Georgia McCarthur

1 week ago | wfla.com | Georgia McCarthur

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As boaters gear up for one of the busiest weekends on the water, we joined Sea Tow Tampa Bay to learn what every captain should know before setting sail. From essential gear to potentially dangerous mistakes, safety is front and center. “It’s one of our busiest days,” Sea Tow crew members said during a recent ride-along, referring to Memorial Day weekend. Sea Tow operates 24/7, patrolling the waterways and responding to distress calls across Tampa Bay.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Georgia McCarthur

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As boaters gear up for one of the busiest weekends on the water, we joined Sea Tow Tampa Bay to learn what every captain should know before setting sail. From essential gear to potentially dangerous mistakes, safety is front and center. “It’s one of our busiest days,” Sea Tow crew members said during a recent ride-along, referring to Memorial Day weekend. Sea Tow operates 24/7, patrolling the waterways and responding to distress calls across Tampa Bay.

2 weeks ago | wfla.com | Georgia McCarthur

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Law enforcement officers and emergency medical personnel trained together this week in a high-intensity active shooter drill, working to improve response times and save lives in increasingly common mass casualty events. The joint training, known as Active Shooter Hostile Event Response, or ASHE, aims to get EMS into scenes faster to provide life-saving care alongside law enforcement, rather than waiting until a room is cleared.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Georgia McCarthur

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Law enforcement officers and emergency medical personnel trained together this week in a high-intensity active shooter drill, working to improve response times and save lives in increasingly common mass casualty events. The joint training, known as Active Shooter Hostile Event Response, or ASHE, aims to get EMS into scenes faster to provide life-saving care alongside law enforcement, rather than waiting until a room is cleared.

2 weeks ago | wfla.com | Georgia McCarthur

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For more than a century, Ybor has been known as Cigar City. It’s a title earned through generations of hand-rolled craftsmanship that has helped build this region’s economy, but small cigar businesses said today’s economic pressures are threatening that legacy. Tabanero Cigars has been rolling in Tampa for 15 years, but its owner says that legacy doesn’t matter when the margins vanish.  He’s now moving production abroad just to keep up.