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Ireland Nugent has taken her first steps with her new prosthetic feet. The two-year old, and her family were in Orlando yesterday at Prosthetic and Orthotic Associates to give the new feet a trial run, and everyone was surprised how easily Ireland adapted to them. She was just fitted for ...
Some Tampa Police officers are now known as the “Magnificent Seven” for their heroic efforts that saved the life of Ruben Perry Saturday night. His car burst into flames after an accident, and they pulled him from the car before it became fully involved just minutes after that. It’s week two ...
Governor Rick Scott has announced a deal with Amazon that will lead to 3,000 more jobs coming to Florida over the next three years. No locations have been announced for where they warehouses will be, but the governor’s office says that Amazon would begin collecting state sales taxes from residents ...
A road “cave-in” nearly trapped a Tampa woman driving near 138th Avenue and Bruce B Downs yesterday. College student Jasmine Rosa was forced to hit the gas to escape. That hole measures being 30 feet deep and six feet wide. City officials say a sewer problem triggered the collapse and ...
The pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Clearwater has spoken out on why the church held on to money collected for Ireland Nugent and her family. Dennis Reid sent out an email yesterday saying that they wanted to make sure everything was done correctly and legally before they gave the ...
The George Zimmerman murder trial is underway in Sanford with jury selection continuing with a potential pool of 500 to go through. Zimmerman’s attorney Mark O’Mara tried for a delay, telling the judge they weren’t ready, and that was denied. They expect the jury selection alone to take anywhere from ...
The George Zimmerman murder trial begins this morning in Sanford with jury selection beginning at 9 am. Zimmerman is accused of killing seventeen year old Trayvon Martin over a year ago. They expect the jury selection alone to take anywhere from two to three weeks. Last week’s severe weather accompanied ...
The waterspout that came onshore in Gulfport toppled a 200 year old oak tree onto Yummy’s Café. Yummy’s owners decided to close when they heard the bad weather reports so no one was injured, but plenty of volunteers came by, chainsaws in hand to help clean up. Tropical Storm Andrea ...
We’re under a tropical storm warning and tornado watch, and if you need to know where shelters are, where to find sandbags and the latest track of Tropical Storm Andrea, go to wduv.com and click on the Hurricane Guide link for the latest information. Tornado damage has already been reported ...
Hillsborough County Commissioners will consider a repeal of the gay pride ban today. The effort is led by Commissioner Kevin Beckner and requires a public hearing and the approval of at least five of the seven commissioners make the change. Major league baseball may be facing its largest doping scandal ...
U.S. District Judge James S. Moody Jr. gave Cortnee Brantley 12 months and one day in federal prison to be followed by a year of supervised release yesterday. She was accused of withholding information from authorities during the search for her boyfriend Dontae Morris. Morris is accused of killing Tampa ...
It’s expected to be a very wet week. We’ve already set a record for June 1st with a record of 3.5 inches of rain at Tampa International Airport on Saturday, and between 2 and 5 inches in parts of Pasco and Manatee counties. Make sure you stay indoors during the ...
Today is the last day to visit the St Pete Pier. The question whether the LENS project will replace it, will be on the August ballot. Because of budget cuts, many National Guard members will have to take a furlough right in the middle of our storm season. Gov. Scott ...
TECO wants to raise our rates more than $10 a month. Another citizen’s meeting is scheduled for this morning in Winterhaven. Kyra Wilmont will be allowed to return to Polk High next year. The teen was expelled after a science experiment accidently exploded on campus. Ireland Nugent, the little ...
The trial of George Zimmerman will proceed as scheduled for June 10th. He is charged with the murder of Travon Martin. Florida has become the 40th state to ban driving and texting. The law goes into effect Oct 1st. A Brandon mom was struck by lightning on Bellair Beach yesterday. ...
New information has come about the sinkhole home in Seffner that took the life of Jeff Bush. Engineers trying to lower the first camera into the hole to try and save him actually lost that camera, and decided it really was just too unstable to attempt a rescue. Their report ...
Fire officials in Pasco County are checking into what started a brush fire yesterday around 1 pm that could be seen from the Suncoast Parkway. It’s the ninth fire in the past four months and they’ve all started right around the same time of day. The two homes next to ...
President Obama declared a major disaster in Oklahoma yesterday and is sending Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Craig Fugate to Oklahoma on Tuesday. Forecasters have officially made that tornado that destroyed the town of Moore a rare F5, the strongest possible. Rescue workers believe they have found all survivors, and ...
A town in suburban Oklahoma was devastated by a tornado that was at least half a mile wide with winds of over 200 mph yesterday, with an elementary school taking a direct hit. Officials in Moore, Oklahoma say 51 people are dead, and at least 20 of those are children, ...
Someone had a great weekend; the single Powerball winner of $590.5 million was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills. That makes six Powerball winners in Florida, and the largest jackpot ever. According to Bay News Nine’s financial expert it would take the average person in Zephyrhills 17,700 years to make ...
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