WFLA Articles: December 21, 2019

Local NFL Player takes families from Centre County on shopping spree Last-minute rush of holiday shopping means more traffic on Tampa Bay roads Dad tries giving daughter ‘worst’ Christmas gift, receives surprise reaction Fisher-Price’s charcuterie board sparks debate online Polk County deputies searching for delivery man who leaves with package WWII Navy pilot dancing through holidays, 97th birthday ‘I wish he would stay’: Neighbors soak in final days of beloved Christmas light tradition in Mulberry Radio station cancels show after host says ‘nice school shooting’ would interrupt impeachment coverage Junior Johnson, NASCAR legend, dead at 88 30-plus years of ‘Garfield’ comic strips to sell at auction Boeing crew capsule returning to Earth after aborted flight STORM TEAM 8 FORECAST: Gulf storm system brings high rain chances US raises legal age to buy cigarettes, vapes to 21 Florida man accused of sexually assaulting unconscious teen FBI warns against ‘Cyber Holiday Scams’ Man arrested for attempted murder after stabbing woman several times in St. Pete Infant drowns in Florida family’s tub; no charges yet filed 10th annual Joy of Giving puts thousands into the Christmas spirit ‘Rent a Dog’ program gets pups out of kennel, into Lakeland for a day 6 dead, 13 injured in Las Vegas apartment fire Police: Man found unconscious near SoHo bars; had earlier altercation with 4 men Live Game Updates: Houston Texans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Florida man pays 36 families’ utility bills for the holidays Wild video: K-9 leaps through suspect’s car window Woman says all 10 of her bulldogs were stolen from her home Man, 55, submitted DNA to ancestry site, learns he was abducted as newborn ‘It’s a bad scene in general’: New photos show bus kids were left on overnight in Gulfport Bucs fall against Texans, ending four-game winning streak Motorcycle crash in St. Pete injures 23-year-old, 19-year-old Tampa General’s ‘Santa’ celebrates 30 years of giving gifts to foster children Winter Haven neighbors kick down door, rescue elderly woman who fell escaping fire Polk Co. Christmas display inspires nonverbal girl with autism to speak Woman offers $7K reward and hires plane to search for stolen dog OneBlood team members rescue man from crash only to discover victim is coworker’s son Iowa woman said she ran over teen because ‘she was a Mexican,’ police say Former youth pastor sentenced to over 1,000 years in prison for sex crimes Bartow student gives classmate with autism pair of shoes after noticing his broken boots Trump family arrives in Florida to spend Christmas, New Year’s Storm Team 8 Forecast: High rain chances rest of the weekend into Monday