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Janelle Irwin has been a professional journalist covering local news and politics in the Tampa Bay area since 2003. She also hosts a weekly political talk show on WMNF Community radio. Janelle formerly served as the sole staff reporter for WMNF News and previously covered news for Patch.com and various local neighborhood newsletters. Her work has been featured in the New York Daily News, Free Speech Radio News and Florida Public Radio and she's been interviewed by radio stations across the nation for her coverage of the 2012 Republican National Convention. Janelle is a diehard news junkie who isn't afraid to take on big names in local politics including Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, the dirty business of trash and recycling in St. Pete and the ongoing Pier debacle. Her work as a reporter and radio host has earned her two WMNF awards including News Volunteer of the Year and Public Affairs Volunteer of the Year. Janelle is also the devoted mother to three brilliant and beautiful daughters who are a constant source of inspiration and occasional blogging fodder. To contact, email [email protected].

St. Pete top cop says agency will get body cams … after working out some kinks

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St. Pete Police Chief Anthony Holloway now says the department will move forward with plans to implement body cameras … eventually. “Right now there are a lot of problems with body cameras,” Holloway said in a YouTube video posted on the agency’s Facebook page last week. “Everyone’s trying to come up with the right policy to protect the privacy of the officer and also to protect the privacy of the citizen.” “If I go into your home and burglary and…

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Auto burglaries still on the rise in St. Pete

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St. Petersburg Police are asking residents to be vigilant in making sure their cars are locked at all times. According to the department, Florida is second in the nation for auto thefts and St. Pete is in the midst of an alarming rise in auto thefts and burglaries. During the month of May there were 455 auto burglaries. During that same month last year there were only 291. Police say young residents are traveling through neighborhoods checking door handles at…

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Bieber ‘Belieber’ mom sues Bieber concert contractors– say that three times fast!

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Moms of screaming teenyboppers know all too well how dangerous Justin Bieber is. Some moms may enjoy his particular brand of boy band pop, but for most he represents a spoiled brat who would very quickly take advantage of your daughter and his music makes your ears bleed. For one assumed-mom Bieber danger ran much deeper. Tamyra Vanlandingham was attending a Justin Bieber concert on August 8, 2013, at Amalie Arena (then Tampa Bay Times Forum) when she was reportedly…

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Medicaid expansion left behind, but even Tampa Trib still calling for GOP change of heart

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The Florida House abandoned its session earlier this year. In doing so, they left the question of Medicaid expansion on the table. Then in a special session they rejected a Senate plan to draw down $51 billion in federal dollars to expand health care to more than 800,000 poor Floridians. Gov. Rick Scott agreed with the House’s decision. There’s not much that can be done between now and the 2016 legislative session, but that didn’t stop the conservative Tampa Tribune…

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Media will not be allowed to watch Hulk Hogan sex tape

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A judge has ruled members of the news media and the public watching next week’s trial pitting wrestling star Hulk Hogan against the online entertainment media website Gawker will not be allowed to view the sex tape in question. According to a tweet from Tampa Bay Times reporter Anna Phillips, a television set showing the video will be turned to face only the jury. Hogan, legally Terry Bollea, is suing Gawker for $100 million for invasion of privacy after the…

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Stripper pole mishap leads to Riverview neighbor’s lawsuit

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Stripper poles have become something of a thing in recent years. With alternative fitness centers creeping up all over cities advertising pole dancing classes as the latest and greatest of exercise, it’s become increasingly popular for people to install them in their homes. A stripper pole on Amazon goes for under $100 and has four stars. Reviews list it as looking “classy” in “shiny chrome.” But one review listed the product as “not sturdy at all” and “way too flimsy.”…

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Website lists Florida dead last in … everything

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A new ranking on thrilllist.com puts Florida dead last of all 50 states based on, well, everything. Oh, Florida! The ranking is apparently part of America Week at the entertainment blog’s operations. They’ve already ranked states based on food and drink and beer. Florida did considerably better in the food and drink department, coming in at number 24 on that list. But even though that list touted the Sunshine State for its super yummy oranges and key limes and year-round…

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