
Michael Paluska
Special Projects Reporter at WFTS-TV (Tampa, FL)
Special projects Reporter at ABC Action News.
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1 week ago |
abcactionnews.com | Michael Paluska
Many doctors feel that health insurance has become a for-profit business, putting patient needs second to the almighty dollar. Some doctors are deciding to break up with traditional insurers and move towards direct primary care. WATCH: Doctors are breaking up with 'traditional insurance' Doctors are breaking up with 'traditional insurance' What is Direct Primary Care?
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2 weeks ago |
abcactionnews.com | Michael Paluska
TAMPA, Fla. — In 2020, the First Responder Hope Line (1-866-4FL-HERO) launched out of a growing need to help first responders suffering from mental health issues. The statistics surrounding first responder mental health are troubling. According to the , which fields calls through the Hope Line, "More than 6.6% of first responders have attempted suicide—10x the national average.
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2 weeks ago |
abcactionnews.com | Michael Paluska
TAMPA, Fla. — Unfortunately, the recent ALICE report (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed ) shows that financial hardships for Floridians across the state, specifically in the Tampa Bay region, are worsening. The ALICE report shows Pinellas County as the highest increase in Florida.
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3 weeks ago |
abcactionnews.com | Michael Paluska
TAMPA, Fla. — The trench warfare in Ukraine is like nothing the modern world has seen since World War II, and the use of so-called "kamikaze" drones equipped with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is leading to an unprecedented amount of carnage. ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska sat down with Andrii Smolensky in Tampa. Following Russian troops' invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Smolensky left his job in finance and joined the military.
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3 weeks ago |
abcactionnews.com | Michael Paluska
TAMPA, Fla. — Once a soldier, always a soldier is a term often heard in the military community, but there is one more: leave no soldier behind. At Memorial Park Cemetery in Tampa, ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska witnessed firsthand how deep that creed goes. More than 50 people walked the rows of the cemetery searching for gravestones that belonged to veterans. Spray bottles were in hand, and they went to work.
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