WFLA Articles: July 7, 2020

‘I have tons of masks’ Hillsborough student depends on mask mandate to go back to school California pair charged with hate crime for vandalizing Black Lives Matter mural Kanye West, Tim McGraw, Girl Scouts all got PPP loans Baby goes home after spending 10 months in the hospital fighting for her life Fauci: ‘We are still knee deep in the first wave’ Sheriff: Man loses arm-wrestling match with son, pulls gun Florida councilman allegedly caught sleeping during city’s mask debate Several Republican senators say they won’t attend GOP convention in Florida Tampa Bay doctors weigh in on students returning to school amid coronavirus pandemic Small business owner stuck with fraudulent charges through credit processing company, Square Manatee Memorial Hospital modifies visiting rules due to COVID-19 concerns Trump defends tweet about NASCAR’s Confederate flag ban, Bubba Wallace Fox’s Carlson criticized for saying Democrats hate America ‘Masks make a difference’: Dr. Fauci talks safely reopening as COVID-19 cases in south spike Lawmakers question approval process of which companies receive PPP Loans State seeks citizens’ help in policing bars Hotel pool searched several times before 8-year-old Ohio boy found dead, police say ‘It is just way too much’: Parents, teachers concerned as Florida order requires schools to reopen next month Florida man yells ‘I feel threatened’ at Costco customer over confrontation about not wearing a mask Hillsborough County Schools release new plans for virtual graduations Polk Co. coronavirus: 60 contact tracers working, health director says she needs more Lawmakers want independent probe into Vanessa Guillen’s murder USF international students concerned about upcoming semester amid fears of being forced to leave US Return to schools won’t be a one-size-fits-all deal, Fauci says North Carolina family claims funeral home put wrong body in casket Florida coronavirus: Sarasota mom says she’s battling virus along with testing delays NBA converts Disney World ballrooms into courts STORM TEAM 8 FORECAST: Onshore flow pattern continues 5 Pinellas County hospitals reach max ICU capacity St. Petersburg police to start issuing fines to protesters blocking traffic California doctor killed by gunman, son hid for 30 hours in wilderness Leader of St. Pete Black Lives Matter protests tests positive for coronavirus SEARCH LIST: See which Tampa Bay businesses received millions in PPP loans U.S. notifies UN of withdrawal from World Health Organization COVID-19 testing site to open at Mahaffey Theater parking garage ‘I think my family is dead’: Florida family shot, killed following court dispute over a dog Second stimulus check: Trump says to expect more checks ‘soon’ Appointments to soon no longer required at Citrus County COVID-19 testing site Rays Chaz Roe missed start of ‘Spring Training 2.0’ because of blister Rays infielder Joey Wendle on pitching staff: ‘We have a fantastic pitching staff top to bottom’ Personal protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again Gov. DeSantis extends COVID-19 state of emergency 60 more days Valrico boy desperately searching for missing service dog Mango Red Snapper Ceviche Father, son arm-wrestling contest leads to 8-hour standoff with deputies Coronavirus spike linked to in-person dining, study suggests Tracking the Tropics Week 6: Storm surge, contraflow, and the buoy network You may get to see a new comet with only the naked eye Chicago man charged with first-degree murder in shooting of 7-year-old girl Dunkin’ to close 450 stores permanently by end of 2020 Trump says he will pressure states to reopen schools in fall Contact tracing crucial to fight spread of COVID-19 Trump accused of ‘hubris and willful ignorance,’ in niece’s new book Masks will be required in Hillsborough schools when classes resume, superintendent says Stimulus check update: Report says White House eyeing $1 trillion package Marine Corps says shooting reported at California base President Trump to visit Florida this week DeSantis: Contact tracing ‘not going to be enough’ EPA approves first disinfectant that kills COVID-19 Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19 Opioid deaths surge in Sarasota and Manatee counties Husband admits shooting man found in bedroom with wife hours after they separated Florida coronavirus: State reports over 7k new cases, record high percent positivity Newsfeed Now: Woman gives birth on pontoon boat; Arkansas girl becomes hero 5 Tampa Bay hotels make shortlist of best-designed historic hotels in Florida 7-year-old Florida boy dies days after being shot in the head Americans trust governors more than Trump on coronavirus, poll finds Domestic Violence in the Post-Covid Era The Doctor Is In: How To Prepare for the Next Covid Wave FDA adds to list of hand sanitizers to avoid, making it 14 total COVID-19 infects scores of campers, counselors, and workers at Missouri summer camp ‘My buddy Jeff needs a kidney’; Colorado man searches for kidney donor for himself with help from his pup Polk County commissioners encourage following CDC guidelines Jogger finds human head in St. Petersburg, police say Forgotten cemetery may be under Tropicana Field, city officials say What you need to know about bubonic plague, the disease behind ‘Black Death’ Beats by Dre announces Bubba Wallace endorsement deal: ‘Hate cannot win the day’ Dog mauls toddler to death at Fourth of July party US ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and Chinese social media apps Pedestrian hit, killed on I-75 in Nokomis Tampa Bay doctors see spike in child drownings Something Good: College student creates 500 care packages for local nurses Leigh’s runcast: Similar weather pattern allows body to acclimate to higher humidity STORM TEAM 8 FORECAST: Storms spread inland from the coast