WFLA Articles: February 23, 2020

February 23
Lakeland officer, K9 to be featured on A&E TV show Uber debuts new phone service in Florida Lightning sign Bogosian after contract terminated by Sabres Residents shocked after woman’s body found at Picnic Island Park Heatwave hits Antarctica, melts nearby glaciers Study: Eating a big breakfast burns more calories 375 tips received in search for missing Tennessee toddler Gasparilla Distance Classic in the books; planning begins for next year Texas girl wakes up to find ‘gentle, gigantic’ raccoon in bed with her Mote Marine is saving the ocean one beer at a time in Bradenton Buttigieg questions 3rd place finish in Nevada, cites errors Man drives Jeep off 6-story roof of Los Angeles-area garage TSA halts employees from using TikTok for social media posts STORM TEAM 8 FORECAST: Work week starts warm, another big cool down coming Rays LHP Ryan Yarbrough on first outing of spring training Injured manatee, calf rescued in Florida waters ‘It’s a miracle’: Toddler walks again after being shot in the head during drive-by shooting Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crash Dog rescued from deep inside meat plant processing pit Rays fan guarantees playoffs for Tampa Bay in 2020 Harriet from popular Florida eagle cam lays another egg Make-A-Wish Bucs fan dies after fight with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Breakdown of 2020 Hurricane names as season begins in less than 100 days Zamboni driver, 42, gets win as emergency goalie for Hurricanes B. Smith, model turned lifestyle guru, dies at 70 Coronavirus concerns: University of Tampa cancels study abroad trip to China Blind, deaf poodle scooped up by hawk finds her way back home 28 hours later Florida man arrested after running over, killing girlfriend on I-75, FHP says Low wages a concern as unemployment numbers drop, new report says Police: Man found passed out in car with 2-year-old girl home alone in Tarpon Springs EPA admin addresses plan to protect clean water in US Police: Children act ‘exactly as they should’ when stranger offers them money Tampa Bay counties received more than $100M in Airbnb bed tax last year Stories from Iwo Jima: An unbreakable code that helped secure victory in the Pacific 3 adults, 3 children killed in I-95 crash in Georgia 3-story eatery ‘Central Park Food Hall’ coming to St. Pete Ruskin man creates purple light display in honor of mother fighting pancreatic cancer Inmate serving life sentence for murder escapes Alabama custody 2nd person in days killed by Mardi Gras float in New Orleans Tampa company that developed cancer vaccine expanding human clinical trials Florida man negligently fires gun, kills roommate, officials say STORM TEAM 8 FORECAST: Beautiful day ahead before turning warmer, more humid this week