WFLA Articles: December 13, 2021

MAX DEFENDER 9 FORECAST: Warm and mostly dry this week in Tampa St. Petersburg High School renovations complete 2nd Plant High School teen dies following motorcycle crash Boy charged in Michigan school deaths to stay in adult jail Chef Gordon Ramsay moves restaurant headquarters from California to Texas Peaking Geminid meteor shower, full moon this week – here’s how to watch NFL requiring COVID-19 booster shots by Dec. 27 Plant City police searching for man who tried to rob cellphone store Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz introduces national ‘Stand Your Ground’ law Will Smith’s ‘Welcome To Earth’ on Disney+ Featured on Bloom with Gayle Guyardo Virtual Fun For The Holidays 60 Year Old Walks 1,000 Miles to Celebrate Birthday International Junior Miss Scholarship joins Kindness Day Impress Your Guest with a Memorable Dish Florida woman leaves baby in car to go shopping at mall, police say Compression Socks For Maximum Running Comfort Salt Room | Recharge Your Wellness Routine In 2022 Affordable housing concerns grow in Sarasota County as more residents get priced out of their homes Professors claim they were not paid by college in Poinciana where dorms were motels and football field was city park Tampa Bay area mom reports delay in obtaining SNAP benefits, warns others to start recertification process now Teddy Bear Roundup: Rough Riders accept large donation of Teddy bears CNN producer accused of sex abuse wanted girls to be ‘trained properly,’ prosecutors say ‘Work Where You Want to Live’ campaign aims to lure new Sarasota residents to ease labor shortages Coca-Cola, Sprite, Minute Maid recalled over potential presence of metal pieces Biden administration promises help after tornado tragedy St. Pete mayor-elect Ken Welch to meet with Biden administration at White House Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine Deep roots sustain residents amid Mayfield Ky tornado destruction Pinellas Co. families worry they may be homeless for the holidays ‘He was a father, brother and son’: Family of murdered Florida cab driver wants justice Vice president, Democrats emphasize push for more electric vehicle charging stations in the US ‘Bucs with BA’: Arians talks about 2nd half collapse and Buccaneers miracle victory Candle factory workers told they would be fired if they left before tornado, employees say 2-month-old, longtime florist, judge among tornado victims Zac Stacy tells officers ex-girlfriend ‘staged’ on-camera assault that sparked outrage HCSO searching for missing, endangered woman who fled Brandon hospital Kim Kardashian says she’s passed the ‘baby bar exam’ Man, horse killed in single-car crash in Mulberry Operation Walk USA: Uninsured patients receive new knees, hips at AdventHealth Carrollwood Largo man faces 63-month prison sentence, longest yet, for part in Capitol riot Straz Center to present ‘Nutcracker’ ballet this week Will new California law make bacon more expensive? Two-dose vaccines don’t induce enough antibodies against omicron: research Search halted for woman who fell overboard from Carnival cruise ship Man accused of murdering boyfriend in Sarasota hotel room, police say How to keep your indoor air clean and virus-free this winter Medical Minute: BMI Life Guard Imaging: Early Detection Saves Lives 28 states see rise in COVID-19 cases in week: Where does Florida rank? ‘The Murder of Gabby Petito’ documentary coming to Peacock this week 14-year-old arrested in shooting death of another 14-year-old in Sarasota Teen accused in Michigan high school shooting due in court Tornado survivor says boyfriend was there one second, then ‘gone’ in candle factory chaos Actor Geoffrey Giuliano talks “Squid Game” and Tampa roots Actor Zachary Levi talks playing Kurt Warner in “American Underdog” Maggie and the Moms on sleepovers vs ‘sleepunders’ and whether kids should still be sitting on Santa’s lap Florida Poison Control: 40 hospitalized for severe bleeding after taking ‘spice’ in Hillsborough County Lakeland substitute arrested after alleged Snapchat video of her having sex with student, deputies say More Pets Are Traveling During The Holidays AMRAK Anti-Bully Film Designed to Save Lives Warrior Animal Adoptions Help Vets with PTSD Body positivity activist Emme joins Gayle Guyardo on Bloom with Holiday Food Triggers Sleep Deprivation Can Cause Muscle Pains Underwater memorial honors victims of Surfside condo collapse Hillsborough deputies looking for endangered man who went missing after argument Florida woman arrested on murder charge in mother’s death Dr. Oz takes aim at Dr. Fauci, saying he should be ‘held accountable’ Easing Your Dog’s Anxiety During the Holiday Awesome eBikes from Aventon Ocean A Global Odyssey Hot Mess Holiday premiering on Comedy Central Florida Democrats aim to rebound as GOP voting numbers grow Florida man guilty of kidnapping, torturing plastic surgeon 8 dead, 8 possibly missing in candle factory destruction, Kentucky governor says Golden Globes announces nominations to a skeptical Hollywood What happened at the tornado-destroyed candle plant? Tampa community comes together after crash kills teen, seriously injures another Prunes may be the secret weapon to prevent holiday weight gain Jan. 6 panel set to vote on holding Meadows in contempt Lyme disease vaccine provides promising protection against harmful tick bites Florida soldier to become first Black service Medal of Honor recipient from Iraq War Submit your ‘Best & Brightest’ holiday light photos Diocese apologizes after bishop tells children Santa doesn’t exist Hudson High School increases security after unsubstantiated threat SunCoast Blood Centers donating blood to Midwest hospitals after deadly tornadoes Man crushed to death while repairing car on side of I-275 in Tampa, troopers say MAX DEFENDER 8 FORECAST: Warm week ahead