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Tampa Bay area tops list of best places for veterans to live: Survey
Tampa Bay was voted number one when it comes to the best place to live for veterans, according to a new nationwide survey released Friday.
Crime scene tape surrounds home where Tonya Whipp was last seen, search planned for Saturday
Nearly a year after Tonya Whipp was reported missing, Auburndale police are planning to execute a search warrant on Saturday at the home where Whipp lived with her fiancé, Russell Carroll.
17-year-old suspect shot by Haines City police after high-speed pursuit
A 17-year-old suspect was taken to the hospital after a high-speed pursuit ended with an officer-involved shooting Friday evening in Polk County, officials said.
80 years later: A look back at the fiery emergency plane landing on West Tampa street
It was back on May 19, 1944, when a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber – loaded with practice bombs and ammunition – made a fiery emergency landing on Abdella Street in West Tampa. It had just taken off from Drew Field, an Army Air Corps Training base where Tampa International Airport is now.
'Party of the decade' to benefit Sarasota musician's family after wife's cancer diagnosis
When the bands take the stage at Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse in Sarasota, the energy is electric.