Saturday, April 2, 2016

Weather warnings issued as thunderstorms move across into Tampa ... and other top stories.

  • Weather warnings issued as thunderstorms move across into Tampa ...

    A nice touch of cooler, drier air will move in to Tampa Bay Sunday after the area was battered by severe thunderstorms Saturday. The high Sunday will be in the mid-70s and the air will be noticeably drier. Afternoon temperatures had heated up late in the week, in some inland areas reaching near 90. But Saturday morning was gray, followed by an intense batch of storms that moved through in the morning and early afternoon. Most of the bad weather was gone by mid-afternoon. Forecasters issued a tor..
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  • Five tips to help you enjoy Tampa during the Frozen Four

    Five tips to help you enjoy Tampa during the Frozen Four
    The sun sets over the Tampa Convention Center along the riverwalk (photo: Visit Tampa Bay).If you were one of the thousands who attended the 2012 Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla., maybe you took the same approach as Boston College coach Jerry York.“We were really concerned going to Tampa,” York said. “Most of college hockey was.“We were concerned would it fly? Would people go there? Would it sell? So we went down with a lot of concerns.”By the time York left, not only did his team have a national cham..
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  • Fatal Tampa crash happened as 2 planes were taking off, NTSB says

    Fatal Tampa crash happened as 2 planes were taking off, NTSB says
    TAMPA — Two small planes were taking off from different runways in the same moment at Peter O. Knight Airport when one of them made a hard turn and hit the ground, killing both men aboard, according to a preliminary review released Saturday. The report from the National Transportation Safety Board indicates none of people on board the aircraft were aware of the other plane until both were in the air at about 11:30 a.m. March 18 over the small airport on Davis Islands. No cause for the crash is ..
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  • Tampa might use eminent domain for waterfront project

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Mayor Bob Buckhorn says the city could use eminent domain to secure a small piece of land for a key road in a $2 billion waterfront redevelopment project.Buckhorn told the Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/1RSaRqe ) that eminent domain is not the most desirable option but it is on the table.The owner of a ConAgra flour mill controls the parcel. So far, talks between the mill owner and a partnership of Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Cascade Investment have not resulted i..
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  • New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning game preview

    New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning game preview
    TV: FOX Sports Sun Time: Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. While Steven Stamkos couldn't help but lash out in frustration for the second time in two weeks, Ben Bishop couldn't help but throw in his two cents. Both insist the Tampa Bay Lightning will regroup over the final week. After their bid for an Atlantic Division title took a hit, the Lightning hope to bounce back in their final home game Saturday night against a New Jersey Devils team that's on the brink of elimination. Tampa ..
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  • Stacy Carlson: The Junior League of Tampa: Serving the community ...

    Today, The Junior League of Tampa, one of the area’s oldest civic organizations, celebrates 90 years of service to our community. In 1926, 22 trailblazing women saw a need among some of Tampa’s most impoverished citizens: hungry, malnourished children, many with tuberculosis. These women worked together on a solution — managing and financing a temporary home for the children until they recovered, and creating what was to be the first project of the organization that would become The Junior Leag..
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  • Tampa-based pharmacy chain specializes in customer service

    Tampa-based pharmacy chain specializes in customer service
    TAMPA — With competing drugstores on opposite sides of seemingly every busy intersection in the Tampa Bay area, Walgreens and CVS rule the roost here as well as nationally. But an upstart independent chain is hoping to chip away at the dominant pharmacies in Florida with a hyper-focus on customer service and niche products and services. From a single store in 2009 in Flint, Michigan, to 58 stores in nine states — 27 in Florida — Tampa-based Benzer Pharmacy is banking that going all-out for cust..
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  • Tampa community steps up to provide homeless couple with wedding

    Tampa community steps up to provide homeless couple with wedding
    TAMPA, Fla. (NBC) - It's not your typical love story, but it does have a storybook ending.A homeless Tampa couple got the chance to have the wedding of their dreams on Friday.Just six weeks ago, they were living in the woods, but now they have a bright future ahead.Evelyn and Rocky have been homeless for three years."This is a dream come true, and everybody that has did, these girls and everything, it's just been a dream come true,” Evelyn said. “No one has ever did this for me and ..
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  • Tampa Bay Rays 2016 season preview

    Tampa Bay Rays 2016 season preview
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Rays look at themselves and marvel at the possibilities. From a pitching rotation that has the potential to be one of the best in the American League to an improved offense bolstered through trades and some modest spending in free agency, the Rays feel they have everything it takes to reach the playoffs after finishing with losing records the past two years. Many of the faces have changed, but not the expectations within a franchise that earned four..
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  • Jon Cooper: Fixing Lightning woes starts at top

    Jon Cooper: Fixing Lightning woes starts at top
    BRANDON — After Thursday's loss to the Canadiens, coach Jon Cooper said the players need to "hold themselves accountable." And there was plenty of accountability. Captain Steven Stamkos said there were "too many passengers" in the 3-0 loss at Amalie Arena. Goalie Ben Bishop said "not many guys are walking the walk." The players play the games, and the effort — and execution — must come from them. But what about the coaches? Shouldn't the Lightning staff also share responsibility for the team's s..
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