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WASHINGTON — If a major-league baseball team plays a spring training game in Cuba next year, it will be theTampa Bay Rays.Commissioner Rob Manfred chose the Rays by picking a ball out of a bin at baseball’s offices on Park Avenue in Manhattan on Friday afternoon.So many teams, including the Mets, the Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, hadwanted to play in Cubathat Manfred decided to hold a lottery.It is not a forgone conclusion that there will be a game. Major League Baseball still needs to ne..>> view originalTampa gets $2
Tampa gets $2.4 million connected vehicles pilot programWFLA Web StaffPublished:November 13, 2015, 11:25 amUpdated:November 13, 2015, 11:39 amRelated CoverageTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa will be among the first cities in the country to participate in a pilot program that will allow vehicles to communicate with each other about traffic conditions, which would improve safety and reduce traffic jams.On Sept. 14, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $2.4 million contract to..>> view originalTampa PD seeks TD Bank robber
Tampa, Florida -- Tampa Police officers are asking for the public's help identifying the man who robbed a TD Bank Friday morning.Police say the man walked in to the bank and gave a note to the teller demanding money.Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the suspect in this case. Anyone with any information regarding this case and who wants to be eligible for a cash reward is asked to call Crime Stoppers a..>> view originalTampa's Tinder date heard 'round the world goes viral as kidney transplant nears | Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — Scott Bragan was busy at work one morning last week when he first looked down at his cell phone: he had more than 60 texts.They were from friends and family telling him to check the news and social media.The story of how a friend's Tinder date helped his wife, Erika Bragan, find a kidney donor from a woman they had never met before had gone viral.It was back on Nov. 8 that theTampa Bay Timestold the story of Jennifer Thomas, who went out on a blind date in July with Rich O'Dea, a friend ..>> view originalTampa police: Two people shot at Silver Oaks Apartments | Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — Early Friday morning, Tampa police responded to a report of two people shot at 4200 Kenneth Court, and found a man and woman with gunshot wounds, police said.Both victims, Willie Knighton, 33, and Brittney White, 27, were transported from Silver Oaks Apartments to Tampa General Hospital, where police said they were in serious but stable condition.The shooting was reported just after 2 a.m. Police said there was no suspect description or a clear understanding of what happened before the t..>> view originalTampa Bay Buccaneers: Catching Up with Danny Lansanah | Bleacher Report
TheTampa Bay Buccaneerssit at the halfway mark of the 2015 season with a 3-5 record, having already eclipsed their win total from 2014, when they tied for the league's worst mark at 2-14. While most expected Tampa Bay's struggles to come on the offensive side of the ball—thanks to breaking in a rookie quarterback (Jameis Winston) and a work-in-progress offensive line that features two rookie starters—it's been the defense that's had the most trouble. Even in its second year in head coach Lov..>> view originalHigh-tech cars that prevent crashes coming to Tampa | WFLA
Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.Related CoverageANN ARBOR, Mich. (WFLA) — A year or so from now, some Tampa streets and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway will go high tech and become the nation’s next proving ground for satellite-guided, crash-prevention technology.Engineers insist so-called “connected cars” that ”talk” to each other and communicate with roadways and even stoplights, will reduce, if not eliminate collisions, injuries and traffic jams.“This..>> view original8 fun things to do in Tampa Bay this weekend | Nov
1. RibFest (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)A huge weekend of tasty food, drinks, family fun and live music including Chase Rice, Kip Moore and more.Get the details2. Sand Sculpting Festival (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)The Siesta Key Crystal Classic sand sculpting competition runs this weekend on the white sands beach.Get the details3. Sponge Docks Seafood Festival (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)This free event features an arts and crafts show, live music, a ‘best of’ contest, and tons of local fresh seafood!..>> view originalLove note lands Tampa 9-year-old in trouble | WINK NEWS
TAMPA, Fla.- A Tampa mother is furious, saying school administrators threatened to file sexual harassment charges against her 9-year-old son after he gave a handwritten note to his crush.“He’s nine. What little kid doesn’t write love notes?”The mom, who preferred not to be identified, says her son passed a sweet note to his crush.“How she wears the same uniform and how her eyes sparkled like diamonds.”But soon, she says other students started teasing her son about wanting to see the little girl ..>> view originalPolice: Illegal turn leads to bust of Tampa man
Associated Press, AP3:32 p.m. EST November 13, 2015Dean Webb of Tampa and Michael Laico, of Houston, Texas, were arrested Wednesday on felony marijuana possession charges.(Photo: AP)NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors say two men have been arrested after authorities found more than 800 pounds of marijuana in a rented truck that was stopped after making an illegal turn near New York's Kennedy Airport. Dean Webb of Tampa and Michael Laico, of Houston, Texas, were arrested Wednesday on felony marijua..>> view original
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