Alexa Coultoff

A St. Petersburg man convicted of decapitating his newly adopted dog and dumping its remains in Fort De Soto Park last year could be released from jail while he appeals his case. Local animal advocates aren't happy. @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

Shelby Nealy, the man at the center of one of Tampa Bay’s highest-profile murder cases, should be executed by the state of Florida for bludgeoning his wife’s family to death, a jury decided Friday. @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

A health care tax credit that powers Florida’s small businesses expires at the end of this year. ACA enrollees in the state could see their premiums double. Latest for @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/health/20…

Death penalty trial begins for man who bludgeoned ex-wife’s family to death ⁦@TB_Times⁩ tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

18 years after Tampa college student reported rape, a man gets probation and no jail time. w/ @TimesDan @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

Pickpocketing scheme leaves 160 women out of $200K, St. Petersburg police say. Only two cases have been prosecuted. ⁦@TB_Times⁩ tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

A baby was born and died in a Tampa college dorm room. Was it a crime? @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

Before he sentenced Yerney Arvelo to more than a decade in prison, Judge Christopher LaBruzzo asked the 17-year-old Clearwater boy a question. What kind of good friend points a gun at another friend? @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

Hannah Ray was arrested on a DUI manslaughter charge in 2022. Her blood tests came back without a trace of drugs or alcohol. Now she’s suing Clearwater. Latest for ⁦@TB_Times⁩: tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

A dark fishing dock. Two men who called it their safe space. A gun. And many unanswered questions. On Friday, a jury convicted Kristopher Chandler of first-degree murder for the death of Anthony Finley. He was sentenced to life in prison. @TB_Times tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

Man accused of shooting, killing next-door neighbor faces trial in Tampa ⁦@TB_Times⁩ tampabay.com/news/crime/202…

Northeastern spent $1 million lobbying the federal government in 2024 — the highest among all private U.S. universities. In Q1 of 2025, its spending was unchanged despite Trump's attacks on higher ed. 2 new stories w/ @alexacoultoff for @HuntNewsNU: huntnewsnu.com/tag/lobbying/

Despite the Trump administration's attacks on universities, Northeastern's federal lobbying spending remained at $270,000 in the first quarter of 2025. 📰: @annika_sunkara and @alexacoultoff huntnewsnu.com/87040/campus/n…

"Nobody has been held accountable." In our latest collaboration on the Flint water crisis with @Northeastern's School of Journalism, Flint resident DeWaun E. Robinson shares the impact that the crisis continues to have on the city. dcreport.org/2025/05/07/res…

More than a decade after the Flint water crisis, no officials have been held accountable, and no residents have seen a penny from the $626 million settlement - except lawyers. dcreport.org/2025/04/30/fli…

New at What Works, by @Northeastern student @alexacoultoff: "In blue-collar Fall River, Mass., a lack of reliable news coincides with the rise of Trump." #mapoli #localnews whatworks.news/2025/04/10/in-…

Detention of Russian scientist at Harvard raises new questions among Ukrainians and their allies that they, too, might face federal repercussions for expressing their views. bostonglobe.com/2025/03/30/met…

Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk’s friends, colleagues, and family described her as a soft-spoken academic who cares deeply about children and their representation in media. @Giuliamcdnr and I dug into the question they asked: why did ICE detain her? bostonglobe.com/2025/03/28/met…