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Teen left injured in Clearwater after hit-and-run, driver charged: Police
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A Tampa man told police that he took off after hitting a 15-year-old with his car on Thursday night because he was too scared to stay at the scene, according to authorities. Officials say 21-year-old Luis Manuel Salgueiro Falcon was driving a white 2023 Toyota Camry east...
Top events this week: Cuban Sandwich Festival, Florida Orchestra and Uptown Music and Arts Festival
Cuban Sandwich Festival: Enjoy dance performances, Cuban sandwiches and live music by Orquesta Infinidad and the Elevation Band as you watch the creation of a 350-foot-long Cuban sandwich. No cover. Noon-6 p.m. Sunday (May 26). Centennial Park, 1800 E. Eighth Ave., Tampa. 813-223-1111. The Florida Orchestra: Under the direction of...
Black, white students in Tampa Bay more segregated now than 20 years ago
Data: Stanford Education Data Archive; Note: Index ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 implies no segregation (all schools have identical proportions of Black and white students) while 1 implies complete segregation (no Black student attends a school with any white students, and vice versa); Map: Axios VisualsRacial segregation in schools has increased dramatically over the last three decades, according to two new reports and an Axios review of federal data.Why it matters: Friday was the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling, and American public schools are growing more separate and unequal even though the...
FREE and CHEAP Movies All Summer Long in Tampa Bay
Keep your cool this summer and head to the movies! Several Tampa Bay area theaters are offering free and cheap movies all summer long! And don’t forget, you’ll be able to save on sales tax on your purchase of movie tickets during the Freedom Month Sales Tax Holiday in July. Here are the movie deals for 2024:
Things to do around Tampa & Wesley Chapel: May 23-29
Hillsborough County 27th Annual Memorial Day Observance. 10 a.m. May 26. Veterans Memorial Park and Rear Admiral Collins Jr. Veterans Museum, 3602 U.S. Hwy. 301 N., Tampa. New faces will be added to the county’s vibrant Garden of Gold flag installation, and attendees will hear from leaders from MacDill Air Force Base, county commissioners, and more.
Guns are being stolen from cars at higher rates nationwide. What about in Tampa Bay?
A recent report found that the rate of gun thefts from vehicles is triple what it was a decade ago. The report from gun safety group Everytown came just weeks after a 14-year-old boy in St. Petersburg accidentally shot and killed his 11-year-old brother. Police say the teen found the gun in an alley after it was stolen from a vehicle.
Tampa camp counselor arrested for molesting 9-year-old: HCSO
TAMPA, Fla. - An 18-year-old camp counselor was arrested on Friday for molesting a child almost two years ago, according to The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say Angelo Lombay was 16 years old when he inappropriately touched and attempted to sexually batter a 9-year-old victim between June and August 2022 at the Code Ninjas camp located at 11909 Sheldon Rd. HCSO says the camp is now closed.
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...
Pasco’s campaign against invasive plants needs trimming, planning board says
Pasco’s planning board members said they support new county regulations to stop the spread of noxious weeds, but last week they sent staff back to the drawing board to reconsider some of their suggestions on how to make that happen. The Planning Commission voted to push its review of...
Much lower humidity to start out the work week
Showers continue to move south this evening as the sky becomes partly cloudy. Temperatures will drop into the 70s after sunset with morning lows Monday dropping into the mid 70s. There won’t be much rain Monday or Tuesday with a few isolated showers. Humidity will be much lower Monday and stay low through the work […]
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