Thursday, October 5, 2017

Overnight fire destroys Southern Used Furniture store in Tampa and other top stories.

  • Overnight fire destroys Southern Used Furniture store in Tampa

    Overnight fire destroys Southern Used Furniture store in Tampa
    TAMPA, Fla - Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a fire a furniture store in the Sulphur Springs neighborhood on Sunday night. Around 10:35 p.m., crews arrived at Southern Used Furniture, located at 8133 N Nebraska Ave., and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the single-story brick building. Firefighters immediately called for a second alarm due to contents of the store and the store's proximity to adjacent buildings. Authorities report at one point a flashover occurred, forcing firefighter..
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  • Man charged in fatal shooting at east Tampa gas station

    Man charged in fatal shooting at east Tampa gas station
    TAMPA - A 39-year-old Tampa man with an extensive arrest record is charged with fatally shooting a woman at a gas station on East Lake Avenue. Sol William Hoke was arrested early Sunday after a standoff with police and Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies. Tampa Police responded to a reported shooting at Tampa Super Shop gas station at 3401 E. Lake Ave. shortly after 11:00 p.m. Saturday. When the officers arrived, they started life saving measures on 50-year-old Metosha D. Godwin until Tam..
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  • Few surprises in Lightning expansion-draft protection list

    Few surprises in Lightning expansion-draft protection list
    TAMPA — There weren't many surprises when the Lightning's expansion-draft protection list was revealed Sunday. Well, except maybe one. Tampa Bay, as expected, chose the option to protect seven forwards, three defensemen and one goalie from selection by the Vegas Golden Knights. The forwards were predictable, led by captain Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Ryan Callahan (automatic with his no-move contract clause), Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat. Alex Killorn and Vladislav Namestnikov were also ..
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  • Deputies search for robbery suspect who was stabbed by clerk in ...

    Deputies search for robbery suspect who was stabbed by clerk in ...
    HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a robbery suspect who was stabbed by a clerk in Tampa on Sunday. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Deputies say a black male entered a Sunoco gas station located at 14516 N. 22nd St., approached the clerk and demanded money.  The unidentified man grabbed a baseball bat behind the counter and the two parties began struggling over the weapon. The suspect was able to over..
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  • Motorcyclist killed in Hillsborough County accident

    Motorcyclist killed in Hillsborough County accident
    TAMPA (FOX 13) - A motorcyclist was killed Sunday morning in an accident involving a van. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says 55-year-old Hee Soong Lee was killed Sunday morning in an accident involving a van. Officials say Lee was was heading westbound on Tarpon Springs Road when a van turned into the motorcycle's path. Lee was transported to Trinity Hospital in New Port Richey where he latter died from his injuries. The driver of the van, Nicholas De Santo, was not injured in the ..
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  • Lost and Found: Tampa father battles addiction, heartbreak to ...

    Lost and Found: Tampa father battles addiction, heartbreak to ...
    TAMPA — Jean Roy Jr. didn't look like father material to social workers. The 48-year-old had a long criminal history and was struggling with substance abuse. His infatuation with the mother of his twin children was an even more damaging addiction. Seventeen years his junior, she was an addict who used crystal meth and heroin, said Wanda Lamar, Roy's case manger. "My first impression was (the twins) wouldn't be unified with mom and dad," Lamar said. "Mom was still in the home. Dad was still enga..
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  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Robert Ayers poised for career year

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Robert Ayers poised for career year
    After an injury last year, Robert Ayers is ready to make an impact on the Tampa Bay defense. Injuries are a part of football. Just ask Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Robert Ayers Jr. On his way to having a tremendous 2016 season, his campaign was halted due to an ankle injury that caused him to miss four games. Even with the ailment, he still showed he could be a defensive force, specializing in getting to the quarterback. Ayers recorded 6.5 sacks (good enough for second on the team), as we..
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  • Logan Morrison leads Rays' HR barrage in win over Tigers

    Logan Morrison leads Rays' HR barrage in win over Tigers
    DETROIT (AP) — Steven Souza Jr. has been looking forward to playing on Father’s Day since his son Micah was born in December. The day ended up more memorable than he could have imagined. Souza hit his first career grand slam as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 9-1 on Sunday. He also homered this season on Mother’s Day. “It was special to hit one for my mom on Mother’s Day, but today was for both my dad and for my son,” he said. “When I got back to the dugout, I looked into the camera,..
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  • Tampa Bay Rays beat Tigers 9-1

    Tampa Bay Rays beat Tigers 9-1
    DETROIT - Logan Morrison homered twice and Steven Souza Jr. hit his first career grand slam as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 9-1 Sunday to split a four-game series.Derek Norris and Evan Longoria also homered for the Rays, who won five of seven in the season series with Detroit.Jake Faria (3-0) allowed one run, six hits and a walk in seven innings. He struck out a career-high nine. Faria is the second starting pitcher in Rays history to win his first three career games, joining Jere..
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  • 2 Tropical Disturbances On Track For Development

    2 Tropical Disturbances On Track For Development
    TAMPA, FL — Two tropical disturbances under watch by the National Hurricane Center are showing promise for further development over the next few days. Although neither storm poses an apparent threat to Florida, both have the potential to become the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season’s next named storms. The first disturbance under watch was located about 800 miles east-southeast of the southern Windward Islands as of 2 p.m. Sunday, June 18. The tropical wave was moving west-northwest at near 20 mph ..
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