Jim DeLa
Digital Content Producer
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Jim has more than 40 years of reporting and editing experience in radio, TV, newspapers and nonprofit organizations in markets including Washington, D.C., Maryland, Colorado, Hawaii and Florida.
Jim has worked a wide variety of beats in his career, including religion, NASA and baseball. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland. He holds a private pilot certificate and is a PADI-certified Master Scuba Diver Trainer.
In his spare time, he umpires women's fastpitch softball at tournaments across the state.
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The Petito family was in a Venice courtroom Wednesday
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It is the third investigation in the last year involving Bevan
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A new request for the note has been filed in circuit court.
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Two newly appointed members of the school’s board of trustees met with faculty
'She offered to bring a shovel to help bury the body,' a lawyer wrote
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The civil suit alleges the school should have known Moore was unfit to be a teacher.
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Joseph Hackett faces 20 years in prison if convicted.
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The SMH board room was packed with more than 300 people Tuesday
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SPARCC’s emergency hotline fielded about 3,000 calls last year
A day after Bradenton Police Chief Melanie Bevan was cleared of charges of conducting an illegal search of a home in July, Bevan lamented the toll the case has taken on the department.
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The police union has been demanding an independent probe for months,
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The police union has been asking for the probe for months
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The multistory hospital on the north end of The Rialto will close effective Sept. 22.
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Chief Bevan calls the allegations against her 'false and slanderous'
The officer is no longer with the department and says she is filing a lawsuit
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The suit asks that the books be seized; the schools' counsel calls it 'ridiculous'
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Scenes at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota during the Independence Day celebration July 3
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A jury trial has been set for the week of Aug. 14, 2023
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New details from the confession letter written in a notebook found near the remains of Brian Laundrie in Myakkahatchee Park have been made public and the attorney for the Petito family is very concerned over the release.
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The senior class president of Pine View School for the Gifted is already an accomplished activist for gay rights.
The senior class president of Pine View School for the Gifted is already an accomplished activist for gay rights.
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The Good Friday tradition drew a big crowd on Good Friday
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Baseball fans are a different breed
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The U.S. will welcome up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine
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Adam Johnson will also serve a year of probation
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Small aircraft traffic is still a big part of SRQ's success
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The suit says the Biden administration is overstepping its authority
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Environmentalists claim disposing of hazardous waste with an injection well 'presents an imminent and substantial endangerment'
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The investigation will be done by an outside law enforcement agency, city officials said
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The new man in charge of Piney Point aims to 'shut that sucker down.'
U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta set a number of restrictions on Hackett’s release.
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A multilane roundabout is being built at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.
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Lifeguard rescues in Sarasota County are already close to 2020 totals.
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The FAA has clarified its rules on who really gets to be called an astronaut.
Prosecutors say Hackett coordinated planning, travel and actions with others, including entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
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Sarasota County residents set a record for water usage Tuesday, officials said.
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The state is expected to receive at least $2.5 billion within five years
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What steps can you take to protect your pet in case of fire?
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Fried says the bill is really about voter suppression
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Opponents of the bill are urging voters to follow the money
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The controversial bill would shift control of Bright Futures scholarships to the legislative budget process
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The new version of the bill preserved some controversial provisions, which Senate Democrats tried to remove in Tuesday’s committee hearing.
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Bowing to pressure from parents, students and other legislators, the author of a bill that would fundamentally change Florida’s popular Bright Futures Scholarship Program has removed the most controversial sections of the legislation.
Under the bill, only students who major in subjects that are deemed likely to lead to employment after graduation would get a full scholarship.
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The bill would make fundamental changes to the popular merit-based Bright Futures scholarship program
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The proposed legislation would limit Bright Futures scholarship for many college-bound students in Florida.
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Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman says a local newspaper's criticism over a photo taken during his campaign for office is overblown
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