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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels
TAMPA, Fla. — A 51-year-old woman has been charged with DUI manslaughter following a fiery crash on the Selmon Expressway that resulted in her passenger's death. Maria Menjivar is accused of driving while drunk before crashing her van early Monday morning near 78th Street North on the highway, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. That crash led to the death of her passenger, 54-year-old Emilio Alfaro-Herrera, at Tampa General Hospital.
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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that construction on the I-4 congestion relief lanes will be completed eight months ahead of schedule. The governor shared the news alongside Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Jared Perdue during a news conference in Kissimmee. The two new lanes are expected to open in both directions between US-27 and World Drive in roughly two weeks, according to DeSantis.
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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels
SARASOTA, Fla. — Howard China Smith III, the son of a two-time Heavyweight Champion of the World, China Smith, has been sentenced to life in prison. Smith III was convicted of second-degree murder and attempted robbery, according to a release from Florida State Attorney Ed Brodsky. The news comes seven years after the victim, Todd Reaves, was ambushed and shot to death while returning to his parents' house in the Newtown neighborhood of Sarasota.
That shooting happened on Jan. 20, 2018.
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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A teen was arrested after allegedly shooting and killing another teen on Saturday night in St. Petersburg. The boy, identified as 13-year-old Jaden Hill of Largo, was shot around 11 p.m. on 11th Street South, the St. Petersburg Police Department said in a news release. Officers arrived to find the teen suffering from gunshot wounds. He died from his injuries at the hospital.
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1 week ago | 
wltx.com | Patrick Henkels
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A woman and her mother are dead after the woman's boyfriend stabbed them several times at a home in St. Pete. The suspect, 41-year-old Kirk Hysell Jr., has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. The incident happened around 10:14 a.m. Saturday at 5252 108th Street North, the agency said.
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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels
FLORIDA, USA — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from a capsized boat on Sunday. Now, crews are looking for the five remaining people who were on board. The boat capsized 29 miles off the St. Lucie Inlet on Friday, the agency said in an X post. A good Samaritan reported the incident to the Coast Guard. After the rescue, a person onboard reportedly told the Coast Guard that five people who were on the boat are still missing.
At this time, the agency says the investigation is ongoing.
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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A driver is being treated at the hospital after escaping a fiery rollover crash Saturday night on I-75 in Hernando County. In a Facebook post, Hernando County Fire Rescue said the crash happened in the northbound lanes around mile marker 298. Firefighters said the driver escaped the crash before the car burst into flames.
The crash blocked the two right lanes for a substantial amount of time before the car was removed, crews said.
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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A teenage boy is dead after a shooting Saturday night in St. Petersburg. The boy, identified as 13-year-old Jaden Hill of Largo, was shot around 11 p.m. on 11th Street South, the St. Petersburg Police Department said in a news release. Officers arrived to find the teen suffering from gunshot wounds. He died from his injuries at the hospital.
Little is known about the shooting at this time, but officers say the shots came from an unknown car.
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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels
SEMINOLE, Fla. — Two adults are dead and another has been taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a domestic incident Saturday morning at a home in St. Pete. Around 10:15 a.m., deputies responded to the home at 5252 108th Street North, the agency said in a news release. Little is known regarding what led up to the incident, but the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is expected to provide more details.
There is no threat to the pubic at this time, deputies said.
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1 week ago | 
wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels
SEMINOLE, Fla. — A woman and her mother are dead after the woman's boyfriend stabbed them several times at a home in St. Pete. The suspect, 41-year-old Kirk Hysell Jr., has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. The incident happened around 10:14 a.m. Saturday at 5252 108th Street North, the agency said.
