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How do you keep safe from lightning during Tampa Bay’s thunderstorms?
Thunderstorms roll through Tampa Bay during summer months like clockwork: Sometime usually between 4 and 7 p.m., dark clouds form, rain pours down, thunder claps — and lightning strikes. Florida sees millions of strikes a year. On Thursday evening, four teens were struck by lightning while standing under a...
26 felony arrests, 42 firearms seized since June 5 in Fort Pierce
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The Fort Pierce Police Department credits its recently created 'strategically placed tactical teams' with the recent pressure it says it's put on 'bad actors' in the city. Previous coverage: City leaders in Fort Pierce announce community-based effort to combat violence. “We have leveled up," Major...
As states tap into federal dollars to address climate change, Floridians lose out
Siri Alexander, 37, is an entrepreneur, selling clothes and soaps to women through her online store. Up until recently, Alexander and her 16-year-old daughter didn’t have a home. For six months they were staying with family and friends across the Tampa Bay region. "Not having my own home and...
More layoffs at freight-related firms: 607 workers cut across 4 states
Layoffs continue across the commercial transportation and freight industry, according to a new round of worker reduction notices in Florida, Texas, Illinois and Wisconsin. It is the second round of layoffs since the beginning of July. Averitt Express, Bath & Body Works Logistics Services, ShipBob, and Henry Avocado Corp. announced a total of 218 layoffs earlier in the month.
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