Stassy Olmos

Atlanta

Reporter at WFTS-TV (Tampa, FL)

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LAKE OKEECHOBEE | FWC tracking very low levels of red tide

Oct 20, 2023 | fox4now.com | Andrew Shipotofsky |Stassy Olmos

LAKE OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission is tracking very low amounts of red tide off the Gulf Coast in 20 samples. Last year, it was hard to forget the smell and sight of dead fish pilling up along the beaches. The toxins made breathing difficult along our coast from the red tide.
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation approves 2 new property insurers

Aug 23, 2023 | wptv.com | Stassy Olmos

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation said the property insurance market is seeing signs of positive growth with the announcement of two new insurance companies entering the Florida market, bringing the total to four new companies this year. Orion180 Select Insurance Company and Orion180 Insurance Company join Mainsail Insurance Company, which was approved by OIR earlier this month, and Tailrow Insurance Company, which was approved by OIR in April.
Florida OIR approves 2 new property insurance companies

Aug 23, 2023 | abcactionnews.com | Stassy Olmos
Tampa Bay experiencing long wait times for AC repairs

Aug 22, 2023 | abcactionnews.com | Stassy Olmos

TAMPA, Fla. — With record heat comes a number of problems. Now AC units are giving out, and the wait times for repairs can take anywhere from a day to several months. “I came home from work yesterday, and it was 80, a little too hot for a house that’s supposed to be cooled,” exclaimed Seminole Heights resident Erik Riter. He immediately knew that his air conditioning unit had given out.
Tampa Fire Rescue K-9 team helps search for missing people in Maui

Aug 21, 2023 | news.lee.net | Stassy Olmos

TAMPA (WFTS) -- As families and friends wait for answers about missing loved ones, 350 search and rescue teams are on the ground in Maui. It’s a dangerous job in the heat and piles of charred debris, which has called for the skill of more than 40 K-9 cadaver dogs from search and rescue teams across the country. A Google spreadsheet titled "Maui Fires People Locator" still lists nearly 900 people “not located” as of Saturday evening.
Project DYNAMO concerned about initial government response to Maui fires

Aug 21, 2023 | abcactionnews.com | Stassy Olmos

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa nonprofit Project DYNAMO said they were among the first to respond to help rescue Americans from the fires on Maui, but they claim more lives could have been saved if government aid had responded faster. The local government first drew criticism for the lack of evacuation prior to the fires spreading on Aug. 8, killing more than a hundred people, with about 850 others still missing as of Monday, Aug. 21.
Tampa Fire Rescue K-9 team helps search for missing people in Maui

Aug 21, 2023 | ktvz.com | Stassy Olmos

By Stassy OlmosClick here for updates on this story TAMPA (WFTS) — As families and friends wait for answers about missing loved ones, 350 search and rescue teams are on the ground in Maui. It’s a dangerous job in the heat and piles of charred debris, which has called for the skill of more than 40 K-9 cadaver dogs from search and rescue teams across the country. A Google spreadsheet titled “Maui Fires People Locator” still lists nearly 900 people “not located” as of Saturday evening.
Tampa Fire Rescue K-9 team helps search for missing people in Maui

Aug 19, 2023 | abcactionnews.com | Stassy Olmos

TAMPA, Fla. — As families and friends wait for answers about missing loved ones, 350 search and rescue teams are on the ground in Maui. It’s a dangerous job in the heat and piles of charred debris that’s called for the skill of more than 40 K-9 cadaver dogs from search and rescue teams across the country. A Google spreadsheet titled ‘Maui Fires People Locator’ still lists nearly 900 people “not located” as of Saturday evening.
St. Pete Police and FBI sound alarm on spike of teen sextortion cases

Aug 17, 2023 | abcactionnews.com | Stassy Olmos

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — St Petersburg Police and the FBI are sounding the alarm on a spike in sextortion cases, they say, as victims get younger and younger. They released aPSA video Thursday, hoping to create awareness between teens and their parents to stop the trend. “In the last week alone, we have had over 15 new cases,” exclaimed FBI Special Agent David Walker. The FBI teamed up with St Pete police on a trend they said is not Tampa Bay but nationwide.
Florida misses out on millions of dollars in federal energy rebate programs

Aug 16, 2023 | abcactionnews.com | Stassy Olmos

TAMPA, Fla. — The Biden-Harris administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) allocated nearly $9 billion to states for home energy rebate programs to help families make homes more energy efficient and cut energy costs. The IRA allotted Florida $346 million for the two separate energy rebate programs: $174 million in rebates for energy-efficiency improvements and $173 million for rebates to purchase energy-efficient home appliances. But Gov.