Tag: Tampa
‘Bring His Head To Me,’ Mayor To Police Looking For Shooter
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of a Florida city told police officers looking for a suspect in three fatal and apparently random shootings...
At Least 1 Injured In Tampa Crash Involving School Bus, Deputy
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — At least one student is suffering from injuries in a crash between a Florida school bus and a sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle.
Man Accused Of Killing Daughter, Reporting Her Missing
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is accused of killing his 13-year-old daughter whose body was found in a nature preserve nine days...
Tampa School Fire Blamed On Irma Flooding
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a fire that destroyed a Florida elementary school was caused by electrical failure and extensive water damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Over 3 million Floridian’s could be without power statewide by Monday
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As Irma steams toward the Tampa Bay area there is a very good chance that there will be massive power outages. Large loss of...
2 More Sentenced For Burning Cross in Couple’s Yard
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison for setting a wooden cross on fire in an interracial couple’s...
Middle School In Florida Evacuated After Bomb Threat
LUTZ, Fla. (AP) — A sheriff’s office in Florida says no bomb had been found after a threat led a school to evacuate.
Lawyer: Woman Who Caused Fatal Crash Was Having Seizures
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The lawyer for a 29-year-old Florida woman who police say caused a crash that killed a couple and their 8-year-old daughter had several seizures that day and was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Tampa 5 kids sickened by ‘cloud of chlorine gas’ at a...
A thunderstorm knocked out a pump at an indoor swimming pool in Florida, causing a "cloud of chlorine gas" that sent five children to a hospital.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials tell news outlets it happened Monday evening at Calypso Swim Center in Tampa.
Census: Latino growth fastest in exurbs of Orlando, Tampa
Florida's Latino population grew fastest last year in counties in the exurbs of Orlando and Tampa, according to U.S. Census figures released Thursday.
The new figures also showed strong Latino growth rates in counties outside Jacksonville, but those areas had comparatively small Hispanic populations to start with.
Among counties with more than 100,000 residents, St. Johns County near Jacksonville led the state in Latino population growth rate from July 2015 to July 2016. The county's Latino population grew 7.5 percent, to almost 15,500 residents, in that period.
