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93-year-old man put a rope around his wife’s neck and tried to strangle her weeks after a failed pillow-smothering attempt just because he “was in pain” and didn’t want to leave her alone; arrestedroanokedailymagazine.com2 hours ago
Community still without power 19 days after Hurricane Milton10 Tampa Bay17 hours ago
Woman decided to teach her boyfriend a lesson and left him in a large suitcase he previously entered during a game they played, only to find him dead inside 11 hours later; found guiltyallnews102.com2 days ago
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Pinellas County man wins millions in scratch-off game
GULFPORT, Fla. — A Gulfport man just got $2 million richer after he claimed the top prize from a scratch-off ticket. Jesse Robinson, 49, bought the lucky ticket from the Gulfport Market at 5800 28th Avenue South. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1.28 million.
A Milton mystery solved: Who left thousands of cots in Trop as roof shredded
As Hurricane Milton shredded the fabric roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, it revealed thousands of empty cots inside the dome. Rows of cots surrounded the baseball diamond, blocked the dugouts and filled foul territory. They edged into the bullpens. Many were littered with large pieces of the tattered roof, 3D imagery captured by a local drone company shows.
'What about us?': Residents of mobile home park still without power three weeks after Milton
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nineteen days and counting without power for some living at a mobile home park in Pinellas County. Hurricane Milton knocked over power poles and it is taking weeks to repair. After 10 Tampa Bay started making calls on Monday, the power was restored for a...
Here's how Pinellas County students are going to make up time lost after recent hurricanes
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County students lost 46.5 hours of instructional time due to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and now, the district has approved a proposal on how to make up some of that time. The school board met on Tuesday to discuss the finalized changes, which are...
St. Pete non-profit missing $100M to shut down permanently amid FBI investigation
An 8 On Your Side investigation found millions of dollars missing from a St. Petersburg trust fund meant to help disabled people. We have been exposing issues at the Center for Special Needs Trust Administration since March.
7 trees fell on his Tampa Bay home. What now?
When a neighbor called Sean Young to tell him several trees had collapsed on his roof amid Hurricane Milton’s howling winds, he sped home from his evacuation spot. More than a week later, the pine trees laid there, piled and splayed on top of Young’s home in west Pinellas County. Young couldn’t count where one tree ended and another began. He guessed there were between seven to nine trees.
No Election Day storm: Caribbean disturbance not a threat to U.S. mainland | Tracking the Tropics
The NHC is tracking a disturbance in the Caribbean. Where could it go and what are its chances for development? Our Tracking the Tropics team has the latest today at 12:30 p.m. ET.
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