WFLA Articles: August 12, 2016

Simone Manuel easily into 50m freestyle final Lutz resident Tianna Bartoletta won her Women’s 100m heat Meet the 17-year-old volleyball phenom that is taking the world by storm Stormy finale: A-Rod doubles, plays 3rd in Yanks’ finale Americans Lee and Obanana clipped by Denmark Canada’s Abel paces field, both Americans advance to women’s 3m semifinal Simone Manuel swims in 50m freestyle semi-finals for Team USA Kim Rhode’s sixth Olympic medal her most impressive yet Ferg’s Sports Bar owner explains sudden shutdown Michael Phelps in 3-way tie for 100m butterfly silver; Joseph Schooling takes gold The Latest: Jamaica’s Fraser-Pryce leads in 100 meters heats When the U.S. gymnasts will be competing in Olympic event finals Katie Ledecky gets gold in the 800 meter freestyle and breaks record USA’s Iris Wang wins again, moves to 2-0 in group play Simone Biles and her Final Five teammates to adorn Kellogg’s cereal boxes Rio officials admit mistake, make slow progress cleaning green diving pool Psychologist weighs in on 6-year-old’s actions that left infant dead RIO 2016: WFLA Paul Ryan in Rio, Day 12 US men’s water polo loses 8-5 to Montenegro, no chance for quarters Laura Graves and Diddy carry the U.S. to team bronze Gymnastics coaches face their own grueling journey to the Olympics The unsung heroes of Team USA women’s volleyball U.S. wins bronze in men’s team foil Polk Co. Utilities fixing water main break US court orders release of nephew in ‘Making a Murderer’ Sinkhole 50 feet wide opens in front of Hudson home Women’s volleyball complete recap: Day 4 U.S. deals Canada their first loss in women’s hoops U.S. women’s volleyball squeaks by Italy to remain undefeated Restaurant Ratings Most Violations: Aug. 1 to 5 VIDEO: 300-pound gator wrecks Texas garage U.S. swimmers show strong finish at Olympic preliminary heats VIDEO: Woman waves gun after Gainesville road rage incident U.S. women fall to Sweden in PKs, eliminated from Olympics Kim Rhode wins sixth consecutive medal, makes history Tampa Bay parents suing the state over standardized tests Passenger helps Uber driver travel to watch son at Olympics How to watch wrestling at the 2016 Rio Olympics Report: 2012 gold medal winner Adrian Zielinski tests positive for nandrolone Inconsistent Murray defeats Johnson on tennis day seven 2 fathers killed in separate stabbing incidents in DC ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino gets $5M bail in Mafia case Killing of 13-day-old Pinellas baby has neighbors shocked, saddened Late rally helps Montenegro defeat U.S. men’s water polo Naked man tased, arrested after fleeing deputies in Indian Rocks Beach VIDEO: kitten with paw stuck in sewer cover rescued Toyota recalls older models with recurring suspension issues Detective: Surveillance video shows dad walking around with gun before daughter shot Headlines: Ferg’s reopens after health inspection; Unclaimed property auction in Tampa; Things to do this weekend More than 20 passengers, crew hurt in JetBlue turbulence John Deere tractors recalled Rabbit Creek bread, muffin and brownie mixes recalled Almaz Ayana smashes record to win women’s 10,000m gold medal Ruby Tuesday to close 95 restaurants New princess coming to Walt Disney World NYC police find woman, 22 dogs living in filthy Mercedes SUV U.S. weightlifter Morghan King gets engaged at Olympics Florida State ready for return to national spotlight Hostess launches ‘Deep Fried Twinkies’ as first frozen treat Ryan Lochte says his rivalry with Michael Phelps isn’t over 8 fun things to do this weekend in Tampa Bay | August 13-14 Grandma wins $30,000 in lottery, wants new cell phone What to Watch: Rio Olympics Day 7 Get Schooled: Why school started so early across the Bay area Manuel becomes 1st African American woman to win swim gold Pinellas mom, 62, whose 6-year-old son kills infant sister posted bail Olympic basketball: Day 7 preview Missy Franklin shows grace beyond her years in coping with disappointing Rio Olympics USA volleyball takes down the top team in the world