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• Tampa firefighter admits he stole from orphans

  

  Mike Deeson, WTSP7:02 p.m. EST November 30, 2015Tampa Fire Captain, Al Schaffer(Photo: WTSP)TAMPA, Fla. -- In May, we confronted Tampa Fire Captain, Al Schaffer who -- according to IRS records -- had embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the IRS."These are orphans and abused children. I have to say I'm offended," we told Schaffer who responded, "And I'm sorry you're offended but I'm not going to comment on that, Sir."Schafer may not have had a comment for us in May but a federal plea d..

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• Community center fighting FDOT, Tampa, for improvements

  

  Mark Rivera, WTSP5:59 p.m. EST November 30, 2015“It's heart breaking just to know the amount of work that we put into this building,” said Patrick Sneed(Photo: WTSP)TAMPA HEIGHTS, Fla. — As Tampa debates lifting a curfew for children, a center designed to keep kids out of trouble could be torn down.The Florida Department of Transportation is putting a stop to improvements being made to the only community center in one of Tampa's oldest neighborhoods.The historic former church sits at the corner ..

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• Ship repair companies at Tampa port merge operations | TBO

  

  TAMPA — Two local ship repair companies considered major tenants at Port Tampa Bay merged operations Monday, a move designed to better position them for future growth. Gulf Marine Repair Corp. and Hendry Corporation, with a combined 140 years of business experience and a common ancestry, will now go by the name Gulf Marine. Both companies are owned by Hendry Marine Industries, LLC. While the merger initially led to 25 employees being laid off due to red..

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  (WTSP) -- Tampa police are looking for two suspects connected to two armed robberies that happened Sunday night at a Family Dollar and a Papa John's just ...

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• Downtown Tampa hotels joining to generate more marketing dollars | Tampa Bay Times

  

  When all eyes were on Tampa Bay during the Lightning's run in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs earlier this year, Bob Morrison was looking for new ways to draw more people here for vacations."During the playoffs, Tampa was playing teams from significant destination markets for Hillsborough, like Chicago, Montreal, Detroit and New York," said Morrison, the executive director of the Hillsborough County Hotel & Motel Association. "It would have been really effective if we could have had a tagline r..

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• Hillary Clinton bars press from her Tampa 'conversation' | Tampa Bay Times

  

  From William March:Organizers are expecting a crowd of more than 200 at the “Conversation with Hillary Rodham Clinton” Wednesday at the home of Alex Sink, Clinton’s first campaign event in Tampa in this race, but they won’t include any reporters.“They aren’t allowing any press,” Sink said in response to a request from a Times reporter to attend.“Tampa fundraiser is closed to the press,” confirmed campaign spokesman Tyrone Gayle.Former Mayor Sandy Freedman said the campaign told her a week ago th..

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• Tampa Marriott Waterside tree lighting event open to the public | TBO

  

  Free and Cheap A deals blog by Janine Dorsey Janine Dorsey loves to save money: it doesn’t matter if it’s hers or someone else’s. She rounds up all the best deals and freebies to be found in the Tampa Bay area -  in shopping, dining, entertainment and more – to help you save, too. Tampa Marriott Waterside tree lighting event open to the public ..

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• City of Tampa taking juvenile curfew off the books

  

  The Tampa Bay Times reports that unofficially, it hasn't been enforced for 11 years, ever since the Florida Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional and ...

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• Warrant details troubles at South Tampa Hookah lounge before September arson | Tampa Bay Times

  

  TAMPA — Before the Hookah Hut Coffee Lounge went up in flames Sept. 17, there were signs that the South Tampa business was in trouble.Owner Zack King had fallen behind on the company's rent payments. He and his silent partner, Casey Doig, had been losing money. And King was on the verge of losing the business to the former owner."I will burn this place down before anyone gets their hands on it and collect the insurance money," he said, according to witnesses.Those details are included in a searc..

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