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With their father watching from a table a few feet away, Curtis Reeves’ two adult children spoke of the loving and devoted Dad they knew growing up and of the physical ailments he endured as he grew older. Jennifer Shaw and Matthew Reeves took the witness stand this morning to defend their father at a "stand your ground" hearing, which is being held to determine if Reeves, 74, should be immune from prosecution in the 2014 shooting death of Chad Oulson. Matthew Reeves, who followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a Tampa police officer, was present when the elder Reeves shot Oulson, 43, at the Cobb Grove 16 theaters in Wesley Chapel. Stay with tampabay.com for live updates from the courtroom.
As you head out for your drive home, check out our live blog for the latest traffic updates and road conditions across Tampa Bay.
Hernando County deputies fatally shot a man this morning, hours after he was accused of killing one dog with a knife and injuring another, threatening residents living around the area of Cedar Lane near Duffield Road in Brooksville, and scuffling with law enforcement.
A Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office corporal was fired after deputies arrested her early today on a driving under the influence charge. Jo Anna Barker, hired in October 2011, worked for the Department of Detention and Corrections, the Sheriff’s Office said. She was off-duty at the time of her arrest.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence moved today to assuage European Union fears about the strength of Washington’s support for the union and its commitment to European security through the NATO military alliance. During meetings in Brussels, Pence said he was acting on behalf of President Donald Trump "to express the strong commitment of the United States to continued cooperation and partnership with the European Union."
At least nine planes violated temporary flight restrictions through this morning for President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach Mar-a-Lago stay, with at least two of those having the unique experience of being buzzed by military jets, federal officials confirmed this morning to The Palm Beach Post.
The Bucs are among the eight potential teams that can be mandated by the NFL to appear on the HBO series "Hard Knocks” for 2017. It’s hard to imagine the franchise will ever lobby to become part of the weekly preseason program. But there is an upside to marketing your product, especially if the arrow is pointing up, Rick Stroud writes.
The WHite House today acknowledged that President Trump played more than a "a couple" holes of golf Sunday in Florida. Turns out Trump was golfing with Rory McIlroy. Trump also played Saturday, though his spokeswoman described it as "a couple" holes and would not identify his partners.
Once seen as a luxury of the corporate world, private planes are becoming increasingly common at U.S. colleges and universities as schools try to attract athletes, raise money and reward coaches with jet-set vacations. Some schools spend millions of dollars a year flying their coaches and executives on scores of trips around the country, and some pass the cost on to students and taxpayers.
Kurt Cobain would have turned 50 today, and there have been remembrances of the late Nirvana front-man all over the internet. Cobain died in 1994 aged 27, at the peak of his fame, creativity and cultural influence, and Nirvana only played one concert in Tampa during its brief existence: a 1990 show at the Masquerade nightclub in Ybor City in the building that is now the Ritz Ybor. Listen to the audio from that show here.
Chelsea Tatham suspects she probably is not the only one who needs a break from the daily grind of news and politics. So she has a lengthy list of TV shows to watch and podcasts to listen to, including Archive 81, an unsettling found-footage style podcast series that seems to draw inspiration from the soft horror of ’90s TV shows.
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