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• Tampa Bay companies make a national list of cybercrime fighters

  23-05-2018 15:33
  KnowBe4 in Clearwater and Focal Point Data Risk in Tampa have spots on the Cybersecurity 500 list for 2018.
  
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• Teen delivers free shoes to Tampa first graders

  23-05-2018 10:39
  A teenager from Lithia and her hard-working friends handed out the pairs of shoes to students as part of her program called Soles Shaping Souls . "You can't put a price on this," says Jaime Gerding, the school's principal.
  
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• Wrongful death lawsuit filed in Kratom death

  23-05-2018 05:53
  Laura Lamon filed the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Sligh Petrol Mart operated by Anjiya C- Store Inc., for selling her 27-year-old son "defective capsules" of Kratom without any "warnings or instructions," leading to his death. ABC Action News was the first news organization to report on the death of Christopher Waldron.
  
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• SOFIC 2018: Cutting-edge military gadgets on display in Tampa

  23-05-2018 01:09
  The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference brings together the latest high-tech innovation, gizmos and gadgets for today's military. It's like being a five-star general in a very expensive candy store, looking for innovations and solutions to fit the military's special ops needs.
  
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• FedEx driver, 22, killed on I-4 after tire blows out

  22-05-2018 20:17
  The 22-year-old male driver, who has not yet been identified pending notification of his family, was traveling eastbound on Interstate 4 just west of I-75. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the vehicle's left front tire blew out and caused the man to lose control of the truck.
  
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• Sneak peek: Go inside Metro Diner in South Tampa

  22-05-2018 15:23
  Metro Diner is nearly ready to open its first location in its home base of Tampa along West Kennedy Boulevard.
  
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• Would you trust your life to a plastic plunger?

  22-05-2018 10:28
  When it comes to choking - every second counts. In 2015 more than 5,000 people across the country lost their lives in a choking-related accident.
  
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• Ladies Choice:Tampa Bay ranked #1 for female-owned business

  22-05-2018 05:49
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- If you're a woman thinking about starting your own business in the Tampa Bay area, you're definitely in the right spot.
  
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• Global Tampa Bay trade mission to Mexico deemed a success

  22-05-2018 05:49
  Global Tampa Bay, previously known as the Tampa Bay Export Alliance, recently announced that the companies that participated in April's trade mission to Mexico City, Mexico have projected future sales and economic activity of approximately $35.3 million due to the trip. The trip was a cooperative effort of Pinellas County Economic Development, the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation and the Pasco Economic Development Council, Forty-one business leaders and elected officials from
  
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• Clearing out storm drains ahead of more rain

  22-05-2018 01:12
  The City of Tampa mobilized its storm drain vacuums in the city on Monday as more rain is expected throughout the week. "We are so pleased to be able to do much more impactful storm water maintenance work, now that we have the additional Stormwater Service Assessment funding," said Director Jean Duncan.
  
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• Klas Telecom Launches Voyager Tactical Data Center 2.0 at SOFIC 2018

  21-05-2018 20:35
  Voyager TDC 2.0 provides users with all the capability of the original system plus twice the storage capacity and NVMe for faster and better performance. The Voyager TDC and the 2.0 variant are the first and only low size, weight and power compute and data storage networks on the market with enterprise-grade capability, such as a 10 Gbps Layer 2 switch, 512 GB RAM and 32 physical cores, that meet military standards for ruggedization and fit in a single airline carry-on-size rollaway case.
  
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• Founder of Tampa's TeBella Tea, up for international award, talks tea ...

  21-05-2018 15:36
  The founder of TeBella Tea Co. admits it: The glitter-topped rose matcha lemonade her shop created for Valentine's Day wasn't exactly, well, her cup of tea.
  
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• INVISIO launches new versatile V10 control unit for the Special Forces community

  21-05-2018 10:32
  INVISIO expands its product range by adding a new control unit for tactical communication and hearing protection. The new INVISIO V10 control unit is designed to meet Special Forces needs for a rugged, easy to use single-com system.
  
