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Problems run deeper than bike tickets, Tampa speakers tell Justice Department ...

TAMPA — Many of the 100 people who showed up for a Justice Department community forum on Tuesday night spoke out against the longtime Tampa police practice of ticketing black bicycle riders far more often than white ones. >> view original

Info sought in Tampa strip club shooting

Tampa, Florida -- Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a $3,000 reward for information on a shooting at a Tampa gentlemen's club on July 11. Investigators say around 3:40 a.m. that morning, two men were kicked out of the Club Gossip Gentleman's Club. >> view original

Tampa Man Sentenced to 29 Years for Armed Robbery

TAMPA, FL—Senior U.S. District Judge U.S. District Court Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Shamorcus Brandan Nesbitt (28, Tampa) to 29 years in federal prison for conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by ... >> view original

Tampa software developer to add 125 jobs in five years

The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners and the Tampa City Council approved a combined local incentive package of $150,000 in April, and the state's Qualified Target Industry program added $600,000. The full allocation of $750,000 will support ... >> view original

Witness describes shooting in murder of Tampa drag queen

TAMPA — From behind a bathroom door, Tiffany McKinney listened to the two men yelling. She heard one demanding money. She heard her friend, Anthony Jerome Lee, telling him to leave. She dialed 911 as their voices came closer. >> view original

MLB commissioner Manfred encouraged about potential for new Rays stadium

"I find encouraging the fact that it seems that politicians in the area - broadly defined - are interested in getting something done and keeping the Rays in St. Petersburg-Tampa or Tampa-St. Petersburg, which ever way you want to say it,'' Manfred said ... >> view original

Freddy Adu returns home, signs with second-tier Tampa Bay Rowdies

One-time wunderkind Freddy Adu signed with second-tier American club Tampa Bay Rowdies on Tuesday. Adu — once considered one of the best young soccer players in the world — has struggled to follow through on his potential, with the Ghana-born ... >> view original

USF plans to recruit new Bulls fans with football campaign

"The Tampa Bay market is so competitive for entertainment," said Tom Hoof, the chief marketing officer for USF, who joined the university in 2013 after a nearly eight-year stint with the Tampa Bay Rays. Before that, he worked in marketing for Walt ... >> view original

Tampa boy, 5, walks for first time

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – He's only five years old and for the first time today little Bryce Harper got to experience what it's like to stand up and walk on his own two feet. “It's amazing to see him stand up… The doctors that worked on him said it would be ... >> view original

Tampa's 'College Hunks' star in debut of new CNBC series

TAMPA — These days, you might expect to hear that millionaire entrepreneurs as young as Nick Friedman and Omar Soliman hit it big by developing a new dating app or maybe a social media site. But these two Tampa men rode to the top hauling junk. >> view original