WFLA Articles: January 2, 2021

Memorial held for congressman-elect who contracted COVID-19 95-year-old interrupts mask making by surviving COVID-19 3 people hospitalized after boat hits channel marker, seawall in Sarasota FEMA calculate riskiest, safest places in US Police officer pays for shoplifting suspects’ holiday dinner 3rd body found after landslide in Norway; 7 still missing FBI: Nashville bomber sent material to ‘acquaintances’ Larry King, 87, hospitalized with COVID-19 MAX DEFENDER 8 FORECAST: Cold front inbound tonight, cooler stretch ahead Goats at South Carolina dairy farm eat discarded Christmas trees All the states raising their minimum wages in the new year Online dating industry sees dramatic increase in engagement since start of pandemic Ole Miss takes down No. 7 Indiana in Outback Bowl Central Florida organization celebrates 10 years of sending care packages to soldiers Surfer vacationing in Hawaii saves woman struggling to swim in rough waters After 50 years, hippies welcome in an Indiana county Floyd Little, Syracuse and Broncos great, dies at 78 California funeral homes run out of space as COVID-19 rages Florida deputy surprises dance group with dance-off after noise complaint Video: Base jumpers leap from downtown Nashville rooftop bar Line stretches for miles as people seek vaccine in St. Johns County As COVID-19 ravages US, shootings, killings are also up Florida coronavirus: State reports over 30,000 new cases after skipping New Year’s Day report McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails Fans traveling far to support teams in the Outback Bowl Mother says daughters killed in New Year’s Day murder-suicide had positive outlooks on the world Longtime Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe dies at 73 Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announces he’ll oppose certification of Biden victory, demands emergency audit Son shoots father ‘multiple times,’ Martin County Sheriff’s Office says 4 hospitalized after 2 drive-by shootings in Manatee County Sheriff: Sarasota man dies in crash after threatening to shoot, kill pregnant woman and son Woman charged after 7 children found in vacant Chicago apartment Ohio infant smothered to death by dog on New Year’s Eve High wind warning issued for Sunshine Skyway Bridge Florida Sheriff: Man missing with girlfriend under ‘suspicious circumstances’ found dead Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies Nancy Pelosi’s home vandalized with pig’s head, fake blood North Texas judge accused of vandalism related to spray painting over segregation-era sign MAX DEFENDER 8 FORECAST: Warm & cloudy today; showers Sunday as a cold front passes Watch as guards stop inmate accused of trying to escape from Ohio jail Bald eagles removed from Indiana endangered species list A record three million early votes cast in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff races