: 02 PowerPlay:02 ROLLOVER $215 Million May 8 N/A 01-04-14-33-36-43; XTRA: 03 ROLLOVER $4.5 Million May 8 N/A 06-24-27-29-36 Prize: $113,730.16 # of Winners: 2 –…

April 17, 2019
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TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 2019 regular season schedule, released today by the National Football League, is highlighted by an appearance in the International Series against the division rival Carolina Panthers and finishing the season with three of the final four games being played at Raymond James Stadium. Tickets to all the team’s…

March 27, 2019
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TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced today the team has signed quarterback Blaine Gabbert. Gabbert (6-4, 235) originally entered the league as a first-round pick (10th overall) of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2011 NFL Draft. In his career he has played for Jacksonville (2011-13), the San Francisco 49ers (2014-16), the Arizona Cardinals (2017) and…

March 15, 2019
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Naples, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Noah Valenstein joined representatives from Coastal Conservation Association Florida, Duke Energy and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to continue red tide recovery efforts with the shoreline release of more than 2,000 redfish in Collier County. The release included…

March 12, 2019
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TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced today the team has released punter Bryan Anger. Anger joined Tampa Bay in 2016 and, over the past three seasons, has played in 48 games, punting 192 times for 8,639 yards (45.0 avg.), with 76 punts inside the 20 and a net average of 40.4. Prior to joining the…

March 12, 2019
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TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced today the team has re-signed quarterback Ryan Griffin. Griffin (6-5, 210) has spent the past four seasons (2015-18) on Tampa Bay’s active roster, serving as the primary backup in five games last season. Griffin spent his first two seasons (2013-14) with the New Orleans Saints. He originally entered…

March 6, 2019
Written by: Willie David
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Hillsborough County Public Schools school social worker Julina Dolce Gurganious and her teams dominated the county and regional Cultural History Brain Bowl and moving up to the state level competition. Photo courtesy of Julina Gurganious.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – On February 13, 2019, Hillsborough County Center of Excellence held the county and regional History and Culture Brain Bowl competition from November 2018 through February 2019, underwritten by the Florida Education Fund. Julina Dolce Gurganious, a school social worker with Hillsborough County Public Schools, had her two teams sweep…

February 19, 2019
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TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Tuesday the team has signed running back Andre Ellington. Ellington (5-9, 200) has played in 65 career regular season games, with 17 starts, rushing 418 times for 1,752 yards (4.2 avg.) and 10 touchdowns, while catching 151 passes for 1,368 yards and three touchdowns. Ellington originally entered the NFL…