Tampa citrus exec Phil Tope among four killed in Nicaragua helicopter crash | TBO
Longtime Tampa citrus executive Phil Tope and Auburndale citrus leader Jim Horrisberger were among four people killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday in southern Nicaragua, officials said. Tope, 72, had served as chief executive at Tampa Juice Service Inc,. since 1993. He made the trip with Horrisberger to visit Grupo Pellas groves in Nicaragua, said his brother, Bob Tope. Tampa Juice Service is a subsidiary of the Costa Rican citrus company TicoFrut, which is owne..>> view originalTampa man arrested after running from scene of traffic crash - Story | abcactionnews
TAMPA - A 21-year-old Tampa man is behind bars this morning after he ran from a traffic accident Tampa police officers said he was responsible for at the intersection of East Busch Boulevard and 30th Street Tuesday night.The accident caused minor injuries, but forced authorities to shut down East Busch Boulevard to traffic for more than an hour, a Tampa Police official said.Ramon A. Taylor Jr. of Tampa was arrested on charges of driving without a valid driver’s license, resisting an officer wit..>> view originalThis Sunday could be awkward for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston | NJ
PHILADELPHIA --If theEagleslose this Sunday to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it will drop them to 4-6 on the season, basically ending their chances of making the playoffs.Something, believe it not, that might upsetBuccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston."I'm an Eagles fan. I grew up an Eagles fan," Winston said to reporters Wednesday. "Randall Cunningham was my favorite player of all time. I love Brian Westbrook, Brian Dawkins,Donovan McNabb,Jevon Kearse, all the guys that played for the Eagles in the..>> view originalReview: Tampa skating rink a 1970s muse for photographer Bill Yates | Things to do in Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Times
Bill Yates has been a photographer for most of his life and has practiced many different applications of the medium. Visit his website, billyatescypix.com, and you'll see ravishing examples of his aerial photography, for example, beautifully framed landscapes lush with color.Then visit sweetheartrollerskatingrink.com and you'll find an edgy portfolio in black and white that doesn't look as if it had come from the same lens. In a sense, it didn't. Yates, 69, shot that group of photographs more th..>> view originalTampa City Council to vote on Super Bowl bid | Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA — With the NFL saying Tampa is a finalist to host the Super Bowl again in 2019 or 2020, the Tampa City Council on Thursday will consider a resolution approving a formal bid to host the championship for a fifth time.If the council approves, the city would agree "to provide all governmental services (including without limitation public safety, security, fire and medical emergency, traffic, decorative display and public work/street maintenance services and supplies) reasonably necessary to th..>> view originalTampa-area forecast: Decent chance of rain ahead of frontal passage | TBO
Near-record heat and a chance of afternoon showers are in the Tampa-area forecast today ahead of an approaching cold front. The National Weather Service says today will be mostly cloudy with gusty winds out of the south-southeast. Scattered showers with an isolated thunderstorm are possible across the region, likely between 1 p.m. and midnight. Tampa’s high temperature today should get near the Nov. 18 record of 87, set in 1993. On Tuesday, Tampa match..>> view originalNorthbound I-75 closed in New Tampa due to crash | Tampa Bay Times
UPDATE, 2:30 p.m.: All lanes of Interstate 75 have reopened after a semi-trailer crash earlier Wednesday morning. The northbound lanes of the highway, south of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, where closed for two hours while investigators and rescue workers attended to the accident, which sent three people to hospitals.TAMPA — All northbound lane of Interstate 75 in the New Tampa area were closed Wednesday morning after a semi-trailer overturned.Hillsborough County officials said 100 gallons of diesel..>> view originalTampa’s Metropolitan Ministries kicks off holiday tent | WFLA
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn at Metropolitan Ministries' Tent BlessingRelated CoverageTampa, FL (WFLA) – Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn joined members of the community Wednesday morning for this year’s Metropolitan Ministries Holiday Tent Blessing. The tent is located at 400 West Palm Avenue in Tampa.The Tent Blessing signaled Metropolitan Ministries’ Thanksgiving and Christmas season with a prayer for the entire community. The Tent is a place where those in need, volunteers and donors come in contact w..>> view originalTampa-area boys basketball district preview | TBO
A district-by-district boys basketba;l preview: Class 8A-6 Teams:Alonso, Bradenton Manatee, Newsome, Sarasota Riverview, Riverview Outlook:Newsome owned the best record of any team in Hillsborough County last season after finishing the regular season 21-1. The Wolves won the district title but lost to St. Petersburg in the 8A region semifinals. Newsome graduated six players from last year’s team, but returns senior guard Isayah Frank..>> view originalVideo: Fire burns home in East Tampa; no one injured, firefighters say | TBO
Firefighters put out a fire that engulfed a single-story home in East Tampa this morning. Firefighters received a call about the fire at 2210 E. 20th Ave. at 8:41 a.m. and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof and the front of the home, said Jason Penny, spokesman for Tampa Fire Rescue. “It was very, very smoky down here,” Penny said. Crews began attacking the fire but it quickly spread and firefighters had to pull back and just tr..>> view original
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