Jacksonville rapper Foolio, whose real name is Charles Jones, was shot and killed Sunday morning in Tampa, his lawyer confirmed. Police were called to a hotel in uptown Tampa a few hours before sunrise, having received reports of a shooting at the address. Upon arriving at the scene, they found two vehicles that had been […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Three suspects were apprehended following an armed carjacking at a Shell gas station on Sunday morning. At 11:03 a.m., Tampa police responded to the Shell located at 5100 Adamo Drive regarding an armed carjacking. Florida rapper Julio Foolio believed dead, 3 injured in shooting at Tampa Holiday Inn According to officials, […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida rapper Julio Foolio was killed early Sunday morning in a shooting at a Tampa Holiday Inn, according to numerous sources. Tampa police said the shooting took place at about 4:40 a.m. in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn at the intersection of Fowler Avenue and McKinley Drive. Sarasota deputies […]
Prominent local rapper Charles Jones, known by his stage name Julio Foolio, was reportedly shot and killed on Sunday while celebrating his 26th birthday in Tampa. The news was confirmed to Action News Jax by Jones’ longtime attorney, Lewis Fusco. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
TAMPA — For supporters of a real estate tax to boost teacher pay in Hillsborough County, Friday’s Tiger Bay Club forum was a chance to fine-tune talking points. Panelists described South Hillsborough teachers who commute to Manatee and Sarasota counties for higher pay. They described students who are not prepared for Advanced Placement exams because […]
“For those who are lost, there will always be cities that feel like home,” Simon Van Booy wrote in his 2011 novel “Everything Beautiful Began After,” and what better way to find the cities that might feel like home than to get lost? Travel beckons, and there are many great cities to explore in the U.S. From […]
Tampa Bay Times reporter Tracey McManus was awarded the Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting on Saturday while two other Times reporters were named finalists. The award is given by the First Amendment Foundation, an open records and free speech nonprofit, and is named after the Pulitzer Prize-winning Times journalist who died in September […]
Police have arrested a 71-year-old Tampa woman in the fatal shooting of a man at a home they shared in Ybor Heights on Thursday. Patricia Whitehead shot and killed the man after he didn’t clean up a mess he had made in the home, police said. The man was leaving the residence in the 1000 […]
In Tampa Bay, there are plenty of kooky history stories to go around about the local buildings, cities and names. Plus tales of pirates — lots and lots of pirates. Maybe you’ve heard some of these on a walking tour, from your neighbor or while scrolling Reddit. Here, we break down the truth behind these […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After weeks of dry and hot weather, we finally have widespread chances for rain setting in overnight Monday into early Tuesday morning. The downpours will build after midnight in Sarasota, Manatee, Hardee, DeSoto, and Highlands counties. After sunrise, the showers will begin to build northward into Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Polk counties. […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As brush fires continue to burn through the Tampa Bay area Sunday night, first responders are feeling the impact, as the fires continue to be a concern. This week alone, fires torched thousands of acres. They’re also starting to take a toll on those who are battling flames on the front […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A joint human trafficking investigation is underway across several counties in our area, according to court documents obtained by 8 On Your Side. According to complaints dating back to 2021, Lisa Payne ran several human trafficking operations using massage parlors and barbershops in Hillsborough and Manatee Counties. Pinellas sheriff announces initiative […]