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• Florida unions welcome change, say Gov. Rick Scott has been a 'bad boss'

  21-05-2018 05:51
  Labor leaders say the state's 162,000 employees, and wage earners in general, have suffered through eight years of Gov. Rick Scott's administration. "Between him and the Legislature there is not a good record there - especially in health care but across the board," said Ogletree.
  
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• Saving our streets: Tampa Bay's sex industry Saving our streets: Tampa Bay's sex industry

  21-05-2018 01:05
  Shutting down backpage.com , a sex marketplace website was a victory for victims, but it doesn't mean the sex industry is going away. It just means it's going somewhere else.
  
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• Florida's expensive race for governor highlights lax laws

  20-05-2018 18:41
  In this April 6, 2018, file photo, Adam Putnam, Republican gubernatorial candidate makes a campaign stop at Kimmins Contracting in Tampa, Fla. Florida's wide-open race for governor won't be decided for another six months, but it's already triggered a wave of expensive television ad buys from groups taking advantage of gray areas in the state's campaign finance laws.
  
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• President Trump pledges visit: 'We'll be in Tampa very soon,' report says

  20-05-2018 14:06
  A White House visitor might be coming to Tampa Bay soon. We're talking about President Donald Trump, of course.
  
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• Tampa honors 1960 sit-ins that desegregated downtown lunch counters

  20-05-2018 01:11
  Inez Anderson, 76, holds a photo of herself taken on Feb. 29, 1960 while she participated in a sit-in to desegregate the F.W. Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Tampa. On Saturday, the city unveiled a historic marker at the former site of the store on N Franklin Street.
  
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• Tampa Charity climb helps build smart homes for wounded veterans

  20-05-2018 01:11
  Tunnel to Towers stair climb not only helps give back independence to wounded veterans but honors the first responders who gave their lives during 9/11 TAMPA, Fl- Sgt. Michael Nicholson was on foot patrol in Afghanistan, when he stepped on a 40-pound Improvised explosive device The transition back to civilian life is hard enough for many veterans, and for our wounded warriors it can be especially difficult.
  
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• APSU Track and Fields's Savannah Amato, Tymeitha Tolbert gain regional qualification

  19-05-2018 22:56
  Austin Peay State University track and field will send a pair of student-athletes to next week's NCAA East Preliminary in Tampa, Florida, with APSU junior Savannah Amato and sophomore Tymeitha Tolbert scheduled to compete. This is the seventh year in a row that Austin Peay has had at least one athlete earn regional qualification.
  
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• Over 100,000 people cheered on the newlyweds during royal wedding procession

  19-05-2018 18:30
  Well-wishers cheered on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as they left St George's Chapel in a wedding carriage for the first time as a married couple. Esther Wangari Kangau, 50, who is originally from Kenya but now lives in Chiswick, caught a glimpse of the happy couple during their 25-minute horse-drawn ride around town.
  
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• College Admissions: Showing Your Best Side on Social Media

  19-05-2018 13:38
  Social media has found its way into almost every part of everyday life. It has even affected college and university admissions.
  
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• Tampa woman warns of door-to-door scam

  19-05-2018 09:13
  A Tampa woman turned to Nextdoor to warn her neighbors about a man pretending to be associated with Big Brothers Big Sisters. The incident happened in the Parkland Estates neighborhood yesterday around 7:15 p.m. Anneliese Meier said she immediately knew it was not true and asked more questions.
  
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• KOPPEL v. OCHOA

  19-05-2018 05:12
  Anthony J. Russo of Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, Tampa, Florida; and Paul U. Chistolini of Smoak, Chistolini & Barnett, PLLC, Tampa, Florida, for Petitioner George A. Vaka and Nancy A. Lauten of Vaka Law Group, Tampa, Florida, for Respondent Laura Ochoa We have for review the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Ochoa v. Koppel, 197 So.3d 77 , in which the district court certified conflict with Goldy v.
  
