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Emergency alert at USF Tampa activated because of popping balloons

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – An emergency alert was activated on the University Of South Florida website Friday afternoon. It turned out, popping balloons were to blame. The alert system on the USF website warned about police activity at Cooper Hall on the USF ... >> view original

Tampa Bay hospitals pay millions in national settlement with Justice Department

TGH pays $2 million to settle federal probe in cardiac devicesTampa Bay Business Journal >> view original

Tampa Police warning: avoid ticket scammers

TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – Tampa Police have a warning for those planning on going to the Taylor Swift concert. If you haven't already purchased your tickets, be careful who you buy them from. The department is already investigating several complaints ... >> view original

Halloween events around the Tampa area

Murder House: Killers overtake Tampa and the streets are flooded with super villains. This is a no-holds barred all about horror and a horror approved haunted house. Not recommended for anyone under the age of 18. Benefits Big Cat Rescue; 8 p.m. today ... >> view original

Atlanta Falcons-Tampa Bay Buccaneers preview: Keys to game and who will win

*Keys to the game: The Bucs blew a 24-point lead at Washington last week and now enter the Georgia Dome, where they suffered a 56-14 beat down last season. Still, there is some reason for optimism, as long as Tampa Bay can mentally shake off last ... >> view original

Expect Cogen to hit a home run in Tampa Bay

Buried beneath the upcoming stories of the free agent signings and managerial hires, there will be this small mention during the upcoming winter meetings: TAMPA BAY RAYS: Hired Jeff Cogen to front-office position. It's an offseason baseball transaction ... >> view original

Homicide victim's family says Tampa detective's firing and arrest led to ...

18 months before a federal grand jury indicted former Tampa Police officers Eric and Lajoyce Houston on income tax fraud charges, other fallout began within the criminal justice system. “What we would call a 'dirty cop' is going to taint every case he ... >> view original

Tampa Bay Business Journal: Bubbleology bringing its bubble teas to Westfield ...

Previous Next. TAMPA, Fla. - In this week's Tampa Bay Business Journal segment, editor Alexis Muellner discusses Google's internet plans for Tampa, why one tech CEO used Uber for a month, and the bubble tea company coming to the Tampa Bay area. *** >> view original

Man who swung bat at Tampa federal court officer sentenced to prison

ORLANDO — A man who swung a T-ball bat at a Tampa federal court security officer in April, missing him, was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for simple assault. Jay Paul Porton, 67, has served more than half of his sentence while in custody ... >> view original

Brookings advocate Bruce Katz stops by to encourage Tampa's emerging ...

Bruce Katz, the Brookings Institution's globe-trotting guru who believes cities are the innovation engines that will drive the 21st century economy, stopped by Tampa and Hillsborough County for a few days this past week to see how we're doing and ... >> view original