Tampa-area officials call for peace in wake of shooting
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa community leaders and sheriff's officials pleaded Friday with the public to keep any protests peaceful following a deputy's fatal shooting of an unarmed black man earlier in the week. Five arrests were made Thursday as groups of people damaged cars, threw trash and lit fires over Tuesday's shooting death of 22-year-old Levonia Riggins. Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee met Friday with the African-American community about the shooting, agency spokeswoman Col. Donna Luscz..>> view originalHurricane Hermine leaves Tampa Bay area befouled
Hurricane Hermine is gone, but it left the waters of the Tampa Bay area fouled with millions of gallons of sewage. Around 5:15 a.m. Friday, hours after the storm struck the Florida Panhandle, Tampa's Howard F. Curren wastewater treatment facility lost power to its main and backup lines from Tampa Electric Co. Before a backup generator was able to restore power 10 minutes later, city officials said, 938,000 gallons of partially treated sewage had spilled into Hillsborough Bay. "It just shows you..>> view originalHillary Clinton Announces Tampa Campaign Stop
TAMPA, FL — Tampa Bay area residents who want to see presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton live will get their chance early next week. The Clinton campaign has announced a Tuesday stop in Tampa. During the public event, “Clinton will discuss her plans to keep our nation safe, including by working with our allies, and outline how Donald Trump doesn’t have the temperament to serve as commander in chief,” an email announcing the Sept. 6 event said. The location and time for Tuesday’s rally in Tampa ..>> view originalBen Bishop thought trade to Flames was 'close'
Lightning goalie Ben Bishop thought he was headed to Calgary. Bishop, 29, the two-time Vezina Trophy finalist, was one of the league's most sought-after trade targets during the June NHL Draft in Buffalo. The Flames, in need of a No. 1 goalie, were hot on his trail and received permission from Tampa Bay to discuss contract with Bishop, who is entering the last year of his deal at a $5.95 million cap hit. Bishop said his camp was "in the process" of working out a potential contract with Calgary, ..>> view originalHermine strikes south of Tallahassee before being downgraded, but ...
Hurricane Hermine tore through Florida overnight, leaving behind flooded roadways, fallen utility lines, flattened trees and one death. About four hours after making landfall around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm. Friday morning, state and local officials were assessing the damage to stressed infrastructures across the Gulf Coast. By late morning, the tropical storm warnings that stretched across Tampa Bay had been lifted. "Just because it's clear outside does not..>> view originalTampa hopes new red light camera contract will win over doubters ...
TAMPA — Mayor Bob Buckhorn is expected to face an uphill task in getting Tampa City Council members to extend the city’s red light camera program. To help sweeten the pot, city attorneys have negotiated a new deal with camera provider American Traffic Solutions that should give the city a bigger share of fines paid by red light runners. The city uses its share of the $158 fines to cover the cost of the cameras and the cost of ticketing motorists and keeps any revenue that is left over. The new ..>> view originalLightning 'confident' it'll sign Nikita Kucherov - but when?
(Our series of "Ten questions for Lightning training camp" will run on this blog until camp officially opens Sept. 22 at Amalie Arena) With the opening of Lightning training camp just three weeks away, star wing Nikita Kucherov is still not signed. Some fans are concerned. Kucherov's coach, Jon Cooper, is not. "I'm confident Kuch is going to sign back," Cooper said Thursday. That's been the popular refrain from the Lightning, with general manager Steve Yzerman telling the Tampa Bay Times several..>> view originalHow Hermine is affecting Bay area airports Friday morning
This image, taken by NOAA's… more NOAA There were 16 delays and 10 cancellations at TIA early Friday. istock.com The wrath of Hermine, downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm, has resulted in a number of delays and cancellations at Tampa International Airport Friday morning. There were 16 delays and 10 cancellations at TIA earl..>> view originalAmid a storm, Tampa City Council approves new stormwater fee
TAMPA — With rain from the outer bands of Hurricane Hermine flooding streets in South Tampa, the City Council late Thursday approved a new yearly fee to pay for better drainage citywide. “A huge victory for our neighborhoods,” Mayor Bob Buckhorn said after the vote. “Now, for the first time in countless years, we can invest in infrastructure for a system that is over 100 years old.” With the approval, anyone who owns developed property in Tampa will begin paying an annual assessment that will ..>> view originalSuspect in beating of 81-year-old Tampa man now faces murder ...
TAMPA — The man who police say beat an 81-year-old so badly during a robbery that the victim died will face a murder charge, officials said Friday. Alfred W. Watton, 81, died Wednesday, 14 days after Tampa police said he was attacked and left critically injured in his back yard in Seminole Heights on Aug. 17. Officers arrested Carlos Alberto Cordero, 47, two days after Watton was found with a skull fracture and his wallet, car keys and car all missing. Cordero then faced a charge of aggravated b..>> view original
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