Cristina Mendez
News Reporter at WTSP-TV (St Petersburg, FL)
10 Tampa Bay Reporter
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2 weeks ago |
wtsp.com | Cristina Mendez |Cristina Méndez
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As National Gun Violence Awareness Month continues, safety experts spotlight the importance of securely storing firearms, especially in homes with children. In Florida, state law makes it a second-degree misdemeanor to leave a loaded gun unsecured if a child under 16 could reasonably gain access to it. That means the firearm must be locked in a container or secured with a trigger lock.
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3 weeks ago |
wtsp.com | Cristina Mendez |Cristina Méndez
TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County is asking residents to weigh in on how to spend more than $700 million in federal funding aimed at helping the community recover from four recent hurricanes. The county expects to receive $709,324,000 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program. The funding is designated for long-term recovery and mitigation efforts following Hurricane Idalia in 2023 and Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton in 2024.
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3 weeks ago |
wtsp.com | Cristina Mendez |Cristina Méndez
LAKELAND, Fla. — During a public hearing set for Monday morning, the Lakeland City Commission will consider an ordinance allowing automated speed detection cameras in designated school zones, marking a major step in the city’s effort to improve street safety. If approved, the resolution states the city will install speed detection systems within zones at eight different schools across Lakeland. The cameras will be used to catch drivers exceeding the posted limit by more than 10 miles per hour.
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1 month ago |
wtsp.com | Cristina Mendez |Cristina Méndez
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — With the start of hurricane season on the horizon, the City of St. Petersburg is adding a new line of defense to protect a critical infrastructure site from potential storm surge. A 9-foot-tall, 500-foot-long Aquafence will be in the city's armory come June to be deployed around a wastewater lift station located near Albert Whitted Airport as needed.
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1 month ago |
wtsp.com | Cristina Mendez |Cristina Méndez
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will weigh a proposal for a regulated, annual black bear hunt on Wednesday morning. According to FWC, the primary objectives of regulated hunting are to align wildlife population sizes with available habitat and to support a healthy, sustainable population. Commissioners will meet at 8:30 a.m. in Ocala to pour over the proposed rules.
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