Matthew Apthorp

Regional Investigative Photog/Editor/Producer @ewscripps #girldad Jordan=🐐 @tampabay28 @WPTV @abc27 @WSFLTV 2️⃣0️⃣❎Emmy. 1️⃣1️⃣❎Murrow. 4️⃣7️⃣❎FLNewsAwds

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

"I honestly feel like you would rather I die because I'm cheaper dead."

Breast cancer patient continues battling her disease, her insurance company for coverage.

https://t.co/5A1beeRgus

@KatieLaGrone @tampabay28

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

Honored to find out today I won my 10th and 11th Regional Edward R. Murrow awards for two major stories @RTDNA #murrow @tampabay28 @EWScrippsCo

News Documentary: Patient No More - https://t.co/wPbehkDBFy

Continuing Coverage: MacDill Mold - https://t.co/3iwUeUOfds

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

When a website gives you that little box to check and asks if you're a robot, do you respond out loud with, "I am not a robot," in a robot voice?

Or is that just me...

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

"I really hope that they take that seriously. We're one of the lucky ones. I feel like we need to speak for all those people who can't."

@KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 #techcars

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[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid so potent that a dose smaller than a grain of salt can kill a human, is surging back into Florida's drug supply

@KatieLaGrone @tampabay28

https://t.co/3rfDGgTzbQ

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

Are Florida school speed zone cameras operating illegally?

A Broward County hearing officer dismissed a school speed zone camera ticket after the attorney argued the radar device was not approved by the state.

@KatieLaGrone @TicketClinicUSA @tampabay28

https://t.co/yC9x3h0cn4

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

Moms for Liberty is offering local chapter leaders $500 to attend monthly Zoom calls with its national team.

https://t.co/AdMhQEqDF4

@KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @Moms4Liberty

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

EXCLUSIVE |
"Just by having this system on campus, is it a deterrent enough for somebody who would wish to do harm to choose to do something else that day?"

Drone security at FL schools to begin August 1st.

@KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @WPTV @abc27

https://t.co/UeKMupWyD7

[Katie LaGrone @KatieLaGrone]

EXCLUSIVE: The first drones arrive at Deltona High School as part of a first-of-its-kind pilot program to stop mass school shootings. #campusguardianangel #drone #school @EducationFL ⁦@StandWParkland⁩

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

Florida fentanyl overdose deaths drop significantly, but experts warn the data may not tell the full story. @tampabay28 @KatieLaGrone

https://t.co/5nQJC9w6dn

[Katie LaGrone @KatieLaGrone]

'I feel like we were used': Some @Moms4Liberty leaders resign, claiming group is too focused on donors and Donald Trump. https://t.co/d0VH3Ub3eq

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

Another night. Another shutout. Yanks are cooking. @Yankees

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

"Ultimately, if there's room for improvement and you don't improve something that is, by definition, a missed opportunity. So, I would say this was a missed opportunity."

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@KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @EWScrippsCo @FortWaltonBchPD @FLSenate @FLSenateGOP

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

School zone speed cameras are creating confusion, and now there may be some changes to the legislation.

A new bill would require flashing beacons to be active during school speed zone enforcement.

@KatieLaGrone @tampabay28

ARTICLE | https://t.co/7hjdNPQ5Ke

[Katie LaGrone @KatieLaGrone]

“I’m heartbroken.” Florida veteran loses federal citizenship case, now fears deportation with nowhere to go #veteran #florida ⁦@USRepKCastor⁩ ⁦@RepGusBilirakis⁩ ⁦@USCIS⁩ #immigration https://t.co/VaQeY6PA4q

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

"Right now, we have something that doesn't work, and yet they are obstinate about continuing this process month after month and taking money from our fellow citizens that work very hard for that money."

@KatieLaGrone @tampabay28

ARTICLE | https://t.co/mNFWnpoyRE

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

TEENAGER ALERT!!! |

Happy 13th Birthday to our beautiful and super smart Sidney!

I can't believe she is a teenager, and they still don't have stuff in gift shops with her name spelled properly all these years later.

We love you, Sid, with all our hearts!

#goose #minimuffin

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

"These drones aren't patrolling; they just pop up when needed. So that's part of the problem. We need to focus on the prevention piece rather than the reaction piece."

https://t.co/bfkJasmZPd

@KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @EWScrippsCo @browardschools

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

20 years. 20 Emmys. Thank you @SuncoastEmmys and congrats to all my colleagues honored for the important work we do. Can’t do this without @KatieLaGrone.

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

This is one of the most interesting stories I've ever been a part of with @KatieLaGrone.

A must-see and read for all parents in Florida and beyond.

[Tampa Bay 28 @tampabay28]

Florida is set to become among the first states in the country to test cutting-edge drone technology designed to stop school shooters before they can kill. https://t.co/Re7wyLwLuY

[Matthew Apthorp @Matthew_Apthorp]

"You should be feeling a little deja vu; you heard this exact bill last year in this committee."

New bill to repeal Florida's controversial 'free kill' law clears first hurdle.

https://t.co/dvk52WLiXF

@KatieLaGrone @tampabay28 @EWScrippsCo @scrippsnews @GovRonDeSantis