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• Son of Hillsborough sheriff claims 'stand your ground' in stabbing case

  19-05-2018 01:11
  George Zachary Chronister, 24, the son of Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, was arrested last year after he was accused of cutting another man with a knife during a fight. An amateur rapper, the young Chronister composed a song that includes apparent references to the incident.
  
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• Road construction underway on Linebaugh Avenue

  18-05-2018 23:14
  TAMPA, Fla. -- Road construction begins Monday, May 21, 2018 on Linebaugh Avenue, west of Sheldon Road.
  
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• Developers resolve lawsuit over 53-story Riverwalk Place in downtown Tampa

  18-05-2018 18:59
  A lawsuit over one of the most anticipated developments in downtown Tampa has been resolved.
  
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• Fight erupts for control of stock in Tampa investment firm

  18-05-2018 14:19
  A battle has begun over the stock of Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, a Tampa-based real estate investment trust that buys and manages real estate nationwide.
  
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• Eight Blue Raiders Qualify for the NCAA East Regional

  18-05-2018 10:02
  Eight Blue Raiders qualified for the 2018 NCAA Track and Field East Regional, as announced by the NCAA coordinator on Thursday afternoon. The Regional will be hosted at the USF Track and Field stadium in Tampa, Fla.
  
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• TBN's top weekend diversions

  18-05-2018 05:54
  Don't know what to do this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out our list of entertainment events happening around Tampa Bay.
  
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• Tampa's flip market eliminating abandoned homes

  18-05-2018 01:46
  Tampa Bay just ranked the 6th place of all US metro cities as the most popular place in the nation for homebuyers! That's having a huge impact on neighborhoods, where crews are fixing and flipping even the most dilapidated homes. Barbara Gulick is stoked.
  
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• Facebook video shows sandhill cranes squaring off with a gator in Florida. The cranes win.

  18-05-2018 01:46
  The video was taken from a vehicle by Giovanni Badalamenti, who once lived in Tampa but now lives in Winter Springs. According to a report from Fox 35 Orlando Badalamenti was leaving a restaurant in Sanford when he saw the alligator going after three cranes.
  
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• Video shows car driving on Tampa's Riverwalk

  17-05-2018 23:37
  ABC Action News has obtained cell phone video of a car driving on Tampa's Riverwalk near the Tampa Bay History Center Wednesday evening. The video shows a red convertible driving along the pedestrian and bicycle area and was recorded by a customer who was eating at the Columbia Cafe along the river.
  
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• Vology Welcomes Mike Ehresman as Vice President of Sales Enablement

  17-05-2018 19:16
  TAMPA, Fla.-- --May 17, 2018-- Vology , a leading Managed IT Services Provider, today announced the appointment of Mike Ehresman as the company's Vice President of Sales Enablement. In his role, Ehresman is responsible for maintaining high levels of sales and operational process success within the organization, improving sales training and maximizing overall sales productivity.
  
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• Dad of local artist found dead wants answers

  17-05-2018 19:16
  A grieving father is reaching out to the Tampa Bay Area for help determining what led to the death of his 34-year-old son. Matt Callahan was a popular artist and muralist in the Tampa Bay Area but was found unconscious and injured on April 11 in the median of Gandy Boulevard outside Warehouse Liquor Store and Bar.
  
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• HART may eliminate In-Towner, add new TT route

  17-05-2018 14:47
  The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority is holding a series of community outreach sessions and public hearings to discuss upcoming service changes and seek public input regarding proposed changes to the bus system. The In-Towner Route 96 has a weekday service every 15 minutes from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The In-Towner Route 97 has Saturday service every 30 minutes 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fred Dixon works at a major hotel in downtown Tampa and says he uses the In-Towner Rou
  
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• Soldier reunites with stray dog she rescued while deployed

  17-05-2018 10:18
  The soldier rescued the dog and her mom, who were starving and often kicked and hit with rocks because they were strays. TAMPA, FL There was plenty of love to go around after a U.S. soldier and the dog she rescued and adopted in Iraq reunited after seven long months of being without each other.
  
