TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Out of the 825 miles of Florida beaches, two in the Tampa Bay area were ranked among the favorites in the Sunshine State. USA Today’s 10Best expert panel nominated their top Florida beaches and then readers voted for their favorites. The two local beaches ranked are both in Pinellas County. Clearwater […]
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Tampa woman accused of molesting students to be held in jail until trial
TAMPA – A Tampa woman accused of pretending she was a teenager to lure teenage boys into sexual relationships will be held in jail until her trial, a Hillsborough County judge ruled Monday. Alyssa Zinger, now 23, was in court, asking a judge for the chance to be released from jail before her trial. Zinger […]
Tampa roads reopen after ‘serious’ deadly crash prompts closure; police investigating
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Police Department is investigating after a “serious” deadly crash closed roads in Tampa Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred at E. Hillsborough Avenue and N. 11th Street, police said. E. Hillsborough Avenue has since reopened after being closed in both directions from N. Nebraska Avenue to N. 15th Street. TPD […]
Tampa police investigating double homicide
Tampa police are investigating after two people were shot and killed near downtown Tampa on Saturday afternoon. Police were called to the 1100 block of Ray Charles Boulevard at about 1:15 pm. Both victims — an adult man and woman — sustained upper body injuries and died at the scene, according to a Tampa Police […]
Breeze Airways adds new seasonal flight from Tampa International Airport
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new seasonal flight from Breeze is now boarding in Tampa. The airline launched a new route from Tampa to Orange County-Santa Ana, California on Friday. This is the first time the airports have been connected with nonstop service. According to Breeze, the route will be available twice weekly on Mondays […]
A dangerous stretch of Tampa road is getting a safety makeover
TAMPA — A stretch of one of Tampa’s most hazardous roadways is receiving a bicycle-friendly makeover, funded by the city’s red-light camera program. Construction began earlier this month to convert a section of West Cleveland Street a few blocks south of the University of Tampa from three traffic lanes to two, with one lane transforming […]
This public pool was a summer lifeline. Tampa residents mourn its closure.
TAMPA — To reach the remnants of this 5-year-old’s happy place, turn right out of his great-grandmother’s scuffed front door. Follow the sunbaked city street west past his school. Turn left at the Family Dollar. Go beyond the old greyhound race track to a sea of empty, asphalt parking and a locked gate. His friends […]
Deputies seek 3 people seen in video at time of deadly Tampa shooting
Hillsborough County deputies are searching for three people who might know who killed a 24-year-old man in Tampa on Sunday. Just after 2 a.m. Sunday, deputies found Brayan Rivera Garcia with a gunshot wound to the chest on the 1300 block of Treasure Key Court, about one mile northwest of University Mall. Garcia was taken […]
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Burmese pythons are slithering farther north. Could the snakes make Tampa home?
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The presence of Burmese pythons has been a growing concern in South Florida as the invasive species kept popping up around homes. Now the snakes are slithering farther north, causing more worry among residents. On Friday, a passerby found a dead 8-foot-long Burmese python along Collier Boulevard near the intersection of […]
Tampa man killed in fiery motorcycle crash on Gandy Bridge, officials say
A 33-year-old man from Tampa was killed Saturday night after a fiery crash on the Gandy Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. At about 10:45 p.m., the man, who was riding a motorcycle, was driving “at a very high rate of speed” eastbound on the Gandy, law enforcement said. Just before reaching the Hillsborough […]
Man arrested after breaking into Tampa home, sexually battering resident: police
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man is behind bars after he broke into a Tampa home, sexually battered the resident, and then fled from the home, according to the Tampa Police Department. On the night of May 10, police said the suspect, 28-year-old Jordan Davis, broke into a home near North Nebraska Avenue and East […]