Thursday, August 4, 2016

Protests ahead of Trump's Tampa visit and other top stories.

  • Protests ahead of Trump's Tampa visit

    Protests ahead of Trump's Tampa visit
    Protests ahead of Trump's Tampa visit Trump Tampa visit protest Emerald Morrow, WTSP 12:48 PM. EST July 26, 2016  Trump protesters (Twitter) (Photo: Finklea, Gillian, Custom) TAMPA, Fla. (WTSP) – As Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made his way to Tampa for a private, $25,000-a-plate fundraiser on Tuesday, a few dozen protesters lined Kennedy Boulevard and Westshore with signs and chanted ahead of Trump's arrival to the nearby Centre Club. The p..
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  • Missing Tampa teen likely with man wanted in connection to murder

    Missing Tampa teen likely with man wanted in connection to murder
    Missing Tampa teen likely with man wanted in connection to murder By WFLA Web Staff Published: July 26, 2016, 4:22 pm Updated: July 27, 2016, 5:08 am Bryana Lemaire and Antwoine Noland, photos via Tampa Police Department TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Tampa detectives are looking for 17-year-old Bryana Lemaire. Bryana has been missing since July 17. Her family contacted police on July 22. Police said Bryana might be with a “dangerous suspect.” Antwoine Noland is a person of in..
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  • Smiling Guides Make Downtown Tampa Friendlier

    Smiling Guides Make Downtown Tampa Friendlier
    TAMPA, FL — Downtown Tampa can be a confusing place for newcomers to navigate. After all, with its hustle and bustle of activity and an abundance of one-way streets, the uninitiated may find getting turned around is all too easy. Enter the Tampa Downtown Partnership’s downtown guides. This team of “good-will ambassadors” hits the streets each and every day to help newcomers and downtown regulars field a number of concerns. Guides “offer directions, assist stranded motorists with flat tires and d..
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  • Headlines: 3 arrested in Ft. Myers club shooting; Trump in Tampa ...

    Headlines: 3 arrested in Ft. Myers club shooting; Trump in Tampa ...
    The City of Palmetto is spending thousands of your tax dollars on a new code enforcement crackdown against flags, a move six merchants insis…
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  • Home builder backs out of deal to buy Tampa's A La Carte Pavilion

    Home builder backs out of deal to buy Tampa's A La Carte Pavilion
    TAMPA — A Texas-based home builder has backed out of its multimillion-dollar deal to buy the A La Carte Pavilion and build an upscale waterfront community on the 15-acre site. David Weekley Homes notified Egypt Shriners last month that it would not go through with the purchase of the popular event venue, James Lich, chief rabban, or first vice president, of Egypt Shriners, said Tuesday. "As a result, the property is still for sale and we are open for business and accepting reservations through..
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  • Port Tampa Bay lands new container shipping service

    Port Tampa Bay lands new container shipping service
    TAMPA — A new weekly container shipping service has arrived at Port Tampa Bay. Linea Peninsular, a Panama City-based shipping company, has inked a deal to begin a container shipping service between Mexico and Tampa, according to a news release. The weekly, fixed-day service calls Port Tampa Bay every Tuesday to and from the ports of Altamira and Progreso in Mexico. The two-and-a-half day trip from northern Mexico and 2-day trip to the Yucatan peninsula offers a new option for delivering prod..
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  • Customer management firm plans layoffs at Tampa call center

    Customer management firm plans layoffs at Tampa call center
    Up to 375 employees could lose their jobs when Convergys Corp. closes one of its programs at a call center in Tampa. Convergys told officials at the Florida ...
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  • TSA pre-check program expanding at Tampa Bay airports

    TSA pre-check program expanding at Tampa Bay airports
    TSA pre-check program expanding at Tampa Bay airports TAMPA, FL (WFLA) — The TSA Pre-check program is expanding in the Bay Area. TSA is opening two new enrollment offices, one at Tampa International Airport, and another at St. Pete/Clearwater Airport. More than 30,000 people signed up at the office in Tampa since the program began in May 2014. TSA Pre-check costs $85 and is good for five years. TSA Pre-check is an expedited screening program that allows low-risk travelers to get through se..
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  • Tampa Prepatory School's leader steps down temporaily after ...

    Tampa Prepatory School's leader steps down temporaily after ...
    TAMPA, FLA - The head of Tampa Prep has temporarily stepped down over allegations from 25-years ago.Parents and alumni learned about the unsettling news in an e-mail. Kevin Plummer has led Tampa Prep for nine years-- getting nothing but praise."This does not seem consistent with that behavior," said Tom Scarritt. Two of his three children attended the school.Scarritt, a local attorney was heavily involved in fundraising efforts and dealt with Plummer directly "He had a very good reputation wit..
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  • Spirit Airlines to offer service from Tampa to Akron-Canton

    Spirit Airlines to offer service from Tampa to Akron-Canton
    TAMPA — Spirit Airlines announced new nonstop service to Akron-Canton Airport from four Florida airports, including Tampa International Airport. The new nonstop service on discount airliner Spirit will begin Nov. 10 this year and offer seasonal service to Tampa three days a week through April 26. The flight will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Daily nonstop service to Akron-Canton will be offered out of Fort Lauderdale and Orlando airports throughout the year and also season..
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Woman killed in shooting outside North Tampa bar .Construction on Jeff Vinik's Tampa project to begin, without a name .
STOCKS GO NOWHERE, DOW TOPS CLOSING HIGH: Here's what you need to know .Report: Hillary Clinton to Announce Running Mate Before Tampa Rally .

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