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• Suspect Sarasota bank robber arrested

  17-05-2018 06:02
  The man, whose name has not been released, is wanted in connection with bank robberies in Sarasota County, Hillsborough County and Osceola County. The man, whose name has not been released, is wanted in connection with bank robberies in Sarasota County, Hillsborough County and Osceola County.
  
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• Plan to build on basin has many in Tampa upset

  17-05-2018 06:02
  "There's a big difference between looking out into an open lagoon or directly into someones front door," says Allison Roberts, who was horrified to learn that a New York-based developer wants to fill in 3 acres of the North Rocky Point Basin to build townhomes. Not only does Roberts and many other residents of the nearby Dana Shores neighborhood worry about overdevelopment in the community, but they are sounding the alarm about what they see as a potentially-dangerous precedent if the townhomes
  
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• New debate over Hillsborough-Pasco connector

  17-05-2018 06:02
  More than 400 people living along Mansfield Boulevard in Pasco County have signed a petition opposing plans to connect New Tampa and Wesley Chapel. Stephen Smith recently signed the petition because he's worried about increased traffic along the area's school zone.
  
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• Orlando joins Democratic debates for governor after county party steps in

  17-05-2018 01:41
  From the right; Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, former Congresswoman Gwen Graham, and businessman Chris King listen to the moderator during the first gubernatorial debate in the Democratic primary, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Tampa, Fla. From the right; Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, former Congresswoman Gwen Graham, and businessman Chris King listen to the moderator during the first gubernatorial debate in the Democratic prim
  
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• Tampa has more jobs than Orlando, but it's not growing as quickly

  16-05-2018 21:09
  The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area ranks 20th in the nation for job growth among large-sized cities, according to a Forbes study released this week.
  
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• Plunging Into Gelatin For The Children's Cancer Center

  16-05-2018 18:42
  I've done it myself. It's a rather unforgettable experience! Sliding into a massive pool filled with cold gelatin.
  
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• Back to the future? Hillsborough Planning Commission okays filling lagoon for townhomes

  16-05-2018 13:41
  A lagoon excavated to help create the Rocky Point area may be filled again for a three-acre townhome project. Proponents say it will help the environment because it includes a retention pond that would clean storm water runoff.
  
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• Majority of prescription drug commercials focus on lifestyle improvements, study finds

  16-05-2018 08:53
  Prescription drug commercials are getting longer and providing less factual information. A study published in the Annals of Family Medicine finds that the majority of these ads focus on lifestyle improvements made post-medication rather than side-effects and the negative emotions associated with certain health issues.
  
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• EconTalk Podcast on 'Economics and Public Administration' and More

  16-05-2018 04:20
  Last November I gave the Presidential address to the Southern Economic Association annual meetings in Tampa, Florida. The theme of my talk was "Economics and Public Administration" and in some sense one important take away from my talk is that the realm of public administration begins where the possibility of economic calculation ends.
  
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• Tampa International calls for infrastructure investment as it showcases future international airside

  15-05-2018 23:03
  Tampa International Airport showed off the future site of its 16-gate Airside D, the third phase of its master plan expansion, as part of an event on Tuesday to mark Infrastructure Week.
  
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• Florida among 6 states suing opioid maker Purdue Pharma; AG says opioids kill 15 a day in state

  15-05-2018 23:03
  This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Florida is among six states are filing new lawsuits accusing a pharmaceutical company of using deceptive marketing to boost drug sales that fueled opioid overdose deaths.
  
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• Amid a flurry of closings, here's a bank opening branches, including one in Tampa

  15-05-2018 20:42
  In contrast to a national trend of banks trimming their brick and mortar presence, Republic Bank has opened a branch office in Tampa's Westshore business district.
  
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• Pasco firefighters rescue kitten from car engine

  15-05-2018 18:21
  WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. -- Firefighters at Pasco County Fire Rescue 13 received an unusual call for an "animal rescue" Sunday night.
  
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