Friday, July 22, 2016

Search continues for man missing from Tampa assisted living facility and other top stories.

  • Search continues for man missing from Tampa assisted living facility

    Deputies continue to search for a missing 81-year-old man who vanished from his assisted living facility. Maynell Scott left Belvedere Commons of Tampa off Fletcher Avenue around 7 p.m. on Saturday. He suffers from dementia. 81-year-old man walks out of Tampa ALF Maynell Scott suffers from dementia, according to family If you see him, HCSO asks that you cann 9-1-1  “We called to tell them we were on the way to visit him,” said Yvonne Willis, Scott’s daughter. “And they started crying and said ..
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  • Tampa launches $35 million redevelopment of Riverfront Park

    Tampa launches $35 million redevelopment of Riverfront Park
    TAMPA — Monday wasn't the first time Tampa has tried to do something bold and visionary and transformative at the 23 acres of Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. But at $35.5 million, City Hall has never put this kind of money into the effort. "This park is not cheap," Mayor Bob Buckhorn said at a mid-morning ceremony to kick of 18 months of construction at the park, which is just across the Hillsborough River from the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts. "But I think we also understan..
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  • Hillary Clinton coming to Tampa

    Hillary Clinton coming to Tampa
    Hillary Clinton coming to Tampa Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacts to supporters as she arrives to speak at her Super Tuesday election night rally in Miami, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party will hold a campaign rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Friday, July 22. Clinton is also said to be announcing her pick for Vice President at the Tampa rally on Friday. Earlie..
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  • Tampa Housing Authority breaks law... again

    Tampa Housing Authority breaks law... again
    Tampa Housing Authority breaks law... again Noah Pransky, WTSP 7:08 PM. EST July 18, 2016 Internal emails obtained by 10Investigates through a public records request detail how the agency’s director of purchasing refused to turn over requested documents regarding external public relations contract proposals. WTSP photo (Photo: WTSP) TAMPA, Florida – As the Tampa Housing Authority continues to struggle with complying with the state’s public record laws, the agency..
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  • Cleveland turns to Tampa for advice in preparation for RNC

    Cleveland turns to Tampa for advice in preparation for RNC
    RNC staffers prep for the 2016 convention kickoff. (Photo: Chance Seales) TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Four years ago Tampa was ground zero for the Republican National Convention. So as the city of Cleveland prepared for the historic event, they turned to Tampa. “They solicited us for our assistance and we tried to provide that assistance to them,” said Tampa Police Chief Eric Ward. “The sentiment around the nation is a little bit different right now so it’s best for them to be prepared ..
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  • DJ for Tampa Bay Lightning and Bucs will spin tunes during ...

    DJ for Tampa Bay Lightning and Bucs will spin tunes during ...
    TAMPA — Tampa Bay sports fans might hear something familiar if they tune in to swimming events at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month. Sean Bovelsky, the resident disc jockey and music director for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Tampa Bay Storm, is headed to Brazil for the 2016 Olympic Games next month, where he'll work as a DJ during diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. "I've been the DJ for the Bucs and the Lightning ever since their stadiums hav..
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  • Tampa Bay's historic cleanup could serve as blueprint for Lake ...

    Tampa Bay's historic cleanup could serve as blueprint for Lake ...
    The putrid, rotten-egg smell that has plagued Lake Okeechobee's neighbors is the same odor Rick Garrity remembers gagging on when he moved to Tampa in 1977. "If you stood at the intersection of Bayshore and Bay to Bay in the middle of summer you could not stand the stench," said Garrity, then the city's urban environmental coordinator. "It was horrific." The cause was largely the same — blue-green algae blooms. On Florida's Treasure Coast, where the blooms have spilled out of the lake into wate..
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  • Tech firm brings 60 jobs to Tampa

    Tech firm brings 60 jobs to Tampa
    A Minnesota technology company is expanding its eastern United States presence as it opens an office in Tampa. Sagitec Solutions LLC, which provides ...
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  • Autopsy says ecstasy abuse caused Sunset Music Festival deaths

    Autopsy says ecstasy abuse caused Sunset Music Festival deaths
    TAMPA — Abuse of the drug ecstasy caused the deaths of two people at the Sunset Music Festival in late May, an autopsy report released Monday said. Alex Haynes, 22, of Melbourne, and Katie Bermudez, 21, of Kissimmee, died after attending the electronic dance music festival held on the Raymond James Stadium grounds from May 28-29. They were among 57 concertgoers who were transported by city and county rescue crews from the festival to hospitals. The casualties drew an admonition from Tampa Mayor..
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  • Clinton to campaign in Tampa

    Clinton to campaign in Tampa
    Clinton on Friday will visit Orlando and hold a rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, her campaign said Monday. Hillary Clinton on stage at The Ritz ...
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Miracle, LeBlanc stop Tampa 4-3 .Tampa pastor's video on unrest and violence goes viral .
Google Adding Video Messaging to Hangouts for Android .Black Lives Matter protest planned in downtown Tampa .

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