$3000 reward offered in case of Tampa woman killed by stray bullet and other top stories.

• $3000 reward offered in case of Tampa woman killed by stray bullet

  

  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa woman was killed Thursday night when she was struck by a stray bullet as an argument among several teens broke out nearby, police said. Police say 57-year-old Maria J. Rivera-Contreras was inside a vehicle with family members after delivering food to a friend on Columbus Avenue, just a few blocks away around 9:45 p.m. Thursday.  As the family car was backing out to proceed onto Columbus Drive, a stray bullet hit her. Police say a group of teens were engaged in an o..

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• Tampa Housing Authority won't turn over records

  

  Tampa Housing Authority won't turn over records Noah Pransky, WTSP 3:03 PM. EST June 24, 2016 TAMPA, Florida – The Tampa Housing Authority (THA) again is having trouble producing public records for 10Investigates, despite three full-time employees in its public relations department and a $60,000/year part-time public relations consulting contract with controversial consultant Beth Leytham.Ironically, 10Investigates’ most recent records request on June 13 was for documents related to th..

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• Tight Tampa Bay area primary races will divide Democrats this ...

  

  It's looking to be a long, hot summer for a number of mostly Democratic Tampa Bay politicians battling it out in the Aug. 30 primary. House District 68, which covers much of St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park, Lealman and Feather Sound, pits two well-funded, well-connected 30-something candidates, Eric Lynn and Ben Diamond, against one another in a race that has local Democrats divided. All by himself, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman shows just how split Democrats are. He endorsed Lynn when he..

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• Baltimore Orioles 6, Tampa Bay Rays 3

  

  BALTIMORE (AP) -- For a while, the Tampa Bay Rays appeared poised to end their miserable losing streak. Then everything went kaput. Although the Rays scored three runs before making an out and starter Matt Moore retired the first 13 batters he faced, Tampa Bay's skid reached eight games with a 6-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. "They're all frustrating, whether you lose it early or a game gets away from you," manager Kevin Cash said. Corey Dickerson homered for the Rays..

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• Tourism businesses have fun feeding Tampa Bay

  

  Tourism businesses have fun feeding Tampa Bay Feeding Tampa Bay brought cheering and dancing tourism business teams to Amalie Arena to compete in building can-structures -- works of art made out of canned goods. Marcus Grayson, WTSP 5:48 PM. EST June 24, 2016 The tourism industry gave back to the poor in a very fun way Friday.Feeding Tampa Bay brought cheering and dancing tourism business teams to Amalie Arena to compete in building "can structures." These are “works of art” m..

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• Orlando rolls over Tampa Bay Storm

  

  ORLANDO — A motivated Orlando rolled the Storm 56-33 Friday night before 13,527 at Amway Center. Tampa Bay (1-11) has lost four straight, with Friday actually being the closest margin. Orlando (11-2) leads the Arena League with four weeks left in the regular season. Orlando won with its backup quarterback, Bernard Morris, after Randy Hippeard sustained a possible season-ending injury last week. The Storm did not stop Morris, as the first-string offense went 8-for-8, Tampa Bay's only stop comin..

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• Here's how Brexit will affect Florida and the Tampa Bay area

  

  The ripple effects of Britain's surprise decision to pull out of the European Union could soon be felt on Florida's shores. From trade to travel, tourism to real estate, the ties between Florida and what's been the fifth-largest economy in the world run deep. Friday morning's wake-up call — which came in the form of a severe jolt to the stock market — has Floridians bracing for what comes next, both good and bad: • The expected drop in the value of the British pound will make travel to Florida ..

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