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  • 1 week ago | wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels

    CLEARWATER, Fla. — A house in Clearwater went up in flames after it was struck by lightning during Saturday morning's storms. Little is known about the fire, but officials with the City of Clearwater confirmed that it happened just before 6 a.m. on Murray Avenue and that no one was injured. The Tampa Bay area is under a Weather Impact Alert for thunderstorms and dangerous winds through 11 a.m. Saturday.

  • 1 week ago | wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels

    BRANDON, Fla. — Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office are searching for the man involved in a road rage shooting in Brandon. The shooting happened Tuesday, May 27, on Causeway Boulevard, the agency said in a Facebook post. Surveillance footage revealed a black sedan approaching behind the victim's car at a stop sign. Shortly after, the shooter can be seen getting out of the sedan before firing "three rounds" at the victim's car.

  • 1 week ago | wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As Florida's west coast continues to recover from 2024's storms, including Helene and Milton, the 2025 hurricane season is just days away. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says residents should assemble a basic disaster supplies kit that will last every family member, including pets, for at least a week.

  • 1 week ago | wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels

    TAMPA, Fla. — Three men are behind bars after a DUI crash that severed a 27-year-old man's leg early Monday morning in Tampa. The driver, 25-year-old Richard Meadows, has been charged with DUI, while Julian Jackson, 29, and Rashon Goode, 28, reportedly escalated the situation by assaulting officers during the arrest. The incident happened around 2:50 a.m., the Tampa Police Department said in a news release.

  • 1 week ago | wtsp.com | Patrick Henkels

    TAMPA, Fla. — A 22-year-old woman, her 3-year-old son and her 5-year-old nephew suffered serious injuries after their car flipped over on I-75 in Tampa. The crash happened around 3:17 p.m. Monday, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said in a news release. Troopers said the mother was driving north along the I-75 entrance ramp leading from Fowler Avenue. "The driver failed to negotiate the curve of the ramp, departed the roadway, and overturned twice," FHP said.