Sierra Rains
Digital Producer at WFLA-TV (Tampa, FL)
Digital Producer @WFLA ☀️ “Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can’t see from the center” - Kurt Vonnegut
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wfla.com | Sierra Rains
SPRING HILL, Fla. (WFLA) — A Silver Alert was issued Friday for a Spring Hill woman who went missing after leaving her home for a doctor’s appointment. Kathyrn Kocab, 69, was last seen by a family member around 11 a.m. Friday, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. Kocab’s family told deputies she had left her home on Abbeville Street in Spring Hill that morning for a doctor’s appointment.
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wfla.com | Sierra Rains
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A suspect is on the run following a robbery at a Sarasota bank Friday, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said the man walked into the USF Credit Union on Clark Road in Sarasota shortly after noon Friday. He then demanded money from the teller and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured during the incident. According to the sheriff’s office, the man was seen running northbound toward Bronx Avenue.
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wfla.com | Sierra Rains
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — Three separate people were struck by lightning Friday while spending time outdoors in New Smyrna Beach, according to city officials. One of the incidents happened around 12:30 p.m. at the beach. Tammy Malphurs, the director of Volusia County Beach Safety, told NBC affiliate WESH that a man in his 20s was ankle-deep in the water when he was suddenly struck by lightning.
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wfla.com | Sierra Rains
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Close to 100 new laws will go into effect in Florida on July 1. These bills address a wide range of topics, some dealing with hotly debated propositions like changes to school start times and developments in state parks. Others relate to the current political climate surrounding immigration and new federal designations.
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wfla.com | Sierra Rains
by: Sierra Rains Posted: Jun 19, 2025 / 09:16 PM EDT Updated: Jun 19, 2025 / 09:35 PM EDT TEXARKANA, Texas (WFLA) — Churchgoers in Texas got a small surprise Wednesday when they found a baby alligator taking shelter under a vehicle in the parking lot. The Texarkana Police Department had a set of officers go to the Christ Nations Church on Sowell Lane to check it out.
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