Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll resigned yesterday following an investigation into internet gambling cafes run by Allied Veterans. The FLDE has arrested 49, and are looking for another 7 in connection with the cafes that Carroll once represented.

Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was announced as the next pope yesterday, taking the name of Francis. He is now the first pope from the Americas, and the first from outside Europe in almost a thousand years.

A Tampa woman is alive today thanks to the efforts of two men who helped her escape her car following a wreck on Gunn Highway yesterday. The car was in flames when James Flaherty, who is the Deputy Assistant Federal Security Director at TIA and another unidentified man, helped her get out. Megan Graham has a broken leg and wrist. People who saw the wreck say she had been going too fast for the curve.

County Administrator John Gallagher is proposing the county add another 5 cent a gallon tax to the pumps to make up for delinquent property owners taxes. County commissioners would have to vote in the new tax before October 1^st for it to take effect next year.

The Dow’s nine day winning streak has made history. The last time that happened was sixteen years ago

The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg are adding a few new items to the event. They will have a go-kart course for fans and a new air show for the ninth edition of the race next week.