Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Tampa -area forecast: Still cool, but change on the horizon and other top stories.

  • Tampa -area forecast: Still cool, but change on the horizon

    Tampa -area forecast: Still cool, but change on the horizon
    TBO.com staff Published:January 13, 2016 Updated:January 13, 2016 at 06:50 AM Another cool day is expected in the Tampa area, with highs in the mid-60s under partly sunny skies, the National Weather Service says. The north-northeast wind flow will keep the area on the brisk side, but it won’t be as cold tonight, with clouds streaming in that should keep temperatues from falling as much as th..
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  • Busy Tampa families use local services to get home-cooked meals

    Busy  Tampa  families use local services to get home-cooked meals
    TAMPA, FL (WFLA) — Busy families are finding affordable ways to gather around the table and eat healthy meals without having to cook.Cantinas are fast becoming a hot trend in Tampa Bay. One person who cooks in bulk for an entire neighborhood or community and delivers the home-cooked meals right to a busy family’s front door.“I’m so busy, I run a business, I have three kids. Two are babies. It’s a zoo and I don’t know what I would do without it to be honest,” said busy mom Emily Ley. She uses a s..
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  • US Supreme Court rules Florida's death penalty system is ...

    US Supreme Court rules Florida's death penalty system is  ...
    The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Florida's unique capital sentencing system on Tuesday in a ruling that found the state gives too much power to judges, and not enough to juries, to impose the death penalty.In an 8-1 opinion, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the majority, said that the state's sentencing procedure is unconstitutional because juries play an advisory role in recommending life or death. State law requires judges to make the final decision, after giving "great weight" to jurors..
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  • TRAFFIC: MLK Day Parade in Tampa

    TRAFFIC: MLK Day Parade in  Tampa
    traffic alert(Photo: WTSP)Tampa, Florida -- The 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Parade will take place in East Tampa on Monday, Jan. 18, from noon – 3 p.m.The parade is free to attend and all are welcome to come enjoy the expanded route in 2016. This year’s parade will feature over 100 units including bands, floats, performance groups, City officials and dignitaries.The MLK Parade steps off at noon at the intersection of 21st Avenue and 15th Street. It will proceed north on 15th  St. until it..
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  • Pinellas joins Tampa , Hillsborough in ferry talks

    Pinellas joins  Tampa , Hillsborough in ferry talks
    Pinellas joins Tampa, Hillsborough in ferry talksST. PETERSBURG (FOX 13)- Pinellas County commissioners became the third local government to conceptually commit to a proposed ferry service connecting downtown Tampa and downtown St. Petersburg.In an action similar to the Hillsborough County commission's last week, Pinellas commissioners asked the county administrator to identify a source for its needed $350,000 contribution Tuesday.It amounts to one-fourths the amount needed to fund a six-month t..
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  • Tampa buddies form mother of all Powerball pools: $146000 for ...

    Tampa  buddies form mother of all Powerball pools: $146000 for  ...
    TAMPA — There are plenty of Powerball pools out there full of dreamers hoping their combined resources will land them a ticket to unimaginable wealth.And then there is the monster that Ryan McGuinness and Shane Krugman have created with hopes of waking up Thursday morning millions of dollars richer.By Wednesday afternoon, about six hours before the drawing for the record-breaking $1.5 billion jackpot, the Tampa men had organized a pool with about 270 participants who forked over at least $500 ea..
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  • Swimming for SEALs: Knoxville's Jim Brogan heads to Florida for ...

    Swimming for SEALs: Knoxville's Jim Brogan heads to Florida for  ...
    Credit: AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESSPhotos by AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL Jim Brogan practices swimming in Ft. Loudon Lake on a cold morning Monday, Jan. 11. Brogan will attempt to swim 3.1 miles across Tampa Bay on Jan. 17 to raise money for the Navy SEAL Foundation. Credit: AMY SMO..
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  • Tampa software firm adding 45 jobs, expanding headquarters space

    Tampa  software firm adding 45 jobs, expanding headquarters space
    Tampa software firm SunView Software said Wednesday it will add up to 45 jobs and invest more than $1 million to add 6,000 square feet to its current headquarters.CEO Seng Sun, in a statement, said the company looks forward to "contributing to Hillsborough County's economic engine." Because no state or local incentives are involved, no information was given for the wages of the new jobs in software development, services, support, marketing and sales.The 13-year-old, privately-held firm provides ..
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  • Next fall, all college football roads will lead to Tampa

    Next fall, all college football roads will lead to  Tampa
    GLENDALE, Ariz.— There is no reason to ask whether Alabama can contend for another national title in 2016. It is practically a foregone conclusion. Alabama has become the surest thing in sports. In the past seven years, Nick Saban’s team has won more national championships than it hasn’t, and only once lost more than two games. The Tide probably will go into next season as No. 1. Maybe No. 2. The next wave of Alabama stars could include runnin..
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  • Swanky South Tampa neighborhoods on burglar alert

    Swanky South  Tampa  neighborhoods on burglar alert
    Tampa police issued an alert following a string of burglaries in two South Tampa neighborhoods.(Photo: WTSP)Tampa, FL -- Tampa police are warning residents in some of the city’s swankiest neighborhoods to be on the lookout for a burglar targeting area homes.South Tampa's Palma Ceia and Parkland Estates are both neighborhoods normally coveted for their safety and security. But a recent rash of brazen burglaries has some residents feeling scared and uneasy.“It's the worst feeling ever to know that..
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Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche game preview .Clerk shoots robbery suspect at N. Tampa gas station .
Call for Supplies as Oregon Standoff Enters Second Week . Talks of Tampa to St. Pete ferry move forward

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