Gordon Byrd
Reporter at WFLA-AM (Tampa, FL)
Host at Beyond the News WFLA Interviews
Reporter for WFLA NewsRadio/ TTWN in Tampa. Follows are not necessarily endorsements.
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3 weeks ago |
wiod.iheart.com | Gordon Byrd
WAUCHULA -- A woman convicted in the hot car death of her baby granddaughter learns her sentence. A jury rejected a manslaughter charge but found Tracey Nix guilty of leaving seven-month-old Uriel Schock in a car and causing bodily harm. Nix apologized to her daughter, Uriel's mother, saying she tried to take her own life when she discovered the seven month old dead in the car in 2022. Uriel's brother, Nix's grandson Ezra, drowned while in her care in 2021 but she was not charged in that case.
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4 weeks ago |
wiod.iheart.com | Gordon Byrd
BRADENTON -- Authorities are looking for a man suspected of vandalizing several cars in a shopping center parking lot - all Teslas. Bradenton police spokesperson Meredith Censullo says the damage to three Teslas totals around seven thousand dollars, enough to qualify as a felony criminal mischief case. Detectives have video from one of the Teslas as well as some surveillance video of the suspect's car.
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4 weeks ago |
wiod.iheart.com | Gordon Byrd
OTTAWA -- The Canadian government is buying billboards in Florida and other states to oppose President Trump's tariff plans. One message that appeared on I-275 in Tampa reads "Tariffs are a Tax at the Gas Pump". Others call tariffs a tax "on your grocery bill." Spokesman John Babcock with Global Affairs Canada calls it a strategic investment in its U.S. trade relationship, to "increase understanding...
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1 month ago |
magic939miami.iheart.com | Gordon Byrd
CLEARWATER -- A 17-year-old boy is accused of threatening a Pinellas County Commissioner over funding for the proposed new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Pinellas sheriff's office says Brandon Corkran commented on an X (Twitter) post by Commissioner Chris Latvala about the Rays' situation, threatening to go to his house and shoot him "with (his) short barreled (shotgun)." Latvala contacted deputies, who arrested the teenager. Corkran is charged with one count of Written Threats to Kill.
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1 month ago |
wiod.iheart.com | Gordon Byrd
LONGWOOD, FL -- The National Weather Service says the tornado that touched down north of Orlando and demolished a house in Seminole County Monday morning reached an EF-2 with winds as high as 115 miles per hour. Meteorologist Will Ulrich says forecasters spotted the thunderstorm showing signs of circulation as soon as it moved out of the Gulf. They issued a severe thunderstorm warning when it gained strength near Wekiva Springs, followed by a tornado warning.
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Bay scallop season begins today in Pasco County. We speak with a marine biologist from FWC about what you need to know before going scalloping. #iHeartRadio #iHeartRadiopodcast https://t.co/JuC5cmALpE
Pinellas County officials are getting people ready as several inches of rain are expected in the first big event of rainy season. Listen to our Beyond the News podcast here! https://t.co/D57knvlEAS
Cyclists across the nation will ride in silence Wednesday evening to honor those killed in crashes and rally for bike safety. Listen to our interview with John Sinibaldi of the St. Petersburg Bicycle Club https://t.co/JQtLB3zKPC #RideofSilence
