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• Police: Man dead after car crashes into Hillsborough River

  20-06-2021 23:26 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Officers are still on the scene and gathering information.
  
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• Seaside Seabird Sanctuary stretched thin with birds sickened by red tide

  20-06-2021 21:38 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The public is encouraged to give the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary a call if they come across a sick bird.
  
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• Bicyclist critically injured in Largo crash

  20-06-2021 20:14 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  A car made a turn while the bicyclist was crossing the street, police said.
  
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• Truck driver wanted in I-75 hit-and-run crash

  20-06-2021 18:16 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The truck crashed into a person standing outside their car on the highway, FHP said.
  
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• On the job hunt? Here's what to do if you don't get the job

  20-06-2021 14:29 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Millions of people are searching for new jobs as things start to return to the way they were pre-pandemic.
  
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• Don't do this: Illegally-parked car gets swamped

  20-06-2021 05:46 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  In comes the tide and out goes thousands of dollars toward repair costs.
  
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• Man arrested in connection to woman's burned body found near Skyway bridge

  20-06-2021 04:22 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Deputies say he is charged with tampering with evidence.
  
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• Masks optional at Manatee County admin building after COVID cases, 2 deaths

  20-06-2021 01:20 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The policy changed after one day.
  
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• Saharan dust prompts Hillsborough County to issue air pollution precaution

  20-06-2021 00:04 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Elevated levels of PM2.5 could affect the elderly, children and people with respiratory ailments, the county says.
  
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• Sheriff: Man robs Bradenton bank with written bomb threat

  19-06-2021 22:58 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Deputies say they are still searching for the man.
  
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• Red tide watch: Dead fish scooped up along Pinellas County beaches

  19-06-2021 21:20 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The problem isn't expected to lessen up anytime soon.
  
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• How to celebrate Juneteenth across Tampa Bay

  19-06-2021 13:32 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983.
  
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• Man charged with DUI manslaughter in I-75 crash

  19-06-2021 13:16 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Mario Gonzalez drove off the road ahead of stopped traffic and ended up crashing, troopers said. A passenger was thrown from the truck.
  
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• As nation marks Juneteenth, historian celebrates freed slaves in Tampa

  19-06-2021 06:32 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  "Freedom came to some 100 enslaved Africans here in Tampa early in the morning of May 6, 1864, a whole year before Juneteenth in Galveston, Texas,” said Hearns.
  
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• Manatee County admin building shuts down due to COVID-19 cases, deaths

  19-06-2021 06:26 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  It will reopen Monday and face masks will be mandatory.
  
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• Tampa Bay COVID-19 vaccination sites closing

  19-06-2021 01:55 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The site at Port Tampa Bay closes Sunday and the Palm River Community Center site closes June 25.
  
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• Apollo Beach to reopen following deaths of father, son and 'hero'

  19-06-2021 01:34 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The county says it has put up more than a dozen additional 'no swimming' signs along the beach.
  
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• $1 million from state will help keep foster siblings together

  19-06-2021 00:44 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  A new housing development in Hillsborough County is aimed at keeping those foster kids together.
  
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• Ronnie Oneal rests case after 32 minutes of questioning witnesses in his capital murder trial

  19-06-2021 00:37 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Monday followed by jury deliberation.
  
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• 'These numbers are staggering': Tampa police once again plead for stop to senseless gun violence

  19-06-2021 00:03 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The city has already seen 23 homicide cases this year.
  
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• The Florida Aquarium releases 5 endangered sea turtles back into the wild

  18-06-2021 23:14 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The Florida Aquarium's Sea Turtle Conservation Program helped the reptiles get back on their flippers again.
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Man stole money from Ronald McDonald House donation kiosk

  18-06-2021 21:01 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Surveillance recordings catches a man stealing money from a donation kiosk in a Lakeland, Fla. McDonald's.
  
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• Alligator removed after chilling out under vending machine

  18-06-2021 20:52 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Deputies were called to remove a gator that had made a Circle K vending machine its new hide out in Polk City, Fla.
  
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• Ronnie Oneal III won't testify in his own defense; juror dismissed from trial

  18-06-2021 18:44 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The juror was let go due to health issues. Both the state and Mr. Oneal have rested their cases.
  
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• 'Huge' car dealer Billy Fuccillo dies in Florida at 64

  18-06-2021 18:42 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  He is survived by his wife and son.
  
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• Tampa Bay area roadways designated to honor 3 fallen law enforcement officers

  18-06-2021 18:39 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Gov. DeSantis signed SB 1716 to honor the men "who put the safety of their communities above their own safety.”
  
