Thursday, April 20, 2017

Tampa officers reveal off-duty deputy would have been arrested if ... and other top stories.

  • Tampa officers reveal off-duty deputy would have been arrested if ...

    Tampa officers reveal off-duty deputy would have been arrested if ...
    TAMPA, Fla - Two officers with the Tampa Police Department admit an off-duty Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy and his wife would have been arrested if it wasn't for their law enforcement background. A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Division of Internal Affairs released their administrative investigation into a deputy and his wife, also an employee of the office. Sergeant Christopher Caris and his wife have been suspended after an investigation reveals the two were in violation of Palm B..
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  • March column: Tampa officials fear impact from loss of arts grants

    March column: Tampa officials fear impact from loss of arts grants
    The downtown light shows of Lights on Tampa, the statues and murals at Perry Harvey Park, and performances by musicians and dancers at the Straz Center are the kinds of projects Tampa city officials fear could go by the wayside under a Trump administration proposal to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts. Trump's budget would eliminate the $148 million NEA budget. Robin Nigh, manager of the city's Art Programs Division, said the city has received about $320,000 in NEA grants, and other Ta..
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  • Man's body found burning behind Tampa home

    Man's body found burning behind Tampa home
    Man's body found burning behind Tampa home Man's body found burning behind Tampa home TAMPA (FOX 13) - Deputies spent much of Thursday at a gruesome crime scene at 1015 N. Oregon Avenue in Tampa.Damian Leech lives just a few feet away."Very disturbing to know you can't be safe in our own house in our neighborhood," he said.That's where a neighbor walking his dog spotted a fire burning around 9:00 a.m."He went behind the house to see what when he came to the back of the residence he..
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  • Tampa teacher charged with spitting on boy, slamming his head on ...

    Tampa teacher charged with spitting on boy, slamming his head on ...
    TAMPA — An Adams Middle School teacher faces a child abuse charge after police say he spit in a 12-year-old student's face and slammed the boy's head onto a desk. Luis Rizo, 43, was arrested Tuesday night, about six hours after the incident his classroom at the school on North Boulevard, according to Tampa police. According to an arrest report, Rizo became upset after the boy grew "disrespectful" while Rizo was teaching. Rizo approached the boy as he was sitting at his desk and spit in his face,..
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  • See where Tampa ranks for business travel

    See where Tampa ranks for business travel
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  • Weekend Things To Do: Tampa

    Weekend Things To Do: Tampa
    Weekend Things To Do Around Tampa This weekend is full of things to do for the whole family. From Dinos to cars and art, the Bay Area will be full of events to enjoy. Feast With the Beasts. The Lowry Park Zoo is opening it’s new dine-around event on Saturday. Those 21 and older will get reserved access to the zoo’s private party yard where they can indulge in unlimited samplings from some of the Bay Area’s top restaurants, accented with an open bar of wine, specialty brews and craft cocktails. ..
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  • 'Green' makeover of Fowler Avenue in Tampa reaches drawing board

    'Green' makeover of Fowler Avenue in Tampa reaches drawing board
    TAMPA If Mark Sharpe's hopes are realized, Fowler Avenue will one day turn green. Grassy medians and wider shoulders with lots of trees, buffered bike lanes and wider sidewalks for walkers and joggers would make over what he calls the "barren wasteland'' of asphalt, the main thoroughfare through the 19-square-mile swath of North Tampa that Sharpe and his team want to revitalize. An engineering firm has translated their vision into a design concept that has been shared with the Florida Departmen..
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  • Customers across Florida experience outage problems with Spectrum

    Customers across Florida experience outage problems with Spectrum
    Spectrum cable customers across Florida experienced outage problems with their service on Thursday night. UPDATE: As of 1:00 a.m., Spectrum says the issue has been resolved.   Central Florida customers we have been advised that the cable TV issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience.— Ask Spectrum (@Ask_Spectrum) March 31, 2017  The company, formerly known as Bright House Networks, Tweeted about the issue Thursday.  Florida customers, our call centers are experiencing high volume--t..
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  • Fed Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi on playing in Tampa Bay, picking US ...

    Fed Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi on playing in Tampa Bay, picking US ...
    The Fed Cup, the women's world cup of tennis, will be held for the first time in Tampa Bay. Saddlebrook hosts a semifinal between the United States and Czech Republic on April 22 and 23. Tickets go on sale today. The four players who will represent each country will not be announced until April 12. Some likely players to be selected by U.S. captain Kathy Rinaldi are world No. 9 Madison Keys, Australian Open semifinalist CoCo Vandeweghe and 2016 mixed doubles Olympic gold medalist Bethanie Mattek..
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  • Tyler Johnson joins first team skate since injury

    Tyler Johnson joins first team skate since injury
    TAMPA รข€” The one encouraging injury development for the Lightning on Thursday was that C Tyler Johnson joined a team skate for the first time since suffering his lower-body injury March 9. Johnson said that after a slow start in his recovery, it's coming along quicker and he hoped to return in the final six regular-season games. "I better," Johnson said. "Otherwise, I'll be pretty upset." That it's taken this long to get back has been a surprise, even to Johnson. "The way the injury was, I rea..
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