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The historic SpaceX launch on Friday morning has a special connection to the Tampa Bay area: an experiment from the Moffitt Cancer Center is part of the mission.

Moffitt Cancer Center's Dr. Patsy McDonald and Dr. Derek Duckett's experiment will hitch a ride to the International Space Station Friday from Cape Canaveral.

A football stadium on USF's campus is inching closer to reality. A month after Carol and Frank Morsani donated $5 million to USF, Jeff and Penny Vinik also committed another $5 million towards the on-campus stadium.

The Tampa Police Department launched a new pilot program Monday that aims to open doors for teens across the city hoping to land summer jobs.

Tampa's newly-sworn police chief has promised transparency. One way she plans to make good on that promise is by zeroing in on traffic stop data, and having it analyzed and shared to try to curb racial profiling concerns and build trust.

The retired Tampa Police Department sex crimes investigator who faces 100 charges of possessing child pornography was granted $500,000 bond and must wear an ankle monitor if released.

The University of South Florida officially has a new president.

Mary O'Connor's appointment to the top spot of TPD was one of the most contentious in the history of the police department, but now she’s one of three female leaders in one of the few major US cities with women at the top of their respective ranks.

A new $27 million research park building is set to open Wednesday at USF. The 121,000 square foot building will be divided among research companies in medical, biotech, and semiconductor.

Mary O’Connor was officially sworn in as Tampa’s 43rd Chief of Police.

The Board of Governors appears poised to quickly confirm the appointment of Rhea Law as the next president of USF.