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Awards presented to educators, activists and officials

Local community activists are recognized with World Builder Awards. Lyfe Malcolm (Bronze Titan), Sean Kinane (WMNF News and Public Affairs Director), activist Connie Burton, Jarvis...
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A Lovely Episode – Goldpine

Singer/songwriter duo Goldpine stopped by the WMNF studio on their southwest tour to share some powerhouse vocals, fun insights, and a luggage case transformed into...
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Endangered Florida butterfly species actually benefits from hurricanes, data shows

Listen: One of the rarest butterflies in the country, the Schaus’ Swallowtail Butterfly, is benefitting from an event many people dread.  A new study from...
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Awards presented to educators, activists and officials

Local community activists are recognized with World Builder Awards. Lyfe Malcolm (Bronze Titan), Sean Kinane (WMNF News and Public Affairs Director), activist Connie Burton, Jarvis EL-Amin (Community Herald), and Tampa Councilman Luis Viera. Not pictured...

A Lovely Episode – Goldpine

Singer/songwriter duo Goldpine stopped by the WMNF studio on their southwest tour to share some powerhouse vocals, fun insights, and a luggage case transformed into a bass drum!

Endangered Florida butterfly species actually benefits from hurricanes, data shows

Listen: One of the rarest butterflies in the country, the Schaus’ Swallowtail Butterfly, is benefitting from an event many people dread.  A new study from the Florida Museum of Natural History shows hurricanes have positive...
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Update: NOAA delays listing pillar coral as “endangered”

NOAA has delayed changing the status of pillar coral from threatened to endangered under the ESA.

The Scoop: Fri. Feb. 14, 2025, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Roundup of WMNF news headlines including Ron DeSantis, Florida inmate execution, and Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.
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Toasty Florida will become rainy Florida; more cold fronts are on the way

On Sunday night Florida will get a cold front that will bring temperatures closer to normal for this time of year.

WMNF SOTD 2/14/25: Concrete by Minim

Happy Valentine’s Day! <3 The WMNF Song of the Day for February 14, 2025 is “Concrete” by Minim, a Tampa Bay area psychedelic rock band. MiniM takes on an ever-evolving sound of Funk, Rock, and...
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Florida governor orders flags lowered on the Parkland anniversary

Flags be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the Feb. 14, 2018, mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay launches opiod recovery program

The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay’s Transcare Medical Transportation Division has launched a new community Paramedicine program. The program provides free support to those struggling with Substance Use Disorder. Paramedics will provide Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT),...
migrant farmworkers picking tomatoes in Florida Farmworkers by Kevin McKenna via iStock for WMNF News.

A new Florida law cracks down on migrants without the required documentation

President Donald Trump emerged as the biggest winner in the immigration settlement between the Florida governor and legislature.

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission faces questioning on shipwrecked boats, marine debris

Listen: Wrecked or sunken boats and other marine vessels can cause environmental hazards to marine life and pose threats to public safety. State legislators met Thursday to speak with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
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A bill targets fluoride in Florida’s water supplies

“Insufficient fluoride exposure can have significant negative effects on oral health:” Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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