Friday, May 27, 2016

Steven Stamkos' return for Game 7 erases questions about ... and other top stories.

  • Steven Stamkos' return for Game 7 erases questions about ...

    Steven Stamkos' return for Game 7 erases questions about ...
    PITTSBURGH -- Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos knew the question was coming.He sat at his locker after his team's 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday night at Consol Energy Center, distraught by the loss and the team's inability to reach the Stanley Cup finals for a second consecutive season. As tough as the loss was, many wondered whether this would be Stamkos' last game as a member of the Lightning, a team and organization he has..
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  • Special Operations Forces Invade Tampa, Florida ... In A Training ...

    Special Operations Forces Invade Tampa, Florida ... In A Training ...
      A special operations diver rises from the water. Source: MilanTomazin/Shutterstrock    5048434Special forces units from across the globe descended on Tampa, Florida Wednesday in a large-scale training exercise. The special forces units conducted a mock rescue mission on a large yacht docked near the Tampa Riverwalk. The event was the featured spectacle of the Special Operations Forces Industry conference, which took place Monday through Wednesday of this week. Operations began quietl..
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  • NHL Playoffs: What time, channel is Tampa Bay Lightning vs ...

    NHL Playoffs: What time, channel is Tampa Bay Lightning vs ...
    The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet in a deciding Game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. The winner advances to the Stanley Cup Finals against the winner of the Western Conference Finals, the San Jose Sharks. Here's what you need to know: Who: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins What: Game 7, Eastern Conference Finals (best of seven) Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh When: Thursday, May 26,..
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  • 8 fun things to do this weekend in Tampa Bay | May 28-29

    8 fun things to do this weekend in Tampa Bay | May 28-29
    1. Light Up Tampa Bay (Sunday) Fireworks will go off in remembrance of our fallen heroes in Channelside, along with live music and entertainment. Get the details 2. Sunset Music Festival (Saturday, Sunday) Two-day music festival with some of the world’s top DJs hits Raymond James Stadium. Get the details 3. Margarita Festival (Saturday)  More than 40 margarita types will be up for sampling in Curtis Hixon Park with Blues Traveler headlining the event. Get the details 4. 97X BBQ (Saturday) Artis..
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  • Carlton: Ex-top cop Jane Castor as Tampa's next mayor? It could ...

    Carlton: Ex-top cop Jane Castor as Tampa's next mayor? It could ...
    Just before Jane Castor retired as Tampa police chief last year, I asked her about what had to be the most ridiculous rumor going: Castor would one day run for mayor of the city where she was a cop for 31 years. Crazy, right? What an unlikely next step, particularly for someone who seemed to keep herself decidedly out of the trip-wire politics of the town. Such vocational transitions have been known to occur — with success, even — but didn't this seem against the natural order of things, like do..
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  • Tampa's red light camera contract expired, nobody noticed

    Tampa's red light camera contract expired, nobody noticed
    Tampa's red light camera contract expired, nobody noticed Tampa's cameras: Keep or kill? Noah Pransky, WTSP 5:46 PM. EST May 26, 2016 Tampa's continued use of the controversial technology certainly raises an eyebrow. WTSP photo TAMPA, Florida - The contract for the largest red light camera program on Florida's Gulf Coast has expired.  But the city is still churning out tickets, and some city council members want to know why.10Investigates has exposed questi..
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  • Tampa named top hot spot for new residents in U.S.

    Tampa named top hot spot for new residents in U.S.
    Tampa named top hot spot for new residents in U.S. WTSP 12:42 PM. EST May 26, 2016 Pedestrians use the new Riverwalk segment near Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park on Friday in downtown Tampa. (Photo by JAMES BORCHUCK, Tampa Bay Times) The City of Tampa is booming, according to Realtor.com. The real estate site named the Bay area city the top place people are flocking to.And Tampa wasn't the only Florida city on the top 10 list. Jacksonville and Orlando also made the cut ..
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  • Amy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene

    Amy Scherzer's Diary: Weekly Wrap-Up of the Tampa Social Scene
    Ronald McDonald House Charities Storybook Ball Disney Studios lent the delightful plot but Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay elegantly scripted Frozen at the 17th annual Storybook Ball. This year's event honored TSE Industries' Rob & Diane Klingel for supporting the four bay-area houses that last year kept 2,000-plus pediatric families close to their children's treatment centers. His grandmother Gretchen "was like a Ronald McDonald House," Rob said, recalling "there was always a house..
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  • Free sunscreen dispensers an idea for city of Tampa

    Free sunscreen dispensers an idea for city of Tampa
    TAMPA, Fla. - Free sunscreen dispensers at Tampa city parks could be a great idea, according to city council members. On Thursday, city council discussed the idea with the non-profit organization, Make Big Change .  The organization says they're dedicated to strategic prevention and awareness of skin cancer. The executive director, Laurie Seavey, tells us the meeting with the city went well and they want to know more about the possible idea. Seavey said her organization would donate 20 dispense..
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  • FHP: 4-car crash due to 'Move Over' law violation

    FHP: 4-car crash due to 'Move Over' law violation
    FHP: 4-car crash due to 'Move Over' law violation TAMPA (FOX 13) - A crash involving several vehicles caused major delays on the Howard Frankland Bridge this morning and left a Road Ranger in critical condition.The Florida Highway Patrol says it happened shortly after 7 a.m., and initially only involved two vehicles- a Dodge pickup truck and a Chevy sedan.Both vehicles had pulled into the emergency lane, and a Road Ranger had parked behind them to assist them when things took a terrible..
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Asia Pacific|China's Craft Breweries Find They May Have a 5000-Year-Old Relative .No sign of EgyptAir plane technical problems before takeoff: sources .
Citi relocating more jobs to Tampa, this time from Connecticut .3 climbers die in 3 days on Mount Everest .

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