Bringing Home Gold, COVID-19 Cases Soar, Red Tide Rages: FL News

Tampa FL

31 July, 2021

3:37 PM

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FLORIDA — Two Olympians who live just miles apart in Florida brought home the gold this week; the Florida governor said he won't follow CDC mask recommendations; and red tide has begun taking the lives of endangered and threatened marine life. See these stories and more on this week's Florida Patch sites. Clearwater Swimmer Wins Olympic Gold With Nail-Biting FinishLargo Resident 1st Woman In U.S. To Win Gold In TaekwondoWiregrass Ranch High Student Named National SADD PresidentWatch This Amazing Video Of A Rescued Male Seahorse Giving BirthBayCare Health To Pause Elective Procedures Due To COVID-19 SpikeDidn't Get The Vaccine? 'Refrain From Visiting,' Restaurant SaysSink Your Teeth Into This: SharkCon 7 Coming To Tampa Aug. 7-8Many Patch Readers Concerned About FL's COVID Surge: SurveyDeaths Of Rare Sea Turtles, Manatees Attributed To Red Tide Toxin35 FL Hospitals Named Best In State: U.S. NewsLightning, Tampa Electric Pay Utility Bills Of 31 VeteransCDC Recommends Mask In All Schools; DeSantis Will Fight MandateIf Governor Won't Release COVID-19 Reports, Nikki Fried Will