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First appointees to the Tampa Police Citizens Review Board

TAMPA (FOX13) - Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has named the first group of appointees to the Tampa Police Citizens Review Board Monday, which he said represents a non-biased cross-section of the city. The list includes a church leader, the former head of ... >> view original

More residents weigh in on Tampa Bay interstate toll lane proposal

TAMPA — The latest public meeting on a proposal to add toll lanes to area interstates drew a less heated crowd than past gatherings that pitted road expansion against neighborhood preservation. >> view original

Man, 22, charged in March shooting death of Tampa teen

Huggins, of 8518 Mulberry St., Apartment B, was taken into custody at 9:30 a.m. Monday by Tampa police officers and members of the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force. He was found hiding in the attic of a small apartment building in north Tampa, said ... >> view original

One Tampa city fleet mechanic gets 1200 hours overtime, another bills city ...

“We have over 32 hundred vehicles and pieces of equipment,” said Ocea Lattimore, who oversees the department which manages Tampa's Fleet Maintenance Division. The division has about 35 employees and has a budget of nearly $18 Million. In recent ... >> view original

Winter ferry service between Tampa, St. Pete possible

PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) - Ferry rides across Tampa Bay during the winter months could be running in as little as a year through a pilot program pushed by St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman. The mayor is working with a ferry promoter on a plan to run a ... >> view original

Tampa area business delegation visits Toronto to expand export opportunities

TAMPA — More than 70 regional business leaders are in Toronto this week working to grow exports to Canada, develop more commercial business relationships there and gain an understanding of what it takes to become a premier location for filmmaking. >> view original

Deputies: Tampa man threatens to shoot BB gun at middle school students

TAMPA — A 48-year-old man was arrested Monday for threatening to shoot a BB gun at a group of middle school students waiting for their school bus, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Bobby Buice drove past a Jennings Middle School ... >> view original

Deputies say Ocala man took taxi to check ATM, rob Tampa bank, then flee in taxi

A 34-year-old Ocala man robbed a SunTrust bank branch on Monday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said the suspect, Robert Levantini, took a cab to the SunTrust at 9601 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. at about 11:14 a.m.. >> view original

Report: Ex-Riverhounds defender Hunt charged with cocaine possession in Tampa - Pittsburgh Post

Former Riverhounds defender Willie Hunt has been charged with cocaine possession after police arrested him Sunday night in Tampa, Fla. Hunt, who had recently signed with his former team, the Tampa Bay Rowdies, for the remainder of the North American ... >> view original

New school provides stability for Tampa homeless kids

TAMPA — The ribbon cutting didn't come until Monday, but students at the new Patricia J. Sullivan Partnership School at Metropolitan Ministries already are growing accustomed to the shiny new hallways, colorful classrooms and dedicated teachers. >> view original