Retired Tampa detective battling cancer returns home from Puerto ...
TAMPA — A beloved retired Tampa Police detective battling cancer is back home after friends and colleagues rallied to help cover the cost of his trip from Puerto Rico. Jose Feliciano, 61, flew to Tampa on Wednesday on a flight provided by Jet I.C.U., an air ambulance service based in Brooksville. Diagnosed with gastric cancer, the 26-year veteran was stuck in a Puerto Rican hospital in deplorable conditions and had grown weak enough to need a medical flight to get home to Tampa's Moffitt Cancer ..>> view originalTampa Bay Lightning suspends Jonathan Drouin
The battle of wills between the Tampa Bay Lightning and promising left wing Jonathan Drouin escalated Wednesday, when the club announced it had suspended him indefinitely without pay after his failure to report for Wednesday’s American Hockey League game between the Syracuse Crunch and the Toronto Marlies.Drouin, 20, was selected third overall in the 2013 entry draft but injuries have contributed to him playing only sparingly for Tampa Bay. He had four goals and 32 points in 70 games last seaso..>> view originalNational Startup Grind will showcase two Tampa firms
Two Tampa startups — Venuetize and WeVue — will be in the spotlight next month, when they are among 50 companies featured at a global conference in ...>> view originalTampa councilmembers want review on red light cams
Tampa councilmembers want review on red light cams(Photo: WTSP)TAMPA, Florida - With new crash stats finally in-hand, several city councilmembers Thursday openly questioned whether they had been sold a bill of goods on red light cameras' effectiveness.The discussion and police analysis followed a 10Investigates story from July 2015 that exposed flaws in the city's red light camera (RLC) claims and its failure to analyze the program's effects on safety for several years running.Requests for comme..>> view originalChicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning game preview
TV: FOX Sports Sun Time: Pregame coverage begins at 7 p.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the verge of their longest winning streak in 12 years, though they've once again been outdone by the Chicago Blackhawks. Last season's Stanley Cup Final participants stand as the NHL's two hottest teams entering Thursday night's marquee matchup, with the Blackhawks on a franchise-record 12-game run and the resurgent Lightning vying for a seventh consecutive win. No buildup was really necessary for th..>> view originalTampa okays contract to let A&E show 'Nightwatch' shoot here
TAMPA — The City Council Thursday approved a contract with the producers of the A&E reality TV show Nightwatch to base a season on the stories, work and drama of Tampa's first responders on the overnight shift. The vote had been delayed two weeks because of concerns raised by council member Lisa Montelione, who cast the lone vote against the contract, that the series could hurt the city's image by focusing on crime. In two seasons on A&E, Nightwatch first featured New Orleans. City officials say..>> view originalThe Heater Rays signing Steve Pearce to a 1-year deal
The Rays are signing Steve Pearce to a 1-year deal pending a physical, the Tampa Bay Times has learned. Pearce, 32, will get at-bats at DH, 1B and in the outfield. The Lakeland native has played parts of nine seasons in the majors, the last three with Baltimore. Pearce had a spectacular 2014 season, hitting .293 with 21 homers, 49 RBIs and a .930 OPS in 102 games but fell off considerably last year, hitting .218-15-40-.711 in 92 games.Pearce is a graduate of Lakeland High, and was an 8th-round p..>> view originalMan arrested after shot fired near Tampa police cruiser
TAMPA - A 25-year-old man was arrested early Thursday after a Tampa police officer said he heard a gunshot "very close" to his unmarked patrol car during an attempted traffic stop in South Tampa.According to police, the unidentified officer, a member of the DUI team, was driving on South Howard Avenue near West Azeele Street about 1:00 a.m. when he saw a motorist commit several traffic infractions. The officer followed the vehicle to a house in the 300 block of South New Jersey Avenue.The offic..>> view originalTampa condos go up in flames
TAMPA, FL (WFLA) –- A huge fire engulfed a Tampa condominium complex early Thursday morning, authorities said, sending flames shooting 20-feet into the air. It began around 2 a.m. at the Westchester Manor Condominium complex at 9029 N. Central Ave in North Tampa, near I-275. When crews arrived they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof of the two-story, eight unit apartment building. Tampa Fire Rescue spokesman Jason Penny said seven families were displaced. Fortunately, all of the..>> view originalTampa to pay $300000 to settle excessive-force lawsuit over ...
TAMPA — More than seven years after the arrest, the City Council on Thursday agreed to pay a Tampa lawyer $300,000 to settle his lawsuit alleging that four police officers used excessive force in taking him into custody at SideBern's restaurant. Brent Yessin, 52, sued the city and officers and officers Michael Leavy, Joseph Reese, Dustin Kennedy and Shannon Murphy over his arrest on the night of Dec. 20, 2008. The night started with a fight between two women, one who said she walked in on the se..>> view original
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