WFLA Articles: August 26, 2022

August 26
Friday Night Blitz: River Ridge Royal Knights vs Academy at the Lakes Wildcats Friday Night Blitz: Clearwater Tornadoes vs Lakeland Dreadnaughts Friday Night Blitz: Wiregrass Ranch Bulls vs Manatee Hurricanes Friday Night Blitz: East Bay Indians vs Middleton Tigers Friday Night Blitz: Gaither Cowboys vs Steinbrenner Warriors Friday Night Blitz: Strawberry Crest Chargers vs King Lions Friday Night Blitz: Bayshore Bruins vs Sarasota Sailors Family files lawsuit after mother of 5 killed in Palm Harbor gas station fire last December 8 On Your Side hosts Community Baby Shower to benefit Tampa Bay families Woman arrested after racist rant, assault in Texas restaurant lot caught on video 2 found dead in Sarasota County neighborhood Officials: Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle Sanders has highest favorability among possible 2024 contenders: poll White House leans on local leaders in fight for abortion access Florida’s top officials hammer abortion topic after primary Recreational marijuana could soon be legal in these states Insurance company finally pays travel reimbursement for lung transplant patient Five takeaways from the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit VIDEO: Funnel cloud spotted near Kennedy Space Center ahead of Artemis I launch Health officials update approach to monkeypox outbreak as U.S becomes leader in infections OnlyFans model accused of murdering boyfriend back in Florida — this time behind bars Manatee Co. deputy recognized for going out of his way to alert couple of house fire Mother calls for more regulations after allegations of daycare abuse MacDill parents told teen sexual assault suspect will not be charged despite ‘probable cause’ Brooksville mail carrier gets 5 years for stealing money from neighborhood mailbox Porta-potties are disappearing from job sites across southwest Florida VIDEO: Attempted kidnapping suspect tries stabbing officer with pen Feeding Tampa Bay, principal to open first food pantry in Polk County schools Stocks plunge, Dow falls 1,000 points after Fed chair’s comments ‘We are so happy’: Cold-stunned sea turtle rescued in New England last year returns to ocean Get paid $1,300 to binge 13 Stephen King movie adaptations Anyone Can Truly Be Unstoppable Australian university study recycles used PPE for construction applications St. Pete man hit child with stolen car as she escaped, police say New Treatments for Depression Wimauma girl injured in crash that killed parents, grandparents in Mexico celebrates birthday Ohio teen dies after being shot in the head at party during game of Russian roulette Disabled Florida woman found covered in feces, bugs; caretaker charged DeSantis suspends Broward school board members for ‘neglect of duty’ Troopers find man’s body on shoulder of I-4 in Tampa Police in PA issue warning after python goes missing ‘It’s Adorable!’: Baby gator sparks excitement in deputy Doorbell cam captures large mountain lion roaming Hollywood Hills MacKenzie Scott gives $44M to foster care non-profit, includes Tampa Bay Friends of the Children Florida activist sending Arabic ‘In God We Trust’ posters to Texas schools for mandatory display Video shows passengers throwing punches in Denver airport brawl Man shoots into occupied vehicle after parking lot crash at Winter Haven LongHorn Steakhouse: police Hearings in Andrew Warren suspension lawsuit to begin next month Heavily-redacted affidavit says 184 classified docs found at Trump residence Deputies release video of Pinellas woman Irish folk dancing during sobriety test World’s top password manager LastPass says it was hacked Read the DOJ’s redacted affidavit from the Trump search Breakthrough Medical Treatment for E.D. – No Pills, No Injections Depression Triggering Psoriasis Here’s what to wear to be on-trend this Fall Winter Haven men get 31 total life sentences after sexually abusing 8-year-old How to create ‘Moss Art’ Revamping Your Summer Recipes Black-owned manufacturer helping launch beauty product lines in Tampa National housing prices fall from June to July, but not in Tampa ‘Lucky to be alive’: Florida student struck by lightning on 1st day of class Celebrating National Dog Day DNA links Clearwater gang members to attempted murder, police say Take The TikTok Decluttering Challenge Blind equestrian forms extraordinary bond with horse and accomplishes what many call “the impossible” Why the Fed chief says there’s no end in sight to rate hikes Father, son rescued after boat sinks off Boston coast Your monthly student loan payments could be drastically reduced under a new plan: Here’s what we know Chef cooks up authentic Cuban, Spanish cuisine for Sarasota seniors Brooksville murder victim’s family thankful after killer gets life in prison Tattoo inks may have cancer-causing chemicals, study shows Florida man arrested for trying to buy child, report says Teacher pay stuck in the 1990s, analysis finds Cold dog? Oscar Mayer comes out with hot dog-flavored popsicle The journalist who helped break the Manti Te’o catfishing scandal revisits the infamous case Blind equestrian relied on horse to be her eyes Tampa Bay Weekend: Cupcakes, cookies, markets & more Kushner calls Chrissy Teigen a ‘nasty’ troll Truck had green light in crash that killed pedestrian on U.S. 19: FHP Farron’s Furever Friends: Clear the Shelters The Secret to Gorgeous Locks Brady to play in Saturday’s preseason finale against the Colts Zuckerberg tells Rogan Facebook suppressed Hunter Biden laptop story after FBI warning Watch: Passengers throw punches in Denver airport brawl DeSantis endorsed at Florida Realtors Convention Moderna sues Pfizer-BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents Justice Dept. releases redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit Sylvester Stallone’s wife files for divorce after 25 years Democrats clash over Manchin side deal, raising shutdown risk White House calls out Greene, Gaetz on how their own loans were forgiven Largo High School student hit, killed by vehicle in Clearwater Here’s every weapon US has supplied to Ukraine with $13 billion 53-year-old exonerated after rape conviction at age 17 Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle on Starkey Road in Seminole 1 dead, 1 airlifted after head-on crash in Hillsborough County Multiple riders hurt on Six Flags roller coaster, officials say Man jumps into Little Manatee River after being ejected from car on I-75 Biden sees highest approval in a year in latest Gallup poll Elton John and Britney Spears team up on new dance single Five lingering questions on Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan No injuries after CSX train hits car in Polk County FedEx truck catches fire on I-75 in Tampa LIVE RADAR: Inland storms fading, quiet, cloudy night