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In Tampa, a cello instructor teaches at-risk kids more than just music
TAMPA — Bethany Thompson pulled up to the nondescript building across from the Hillsborough Juvenile Detention Center. She drove past the sign for Les Peters Academy, a residential program for teenage girls court-ordered to attend for committing an offense. She pressed the buzzer at the front. On her back...
Photos: Everyone we saw at Tampa Bay Comic Con 2024
Tampa Bay Comic Con kicked off Friday night in downtown Tampa, bringing with it a diverse range of fans who filed into the Tampa Convention Center. There, they got to mingle with each other and also meet celebrities like “Lord Of the Rings” star Andy Serkis, anime voice actor Erika Harlacher, Kids in the Hall co-founder Dave Foley, plus “Star Wars” and “Batman” actor Billy Dee Williams. Tampa Bay Comic Con runs through Sunday, Aug. 25.
Pinellas dog rescued with 7-pound tumor finds forever home two months after surgery
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Classic summer pattern in place this weekend
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A classic summer pattern is in place this weekend and will stick around all next week as well. This means each day will start out largely dry through the morning. There will be plenty of sunshine and temperatures will heat up quickly into the low to mid-90s. Feels like temperatures will […]
Residents get second chance tax holiday heading into peak storm season
OLDSMAR, Fla. — It’s been a few weeks since several parts of the state saw impacts of Debby. Residents can prepare for the rest of storm season by stocking up and preparing emergency kits now. Saturday kicks off the second chance to take advantage of the Disaster Preparedness...
Rays Even Series With Dodgers In Extras
The Tampa Bay Rays (65-64) defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers (77-53) 9-8 in ten innings on Saturday night in Los Angeles to even the three-game series at 1-1. The Rays built a 4-0 lead early but fell behind 7-5 after the seventh inning. The Rays got single runs in the eighth and ninth to tie it, before Jose Caballero hit a two-run blast in the top of the tenth to give the Rays a 9-7 lead. The Dodgers got one back in their half of the tenth but the Rays held on for the 9-8 win.
HUD to grant $1.2M to local nonprofit for low-income older adults to age in place
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded three organizations across the country more than $3.7 million to help keep low-income older adults in their homes and safely age in place, and one local nonprofit is benefiting the most. It’s part of HUD’s Older Adults Home Modification Program,...
Dodgers vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 24
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers will play Yandy Diaz and the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday at Dodger Stadium, at 9:10 p.m. ET. The Rays are +178 moneyline underdogs for this matchup with the favored Dodgers (-216). Los Angeles (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The over/under is 7.5 runs for the matchup (with -112 odds to hit the over and -108 odds on the under).
Construction crew found horse bones while working at mental health facility in Pinellas Park: Police
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - A construction crew working at the Personal Enrichment Mental Health Services facility found bones while moving soil on Friday afternoon, according to authorities. Officials say the Pinellas Park Police Department responded to 11254 58th St. around 12:15 p.m. after receiving a report that bones were found...
Clearwater Threshers new bat dog has a messy start
CLEARWATER — The debut of the Clearwater Threshers’ new bat dog didn’t turn out quite as her owner, Andrew Davis, expected. At the end of the third inning, Lucy, a 10-month-old retriever, was poised to retrieve her first bat. Instead, Lucy tore around the infield as Threshers players warmed up for the top of the fourth inning.
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