WFLA Articles: August 27, 2021

August 27
Friday Night Blitz: Plant City Raiders vs Tampa Bay Tech Titans Friday Night Blitz: Lakeland Dreadnaughts vs Clearwater Tornadoes Friday Night Blitz: Calvary Christian Warriors vs Victory Christian Storm Friday Night Blitz: Tarpon Springs Spongers vs St. Pete Green Devils Friday Night Blitz: St. Pete Catholic vs Carrollwood Day Friday Night Blitz: Armwood Hawks vs Chamberlain Chiefs Friday Night Blitz: Hillsborough Terriers vs Steinbrenner Warriors St. Petersburg Police Chief, Sergeant remember officer who died after battle with COVID-19 Alabama deputy goes viral for being Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s doppelgänger US drone strike kills 2 Islamic State members in Afghanistan Ida aims to hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina anniversary Tennessee soldier killed in terrorist attack at Afghanistan airport 2 California Marines among 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul airport attack Pentagon monitoring for additional threats to US troops, evacuees after Kabul attack COVID-19 deaths straining some Florida hospital morgues Woman wearing ‘Purge’ mask taken to hospital after terrifying mother in parking lot How nearly $13M was embezzled from USF Health without anyone knowing RFK assassin Sirhan wins parole with support of 2 Kennedys White House officials worried about increase in COVID cases as kids head back to school ‘I feel very lucky’: Largo resident shares his COVID-19 survival story Questions loom as US evacuation from Afghanistan turns to chaos Tainted gasoline given to at least 20 cars at Sarasota 7-Eleven, state confirms Kabul threats monitored ‘specifically, in real time’ MAX DEFENDER 8 FORECAST: Breezy with scattered storms this weekend, powerful Ida heads for the northern Gulf coast Florida reports 151,760 new COVID-19 cases this week CDC study traces school’s delta variant outbreak to 1 unvaccinated teacher Police: Beekeeper electrocuted while removing a beehive in St. Pete VIDEO: St. Pete gas station clerk robbed, shoved at gunpoint Parents must pay $30,441 for getting rid of son’s porn collection Young dad-to-be among 13 US troops killed in Afghanistan AEW ‘All Out’ PPV to play at Tampa movie theater Dog rescued from pool by St. Pete sanitation worker, family finds out a month later Fallen Daytona Beach police officer to be honored during NASCAR race SPCA Tampa Bay looking to find ‘forever farm’ for 3 pigs Brother and sister banned from California high school for not wearing masks ‘It snapped at my dog’: Woman comes across alligator while walking her dog in Indiana COVID-19 is most transmissible 2 days before, 3 days after symptoms appear, study finds Breakthrough Medical Treatment for E.D. – No Pills, No Injections How to Cure Depression in 7 Days Man charged for growing marijuana says he ‘doesn’t trust drug dealers’ Heightened concerns of a terrorist attack at 9/11 remembrance ceremonies Good Form will Transform your Body Repticon returns to Florida State Fairgrounds this weekend How Connect with your Guardian Angel Get “Schooled” on Erasing Back-to-School Stains Hot Hair Trends for Fall 2021 | Rock Your Blonde Hair This Fall New poll shows stigma prevents people from getting help for depression If you love avocados and dogs you’ll go crazy over the Avo Doggo ‘I killed the devil’: Polk County man shot grandmother in neck, sheriff says These foods are extra hard to find right now because of shortages, supply chain issues Dramatic video shows deputy use defibrillator to save student who collapsed at Tampa school Texas GOP advances voting bill after Democrats’ holdout ends St. Petersburg police officer dies after battle with COVID-19 Redesigned Tampa Bay Buccaneers specialty license plate now available at Florida tax collector offices JoJo Siwa to compete as part of first same-sex couple on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Woman killed, 1 injured in drug deal gone bad, Sheriff Grady Judd says Newsfeed Now: The nation mourns after US service members killed in Kabul attacks; Mother and child flee from woman wearing a ‘Purge’ mask Sleep Health US presses on with evacuations despite fears of more attacks Commitment to Shelter Cats w/ GiveLitter™ Summer Spritzing with Lillet Enjoying Summer without Compromise Closing arguments in Florida mask trial highlight ‘sophisticated legal issues’ Florida judge rules against Gov. DeSantis, state agencies’ blanket ban on mask mandates Party at Hogan’s Hangout, shop for your favorite scaly pal at Repticon & more this weekend WATCH: Tampa police arrest driver after high-speed pursuit across Skyway Bridge, Howard Frankland Bridge Las Vegas headliner Murray the Magician talks performing and illusions Daytime Chat: Danny attempts a card trick Daytime Buzz: Nicole Kidman, Brett Favre and deathly hotdogs Fall Hair and Nail Trends Growing Staghorn Ferns with “The Plant Lady” Judge to rule on Florida school mask lawsuit Alone in the sky, pilot and fiancee saved 17 in deadly Tennessee flood COVID-19 disrupting regular high school football season Baby born on evacuation flight from Kabul is named for military plane’s call sign Tampa Bay organizations provide resources for fleeing Afghan refugees SUV crashes into New Port Richey bank, punches hole through wall FBI Agent who investigated sex crimes against children charged with sex crimes against children Father warns others to get vaccinated after 7 kids catch COVID-19 New urgency to airlift after Kabul blasts kill more than 100 Hurricane Ida expected to be ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm when it approaches Gulf Coast MAX DEFENDER 8 FORECAST: Tracking Ida in the Gulf and its impacts on Tampa Bay