WFLA Articles: August 10, 2019

Driver accused of fatal hit-and-run still missing STORM TEAM 8 FORECAST: Rain chances start early again Sunday Epstein: How he died and what it means for his accusers Tampa Bay Lightning hosting 19th annual Bolt Run Flight attendant drunk on flight faces public intoxication charges Lane closures on Interbay Boulevard in Tampa due to repairs Deputies find live grenade in car during traffic stop in DeSoto Co. Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend My Little Pony Live at Straz Center in May 2020 Jupiter, Saturn, Antares and moon to put on a show this weekend Amazon Music Unlimited $0.99 for Prime student members Near-drowning incident being investigated by Pinellas deputies Anheuser-Busch launches line of spiked seltzer Hernando Co. libraries launch therapy dog reading program for children Study: Blueberries may help cardiovascular, brain health Deadly I-75 crash shines spotlight on Florida’s big semi-truck problem Deputies investigating fatal hit-and-run in Plant City Tampa named among most pet-friendly cities Video: Hungry bear cub breaks into home Restaurant Ratings Most Violations: July 29 to August 2 Source: Jeffrey Epstein taken off suicide watch before death President Trump urging fight against online extremism Man drives golf cart into Gibsonton Walmart makes first appearance in front of judge STORM TEAM 8 FORECAST: Staying very muggy Sunday Largo police searching for bank robbery suspect Tampa company develops cancer vaccine, starting tests in humans Tampa Bay Buccaneers host Touchdown for Life blood drive Lady Gaga to fund 125 classrooms in El Paso Florida man arrested after Walmart shooting threat on Facebook California city denies permit for Straight Pride rally Pinellas man accused of selling counterfeit E-cigarettes and JUUL pods Disney launches new vacation package for families Circle of Heroes, nations first underwater dive memorial honoring veterans opens Trump says he’d ‘love’ for Colin Kaepernick to play in NFL, but ‘only if he’s good enough’ Lobsterman in Maine catches rare, 1 in 100 million cotton candy lobster Florida Holocaust Museum working to digitize entire museum collection of over 20K items French hoverboard inventor flies over the English Channel Friends and family remember businessman killed after armed carjacking More than 100,000 sign petition to put assault weapons ban on ballot for Florida voters College quarterback arrested after officers mistake bird poop for cocaine Boys & Girls Club gears up for back to school with new programs Pedestrian struck and killed on I-4 Tampa preschool paid tens of thousands for dangerous playground surface that’s hurting kids 5th anniversary of Robin Williams’ death Baker Act Reporting Center: More than 36,000 children placed under act in 2017-2018 Jeffrey Epstein found dead in NYC jail cell, FBI investigating Hertz rental car with wrong tag confiscated by deputies Customer with concealed gun kills 7-Eleven robbery suspect Share-A-Haircut program gets underprivileged kids back to school ready Delaware becomes first no-kill state for shelter animals in the US Customers ask, ‘Where is law enforcement?’ as contractor takes them for thousands Elderly couple in murder-suicide cited medical bills in notes found by police Clearwater ‘gator lady’ gifted $10K in free repairs after insurance claim denied Police looking for 3-week-old baby taken by a family member from Austin hospital 41 Tampa Bay locations where you can help ‘Clear the Shelters’ Deputies searching for missing endangered 6-month-old from Plant City 387-pound alligator caught by 7-year-old in Alabama Tampa Bay area teen with Down syndrome being featured in ad campaign Florida woman breaks into home, makes sandwich Armed man at Walmart says he was testing right to bear arms This 6-year-old wants to know why there are no female toy soldiers Rays take lead on walk in 9th, beat Mariners 5-3 STORM TEAM 8: Hot and Humid Weekend with Some Scattered Storms Sarasota county fugitive charged with threatening Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Florida schools set to open Monday with at least one ‘safe-school officer’ on every campus