/“It boggles my mind," said the head of Florida’s Medical Examiners Commission. After weeks of withholding it from public disclosure, state officials on Wednesday released the list of coronavirus deaths being compiled by Florida’s medical examiners.But the document was redacted to remove the probable cause of death and the description of each case.The omissions make the list meaningless, said Dr. Stephen Nelson, the chairman of the state Medical Examiners Commission.“You have to take the word from the government that these are deaths related to COVID-19,” said Nelson, who is also the chief...…/“It boggles my mind," said the head of Florida’s Medical Examiners Commission. After weeks of withholding it from public disclosure, state officials on Wednesday released the list of coronavirus deaths being compiled by Florida’s medical examiners.But the document was redacted to remove the probable cause of death and the description of each case.The omissions make the list meaningless, said Dr. Stephen Nelson, the chairman of the state Medical Examiners Commission.“You have to take the word from the government that these are deaths related to COVID-19,” said Nelson, who is also the chief...WW…

As it built an armored truck empire, took dangerous shortcuts. Its workers and unsuspecting motorists suffered the consequences.CASH DRIVEN   |   A TIMES INVESTIGATIONStory by Analysis by Times Staff WritersThe armored truck full of money barreled down a two-lane road until it encountered a stopped SUV. The truck didn’t brake. Instead it whipped into the oncoming lane, as if to pass, and rammed into a tanker truck.The impact ripped open the side of the armored truck and launched a worker guarding the cash into the air with such force that his seat went with him. Illinois police...…As it built an armored truck empire, took dangerous shortcuts. Its workers and unsuspecting motorists suffered the consequences.CASH DRIVEN   |   A TIMES INVESTIGATIONStory by Analysis by Times Staff WritersThe armored truck full of money barreled down a two-lane road until it encountered a stopped SUV. The truck didn’t brake. Instead it whipped into the oncoming lane, as if to pass, and rammed into a tanker truck.The impact ripped open the side of the armored truck and launched a worker guarding the cash into the air with such force that his seat went with him. Illinois police...WW…

/The Tampa Bay Times analyzed data and reports from the Florida Department of Health and medical examiners offices around the state.As the novel coronavirus has spread across Florida, much has remained uncertain about how long it will stay, how many it will infect and how many lives it will take.But the virus’ grip on the state’s elderly is tragically clear.In Florida, 83 percent of those who’ve died of the virus were over 65 years old. One in four people over 85 with a confirmed infection has died.Outbreaks have devastated nursing homes in nearly every corner of the state, from the...…/The Tampa Bay Times analyzed data and reports from the Florida Department of Health and medical examiners offices around the state.As the novel coronavirus has spread across Florida, much has remained uncertain about how long it will stay, how many it will infect and how many lives it will take.But the virus’ grip on the state’s elderly is tragically clear.In Florida, 83 percent of those who’ve died of the virus were over 65 years old. One in four people over 85 with a confirmed infection has died.Outbreaks have devastated nursing homes in nearly every corner of the state, from the...WW…