WFLA Articles: August 23, 2017

August 23
Ohio county fair holds best dressed pig contest What if you won the Powerball jackpot? Tampa Bay area financial planner gives advice Did you hit the jackpot? Winning Powerball numbers announced Blue Jays beat Rays 7-6 with 6 home runs Pence in Florida: US won’t stand by as Venezuela crumbles Players hold breath as $700M Powerball jackpot drawing nears Great white shark bites man’s paddle board on Cape Cod beach Texas declares state of disaster as Tropical Depression Harvey approaches Young car thieves in Pinellas to see stiffer penalties Elderly woman battered in Wesley Chapel armed home invasion robbery MLB commissioner visits Tropicana Field, says no doubt Rays need new facility Tampa man arrested for sexual battery inside church classroom Group released personal info of Confederate statue opponents in Tampa VIDEO: Thirsty burglar steals alcohol from Bradenton restaurant 3 times in one night Piglets rescued from barn fire served to firefighters as sausages Former Tampa detective pleads guilty in tax-refund scheme USS Indianapolis wreckage found, Sarasota vet shares memories of ship High school freshman collapses at football practice and dies Man killed when tractor overturned in Palm Harbor identified Target 8: Overcrowded, illegal charters pose huge problem for Coast Guard Miami girl’s message in a bottle found in France two years later Confederate monument removals: Comparing the cost between Hillsborough and Manatee Counties VIDEO: Hooter’s manager helps two Hillsborough Co. deputies during violent arrest Citrus County Courthouse evacuated after employee finds white, powdery substance Thieves make off with ATM after burglary at McDonald’s in Odessa Trump preaches unity to vets after fiery political speech Boat carrying 13 Cuban migrants intercepted near Dania Pier Police: Woman’s Tinder date steals dog while she housesits Walmart joins forces with Google on voice-activated shopping 100 people in Tampa to get free Chick-fil-A meals for 1 year Charlottesville begins covering Confederate statue in black VIDEO: Booze, shoe thieves sought in connection with burglaries in downtown St. Pete Up from the ashes: Samsung unveils successor to Note 7 phone Former CIA agent wants to buy Twitter to kick Trump off Harvey redevelops into a tropical depression, threatens Gulf Coast VIDEO: Son of suspect in 5-year-old’s death wrestled to ground after courtroom altercation Video shows woman in Louisiana shoplifting alcohol stuffed in her pants, shirt, bag Wearable Art Clinton: My skin crawled as Trump hovered on debate stage Touching photo captures woman helping elderly father watch eclipse 5 juveniles arrested in Polk County for fleeing deputies in stolen van Headlines: Vet arrested for animal cruelty; Officer charged after K9 dies; New smartphone app for parents Mermaid Dreams come True Sebastian police officer charged after K9 dies in patrol car Jump Start Long Term Weight Loss Police: Woman wearing garbage bag hit and killed by car in Largo Out the Door Breakfast End of Summer Recipes Chicago Fire star buys Powerball tickets for crew 1st in Florida history: White man to be executed for killing black person White nationalist says he’ll turn himself in The #Hashtag is officially 10-years-old today Police: DNA of headless torso matches Swedish journalist Veterinarian arrested for animal cruelty in Polk County Cheap ways to spruce up your place ESPN pulls announcer because his name is Robert Lee Elephant, part of Zoo Miami’s Golden Girls, dies at 44 Elephant, part of Zoo Miami’s Golden Girls, dies at 44 Python pulled from underneath Seminole County home Train stuck on tracks, blocking Falkenburg Rd. in Hillsborough Gr8 Inspirations: Tampa teen on mission to help others Florida parents arrested after teacher smells pot on boy’s backpack SB US 19 reopens after crash at East Bay Crist to host town hall today in St. Pete about deadly teen car theft epidemic Head Concussions: New technology helps determine when kids can return to playing field