Tag: Tampa

Storms predicted for Tampa Bay throughout the weekend

Keeping an umbrella nearby might be a good plan this weekend. The National Weather Service has predicted that rounds of thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and on Sunday as a series of weather systems move into the area. The first line of storms will likely move across north Florida and northeastern Gulf waters into the […]

Body of missing Tampa mom believed to have been found

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Police Department (TPD) says it located a body believed to belong to Sylvia Pagan, who was reported missing on Sunday evening. Police said an identification of the body, which was found in the Wimauma area, is pending confirmation from the Medical Examiner’s Office, which will also confirm the cause […]

Statewide search for missing Tampa mother, Sylvia Pagan, enters third day

Statewide search for missing Tampa mother, Sylvia Pagan, enters third day TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa police officers said they are very concerned about the well-being of Sylvia Pagan. They are entering the third day of trying to find her. Investigators across the state are working together to search for Pagan who was reported missing […]

Abducted Tampa girl found, mother & suspect still missing, police say

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Police Department said it is looking for a missing woman and a man connected to an AMBER alert investigation. Early Monday morning, an AMBER alert was issued for a missing 9-year-old girl from Tampa, who was believed to be abducted along with her mother, 34-year-old Sylvia Pagan. 3 men […]

Tampa vets warn dog owners of heat exhaustion

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Veterinarians in Tampa are issuing a warning. As temperatures have risen, several dogs have suffered heat exhaustion in the last week, and some have even died. Northern lights expected to be visible from Florida With a scorching summer ahead, Dr. Melissa Webster with Tampa Veterinary Hospital is reminding pet owners to […]

2 people dead, 1 injured in ‘SoHo’ shooting, Tampa police say

Two men have died and another was injured in an early morning shooting in the South Howard area of Tampa on Sunday. According to the Tampa Police Department, just before 3 a.m. officers on patrol in the area heard guns shots and responded to a parking lot on the 500 block of South Howard Avenue. […]

5 boaters rescued within 3 hours in Tampa Bay by Coast Guard

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg crew made five rescues within only a few hours on Saturday in the Tampa Bay area. The first call came in at 11:13 a.m. from four men near the Gandy Bridge whose 24-foot boat was sinking. Crews arrived to find their partially submerged boat […]

Tampa woman to be sentenced for beating dog with rubber mallet

TAMPA, Fla. – A Tampa woman who pleaded guilty to beating a dog with a rubber mallet will learn her fate Friday morning. Prosecutors said Elizabeth Jaimes moved into a home in Tampa with her boyfriend, his mom and his mom’s husky, Maya, in August 2022. READ: Hillsborough woman makes open plea for beating husky […]