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5 Hillsborough schools will close this month. Here is a final look.
Asked to name her favorite subject at Tampa’s Cleveland Elementary School, Jailise Vega said, “Can I name two?”. An A and B student, she enjoys math and reading equally. But she’s nervous about August, when she will transfer to Witter Elementary after Cleveland closes later this month. Jailise, 9, will need to make new friends.
Video: Alligator removed from MacDill Air Force Base
TAMPA, Fla. - Shortly after MacDill Air Force Base jokingly posted on social media that it had a new airman named ‘Ally Gator’ who would be in charge of the complaint department, the alligator that wandered on base has a new home. According to the base’s Facebook page,...
Bags of ashes, toppled headstones part of complaints against St. Pete cemetery
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — 10 Tampa Bay is uncovering problems at a cemetery in south St. Petersburg. Many families are outraged over a lack of upkeep. We began looking into their claims but then got a call we weren’t expecting. Virginia Morand is buried at Royal Palm Cemetery...
Military plane crash in Tampa: 80 years later
It was back on May 19, 1944, when a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber – loaded with practice bombs and ammunition – made a fiery emergency landing on Abdella Street in West Tampa. It had just taken off from Drew Field, an Army Air Corps Training base where Tampa International Airport is now.
Graduation Photos: Parrish Community High School, class of 2024
Parrish Community High School graduated its senior class during a ceremony at LECOM Park on Wednesday evening. With more than 2,000 students, according to an estimate from U.S. News and World Report, the school graduated an estimated 512 seniors at the ceremony on Wednesday. More Graduation Photo Galleries: See almost all high school graduations...
Volunteers find body believed to be missing mom
The search group "We Are the Essentials" helped find a body in the Wimauma area on Wednesday, believed to be that of Sylvia Pagan. She had disappeared days earlier, with her abductor later found dead and her 9-year-old daughter safely recovered.
'Don't be nasty!' Video shows deputies coming across 9-foot-long alligator in Ruskin
RUSKIN, Fla. — When it comes to Florida, you never know when you'll come across an alligator. Sometimes you found them in a lake, other times you find them right in the middle of the road. That was the case for several members of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office...
NAMI Hillsborough preparing for weekend wellness event
TAMPA, Fla. — A branch of the largest grassroots mental health organization in the nation is preparing for a big event this weekend. As part of 600 affiliate groups in the US, 23 of which are in Florida, NAMI Hillsborough is bridging the gap for the youth and young adult population of the Tampa Bay Area.
Which Sarasota, Manatee surgery surgery centers earn high-performing marks new ratings?
Five local surgery centers – two in Sarasota County, one in Bradenton and two in Charlotte County− earned high performing ratings in the first rankings by U.S. News & World Report of the Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers in the United States. The rankings were released online May 14....
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