WFLA Articles: August 23, 2018

August 23
Rays complete 4-game sweep by beating Royals 4-3 Names of 4 red wolf pups born at Zoo Tampa announced Hurricane Lane is weaker but still pummels Hawaii with rain FHP searching for car involved in crash that killed girl in Hernando Co. 2 divers rescued, 1 spends night in Gulf after diving mishap Domestic battery with bedspread turns agriculture race ‘dirty’ Man sentenced for harassing Yellowstone bison Mother charged with sex trafficking disabled teen daughter Customers out thousands, Pasco fence company owner’s story not adding up Truck carrying 2 loads of tomatoes spills all over California highway Scientists find perfectly preserved ancient foal in Siberia Shooter in Stand Your Ground case in Clearwater denied bond reduction Jo-Ann Fabric creates online petition over tariffs Sears closing 46 more stores, including one in Tampa Woman high on meth staged boyfriend’s suicide, cops say Sarasota crews begin removing dead fish from iconic Bayfront Small police department experiences baby boom Huge boa constrictor captured in Florida neighborhood South Africa blasts Trump over racially divisive tweet ‘No Swim’ advisory issued for multiple beaches in Sarasota County Autopsy: Mollie Tibbetts killed by multiple ‘sharp force injuries’ Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King dies at age 68 Parents upset some Hillsborough County school buses are late Oreo launches ‘Hot Chicken Wing’ and ‘Wasabi’ flavors Woman who made false rape claim gets 1 year in jail Police: Man urinated on black girl, called her racial slur Hillsborough firefighters save dog from Lutz fire Bucs Sims placed on injured reserve Grocery clerk gets car after kind act toward teen with autism Steven Tyler sends cease-and-desist to Trump for use of song Puerto Ricans sue Florida officials for ballots in Spanish Florida Aquarium gives leafy seadragons ‘pool noodles’ to help them stay afloat Publix Aprons: Taco Zucchini Boats Woman contracts rare ‘flesh-eating’ STD 50 Floor: Send Off Summer with New Floors Deputies investigating grave stone theft from Ft. Meade cemetery Kids found unresponsive after grandpa, dad pass out in vehicle, cops say Teen arrested for writing bomb threat at River Ridge HS Daytime Dish The Smash Room Polk County Sheriff’s employee resigns after arrest for meth possession Co-workers saw no change in behavior of man accused of killing Iowa college student Metro Fences customer waiting for $5,000 refund Trump says impeachment would cause economic dive Odd bike lanes in New Tampa pose safety risk Missing diver found alive after spending nearly 1 day in water Woman poses as deputy, busts boyfriend out of jail 32 children’s homeopathic medicines recalled for microbial contamination WATCH: Huge whale surprises people on boat! Travel advisory issued after 8 bodies found on streets of Mexican resort of Cancun Parents arrested after police find kids living in condemned vacant home Best Buy’s Geek Squad offers tips on buying the right laptop Tunnel found under old KFC in Arizona connected to Mexico ‘Cheese Please’ brings gourmet cheese, wine tasting to Tampa Big Island feels the effects of approaching hurricane Girls now allowed to join Boy Scouts Water main break closes 2 WB lanes of Gulf-to-Bay Blvd in Clearwater Questions answered in red tide Facebook live Q&A Judge refuses to lower bond for Clearwater ‘Stand Your Ground’ shooter Williamsport hospital nursey suiting up newborns in honor of Little League World Series Off-duty Tampa police officer stops fishing to rescue man in water