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Oklahoma Storm; Governor's Veto
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, ...
Powerball Winner and Governors Veto
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 ...
The Latest On The Lens
St Pete City Council decided to fund only half of the $1.5 million requested for the next phase of the Lens Project. Council’s main concern was wasting that money, if voters turned the Pier project down in this fall’s referendum. But demolition on the old Pier is still scheduled to ...
Tarpon Spring Fires Investigated
The Fire Marshall is now in charge of the investigation into what caused the shrimp boat fire in Tarpon Springs that destroyed the boat, caused a fuel spill and damaged the historic Sponge Docks. Some are arguing that Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue fought the fire with more water than foam ...
Major Fire At The Sponge Docks
A difficult night around the Bay area, as two fires have caused damage in some well -known locations. Crews in Pinellas County were first called out for a major fire at Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs where a shrimp boat was on fire at the end of the docks. The ...
Pinellas County Sherriff Bust; Hyde Park For Sale
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri says his office has busted a ring that was using teenage girls for prostitution. Donell Jenkins, Stacy Jo Bumgarner, and Antron Smith are all in custody. The sheriff also said that the parents of the teens allegedly involved have said they do not want them ...
Tampa PD in DC
Some officers from the Tampa Police Department made it to DC last night, biking 250 miles starting in Virginia, as part of the Police Unity tour. The tour ended at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. Ireland Nugent’s family celebrated Mother’s Day at Trinity Presbyterian Church yesterday. ...
Compounding Shop Recall
The FDA’s recent inspection of the Compounding Shop in St Petersburg has resulted in the FDA’s order to remove all sterile injectables from the shop. In their report, the FDA noted poor sterile prep conditions. The owner of the Compounding Shop says they will notify customers who could have the ...
Ronde Retires
After a sixteen year career with the Bucs that included a Super Bowl win and five Pro Bowl appearances, Ronde Barber has is retiring. There’s a 2 pm press conference at Ray Jay to make it official. James Minyard of Tampa has been charged with six counts of manufacturing and ...
Public Hearing On Downtown High Rise
Tampa City Council will be voting on a proposed new high rise in the downtown area soon that has the adjacent Library and Straz Center concerned about the access to their facilities. Both want the covered walkways left in place. The proposed Residences at Riverwalk would not leave them all ...
Hurricane Conference Begins
We’re less a month away from the start of hurricane season, and the Governor’s Annual Hurricane Conference is underway in Fort Lauderdale. The official predictions for the season will be out soon. Gov. Rick Scott and officials from Florida's division of emergency management, the National Hurricane Center and the Federal ...
Pier Vote On Hold
St Pete City Council has decided to wait a couple weeks before they take on the issue of spending $1.5 million on the next phase of the Lens design or to delay the project until after an expected referendum on the project. Some council members say they want to wait ...
Pier Vote On Hold
St Pete City Council has decided to wait a couple weeks before they take on the issue of spending $1.5 million on the next phase of the Lens design or to delay the project until after an expected referendum on the project. Some council members say they want to wait ...
Scott Vetoes Permanent Alimony Bill
Governor Rick Scott vetoed the bill that would have ended permanent alimony in Florida. He signed the campaign finance bill and an ethics bill for state and local public officials into law just hours before the midnight deadline. Ireland Nugent continues to recover from the lawnmower accident at Tampa General ...
Arsonist Arrested; Lutz Couple's Viral Video
It’s something that Rich and Lara Howard from Lutz will never forget. They were celebrating their 20th anniversary in Mexico and went diving. Then they were told to get back in the boat since a pod of killer whales was heading for them. But all they wanted do was play, ...
Teacher's Pay Raises Approved for 2014
St Pete police have identified the woman they say one of their officers was forced to shoot after she answered her front door pointing a gun. Fifty three year old Pamela Dale Kirk later died at the hospital. Police say that Kirk was Baker Acted four times in the ...
Police Shooting In St Pete; Price "Swears" The Ump Did It
St Pete police say one of their officers was forced to shoot a woman who answered her front door pointing a gun. Police were called to the home on 13th Avenue North by concerned neighbors. She later died at the hospital. The latest session of the Florida legislature is scheduled ...
Furloughs Over?
Just in time for the Senate to take a vacation break they approved legislation late last night to end air traffic controller furloughs. They expect a House vote possibly this morning. The Federal Aviation Administration would also be able to transfer up to $253 million from accounts that are flush ...
Elevator Accident; Hard Landing at PIE
A maintenance work was killed at the TradeWinds resort on St Pete Beach yesterday. Mark Johnson, the father of two young sons, was working at the bottom on an elevator shaft locked down for maintenance when the elevator suddenly dropped on him from the second floor. The Sheriff’s office is ...
Bomb Scare; Saks Closing
Part of Dale Mabry was closed yesterday after police were called to report a suspicious package under a mailbox near Santiago St. The box, which turned out to be filled with garbage, was addressed to the Times. The police weren’t far away. They were at Raymond James Stadium with their K-9’s for ...
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