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• Haines City officer fired after internal investigation reveals he crashed while driving 107 mph

  18-06-2021 17:34 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Haines City police say Christopher Jackson had been with the department since 2015.
  
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• Tampa leaders raise Juneteenth flag over Old City Hall

  18-06-2021 17:01 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  It's the second time the flag has been raised in Tampa.
  
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• Kenny Chesney announces second make up date for 2020 tour in Tampa

  18-06-2021 12:48 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The tour kicks off on April 23, 2022 at Raymond James Stadium.
  
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• Tampa police officer following in dad's footsteps

  18-06-2021 12:40 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Growing up watching her dad and listening to his stories, Mona knew she wanted to be just like him.
  
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• A Frank Conversation: New podcast explores race, religion, politics and more

  18-06-2021 12:28 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Let's talk and heal together.
  
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• What you need to know for Friday, June 18, 2021

  18-06-2021 12:06 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Thanks for starting your Friday with 10 Tampa Bay Brightside!
  
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• Ronnie Oneal III thanks detective who adopted his critically injured son

  18-06-2021 05:13 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Representing himself in his own capital murder trial, Ronnie Oneal thanked the sheriff’s detective who adopted the son he is charged with attacking.
  
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• The Missing: Zachary Bernhardt, Florida's longest-running Amber Alert

  18-06-2021 00:29 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Clearwater police have followed up on hundreds of leads in the case.
  
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• Tampa revamps Citizen Review Board to give council and public more police oversight

  18-06-2021 00:13 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The new rules will put more of those board positions in the hands of city council and one will be selected by the NAACP.
  
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• One-legged athlete has dreams to compete at CrossFit Games

  18-06-2021 00:13 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Lexi Youngberg lost her leg in a boating accident as a teen. Now, she's set her sights on competing in the "Super Bowl" of CrossFit.
  
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• COVID Ribbon Memorial set to visit Largo

  18-06-2021 00:01 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The traveling exhibit, created by an Anna Maria Island woman, is designed to recognize the deaths of Floridians during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Florida Supreme Court nixes recreational marijuana ballot proposal

  17-06-2021 23:33 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The proposed amendment won't appear on Florida voters' ballots in 2022.
  
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• Crews clean up dead fish from red tide in Pinellas County

  17-06-2021 23:28 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Some will go to a landfill, while others will be burned in an incinerator.
  
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• Married law enforcement couple retires together after serving Pasco County for 30+ years

  17-06-2021 21:58 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The lieutenants celebrated their retirement from the Pasco Sheriff's Office with a final radio call as they signed off for the last time together.
  
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• Bucs 2021 home game tickets already sold out

  17-06-2021 21:05 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Raymond James Stadium will welcome back fans at full capacity this season.
  
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• Manatee County deputy resigns after being charged with DUI

  17-06-2021 20:06 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  He would've been fired if he hadn't chosen to leave his position, the agency said.
  
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• Gov. DeSantis: Pinellas County beaches will have a 'very strong Fourth of July weekend' despite red tide

  17-06-2021 18:40 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The governor's visit to the area comes as red tide is rearing its head in Tampa Bay.
  
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• 'I want a baby': California man accused of sexually grooming 12-year-old girl from Tampa Bay area

  17-06-2021 17:08 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The Polk County Sheriff's Office says he told her he wanted to get her pregnant.
  
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• Gov. Ron DeSantis set to hold roundtable in St. Petersburg

  17-06-2021 15:29 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  The governor's visit comes at a time when red tide is rearing its head in Tampa Bay.
  
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• How to celebrate Juneteenth around Tampa Bay

  17-06-2021 14:58 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Juneteenth will be the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983.
  
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• FWC suspends Skyway Fishing Pier investigation, finds pelicans are probably injuring themselves

  17-06-2021 13:07 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Ill human intent has been ruled out in the pelican probe after FWC agents spend more than 400 hours investigating how pelicans were getting injured.
  
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• More than $6,000 worth of plywood stolen from Winter Haven construction sites

  17-06-2021 12:26 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Police say 100 sheets valued at $6,500 were taken from the two sites.
  
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• What you need to know for Thursday, June 17, 2021

  17-06-2021 12:03 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Thanks for waking up with 10 Tampa Bay Brightside.
  
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• Tampa police: Man in critical condition after overnight shooting

  17-06-2021 10:28 via rssfeeds.wtsp.com
  
  Police say it happened around 2:15 a.m. Thursday.
  
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