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Wolf missing from Tampa petting farm

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) –The search is on for a 4 year old wolf hybrid who escaped from a Hillsborough County farm during the floods. Akela, the half dog, half wolf was able to escape from her enclosure Monday during heavy rains, when the water from a lake ... >> view original

Tampa pothole problems persist

Tampa has four "pothole patrols" working overtime to catch up. Duncan is considering hiring outside contractors to help out. She expects this to cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars and the problems could last for weeks. "As the water table ... >> view original

Depressions form on Tampa roads after flooding

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – A depression formed in the 3000 block of W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in front of St. Joseph's Hospital Tuesday night. The depression is 5 feet deep and 5 feet across, Tampa Police say. The depression is in the turn lane in ... >> view original

Tampa brothers hear each others voices for first time

Goutoufas and the rest of his family squeezed into a tiny room on the sixth floor of a Tampa General Hospital tower Wednesday morning for the second time in a month. In late June he got the gift of hearing thanks to a cochlear implant. On this day, his ... >> view original

Tampa Heights activist wants Citizens' Review Board for Tampa Police

And they said, no, he didn't survive,” said Lena Young Green, Tampa Heights. Her husband died in handcuffs on a Tampa sidewalk. "This team of officers were, in my estimation, in such a mood that they were taking down a combative, resistant, drunken ... >> view original

House flipping still paying off in Tampa Bay, though inventory shrinking

According to a new report by RealtyTrac, the Tampa Bay area continued to rank among the nation's top 20 flipping markets for returns on investment in the three months ended in June. During that period, flipped bay area homes grossed an average profit ... >> view original

Norwegian Cruise Line will send cruise ship Norweigan Jade to Tampa in 2016

"We have strong demand from our guests to sail from Tampa," said Norwegian President and COO Andy Stuart in a prepared statement. • The seven-day Western Caribbean cruise will include these stops: Cozumel and Costa May, Mexico; Roatan (Bay ... >> view original

Watch: Tampa Bay Rays ignore Richie Shaffer after first career home run

Tampa Bay Rays rookie third baseman Richie Shaffer had a night to remember Tuesday. Shaffer recorded his first career hit, which also happened to be a solo home run. It's the kind of play everyone dreams about in their backyard, except in this case ... >> view original

Tampa Starbucks ends ban over handicapped parking flap

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – A Tampa man – recently banned from Starbucks – vows to keep fighting until the coffee chain adds more handicapped parking spots and encourages customers to reserve them for those who need them. Rob Rowen and a handful of ... >> view original

Controversial Tampa I-275 expansion plan gets a vote of support

The FDOT, he said, would have to re-evaluate its 20-year-old study justifying the project, work with the community to ease the project's impact on urban neighborhoods and work with Tampa to explore more opportunities for pedestrian travel, cycling and ... >> view original