Saturday, May 7, 2016

Bikini-clad Florida man struts his moves on the streets of Tampa and other top stories.

  • Bikini-clad Florida man struts his moves on the streets of Tampa

    Sometimes when snowbirds travel down to roost, they don’t always make it back up north. That’s how Tampa’s newest bikini-clad street performer ended up strutting his moves on Nebraska and Hillsborough avenues in Tampa. Charles Easter, aka Charles Holla, aka Beyonce, aka Rhi-Rhi, is an Internet sensation. His latest video (labeled “Meanwhile in Tampa) on the video streaming website World Star Hip Hop, has more than 7.5 million views — and that’s just one of his videos. His other clips, featuring..
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  • Tampa Fire uses new technology for drill

    Tampa Fire uses new technology for drill
    Tampa Fire Rescue high-rise fire drill TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – It’s not often that firefighters can take the time or the resources to simulate  a major drill at a high-rise building in the middle of downtown Tampa. Saturday morning a crew spent a solid hour practicing fighting a fire at One Tampa City Center. The men and women worked up a sweat, fighting through smoky hallways and dragging out fake victims. But they had something extra on their side. “If every building had this technolo..
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  • Nikita Kucherov continues to be clutch for the Tampa Bay Lightning

    Nikita Kucherov continues to be clutch for the Tampa Bay Lightning
    NEW YORK -- Nikita Kucherov continues to be a clutch player for the Tampa Bay Lightning.Something usually happens when the puck is on his stick, and for the second consecutive game, the 22-year-old forward provided the game-tying goal that forced overtime. Both times his teammates responded with a victory. After Kucherov scored at 7:49 of the third period in Game 4 Friday night, teammate Jason Garrison scored the winning goal at 1:34 of overtime to give the Lightning a 3-1 series lead.The Lightn..
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  • Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels game preview

    Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels game preview
    TV: FOX Sports Sun TIME: Coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. ET The Los Angeles Angels seemed to be back on track with a late-April sweep of the defending World Series champions. A miserable road trip and a rough start to a homestand have suggested otherwise. The injury-plagued Angels hope Jered Weaver can solve his pitching issues and reverse their fortunes when the visiting Tampa Bay Rays go for a series win Saturday night. The Rays (13-14) won for just the third time in seven games with Fri..
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  • You Could Soon Pay Your Parking Ticket with Canned Food in Tampa

    You Could Soon Pay Your Parking Ticket with Canned Food in Tampa
    Whether you live in a small town or a mega city like New York, if you’re parking your car and don’t pay close attention to the posted parking rules, you’re liable to get stuck with a ticket. Collect enough of those bad boys and you could even earn yourself a boot. While that ticket money goes to help pay the city’s bills, there’s nevertheless a sinking feeling that comes with having to fork over cash to The Man, who is probably going to spend it on wildly inefficient budgets anyway. This Novemb..
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  • Water block party coming to Tampa

    Water block party coming to Tampa
    It's back.Slide the City is a block party loved by Millennials and Baby Boomers alike. On May 14, North Boulevard near downtown Tampa will be transformed into the biggest block party of the summer. OK, it's technically mid-spring, but who cares when it comes to the slip 'n slide attraction. Tampa is among four Florida cities selected as Slide the City sites. The others are Jacksonville, Tallahassee and Pensacola.What is Slide the City? It's a giant waterslide trucked in and set for a day of fun..
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  • Bucs rookie Danny Vitale shows versatility again

    Bucs rookie Danny Vitale shows versatility again
    TAMPA — Danny Vitale's position at Northwestern was called "super back" as a nod to his unique athletic versatility, and the sixth-round draft pick hopes to continue that hybrid Swiss Army knife role as a Bucs rookie. "I think I actually fell into a great situation — I did this pretty much in college," said Vitale, enjoying his first practice at rookie minicamp. "I kind of played in the slot, I kind of played tight end, a little bit of fullback, so I think the biggest transition is going to be t..
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  • Tampa brewery creates signature beers for rock bands

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - One afternoon last August, on a day off from touring with their band Rebelution, drummer Wesley Finley and keyboardist Rory Carey stopped by Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing for some drinks.This was no ordinary tasting. Cigar City owner Joey Redner and his brewers were on hand, as were Kevin Lilly and Tony Casoria from Tampa’s Rock Brothers Brewing. They were there to help brew the reggae-rock band its very own signature beer.On the table were an array of brews in cups, bot..
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  • Enthusiasts celebrate International Drone Day with high-flying action

    Enthusiasts celebrate International Drone Day with high-flying action
    RIVERVIEW — It's like the coolest video game you'll ever play, but it's totally real. There's a controller in your hand, similar to an Xbox one, but bigger. Goggles on your face take you into a new world. But it's not an escape to a virtual reality. It's the view coming from a tiny camera on the tip of a drone. Everything you're seeing is very much there and it feels like you're in the cockpit as you tear through the sky to pass other pilots. In the past year, Mackenna McClure of Dunedin has be..
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  • Armed suspect fatally shot by deputy in St. Petersburg

    Armed suspect fatally shot by deputy in St. Petersburg
    Suspect armed with AR-15 shot, killed by Pinellas deputy Kellie Cowan reports Suspect armed with AR-15 shot, killed by Pinellas deputy ST. PETERSBURG (FOX 13) - A man was killed during a traffic stop when he got out of the vehicle with an AR-15 rifle, according to deputies.The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating the deputy-involved shooting death of 37-year-old Alton Witchard around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.Detectives said Witchard was the passenger in a 1998 Ford Windstar ..
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