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Tampa Bay TimesSunday, 26 April 2026
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Pinellas sex assault victims couldn’t get rape kits at night — for a year
Suncoast Center didn’t staff nurses to provide critical forensic exams, records show. Advocates are outraged.
The paper presents an investigative finding regarding local healthcare and law enforcement support, focusing on institutional failure and the resulting impact on vulnerable victims.
Local advocates discovered that a primary crisis centre in Pinellas County was unstaffed overnight for an entire year, denying timely forensic exams to sexual assault survivors.
“couldn’t get rape kits at night”
“Focus on institutional accountability”
DeSantis officials gave $1.5 million to a data center campus. THEY SAY THEY WERE TRICKED
The state college behind the plan says the backlash is all based on misinformation.
Highlights a conflict between the governor's administration and a state college over state funding for a controversial data center project.
35 years after conviction, he’s still fighting for his innocence
Kevin Herrick is serving a life sentence. Defense lawyers are demanding a new trial, saying the state withheld evidence in the Largo case.
Profiles a long-term inmate seeking a new trial based on allegations of withheld evidence by the state.
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