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University of Tampa student gave birth in bathroom, said baby died soon after, records say
The mother of a baby found dead in a University of Tampa garbage bin told police she gave birth to the baby in a dorm bathroom and that the baby died soon after, court records show. A search warrant affidavit made public Thursday includes new details about the investigation that...
How safe is your local hospital? Every Tampa Bay hospital graded.
No Tampa Bay hospitals received a failing grade for patient safety but two, including Tampa General, got a C in new rankings released this week by Leapfrog, a national independent nonprofit. The region’s only Level I trauma center, Tampa General scored below average in more than half a dozen categories,...
Tampa restaurant destroyed in early morning fire
TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) - Hillsborough County firefighters responded to a fire in Tampa early Thursday morning. According to officials, a call for a structure fire was reported at Cody’s Original Roadhouse in Tampa around 5:15 a.m. When units arrived on scene, smoke and flames were visible and crews had to beginning a defensive attack as conditions deetiolated.
9-foot aggressive alligator captured outside Florida elementary school
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (WFLA) — A 9-foot alligator caught walking near an elementary school north of Tampa was captured. On Tuesday, the Florida Fire and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to reports of the gator walking down a Wesley Chapel street at around 3:45 p.m. Two people armed with ropes...
3 Florida cities named among top 100 best places to live in US: report
ORLANDO, Fla. - Multiple Florida cities have been named among the best places to live in the United States in a new ranking. The website Liveability recently released its list of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2024, listing three Florida cities among the best.
Armed woman shot, killed in confrontation with Pasco deputies: PSO
HUDSON, Fla. - A woman is dead after being shot by Pasco County deputies on Thursday. According to Sheriff Chris Nocco, deputies responded to a call around 3:30 p.m. from a passerby who said a woman with a knife flagged them down at a pet cemetery in the area of Denton Avenue and Dane Lane in Hudson.
First tenants move into tiny cottages for homeless in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. — In between I-4 and the Selmon Expressway, east of Ybor City, more than a hundred people who used to be homeless now have safe shelter. For a few years, the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Petersburg has offered tents for people to live but only recently are they moving some into private cottages.
‘Kind of a crisis’: Florida STD rates surpass pre-pandemic levels
The pandemic did what public health officials have struggled to do for the past 15 years — put a dent in the number of reported cases of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases in Florida. But in just two years, the combined rate of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis has rebounded and...
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