WFLA Articles: March 9, 2022

House drops COVID funding, clears $13.6B for Ukraine in new spending bill Police investigating homicide in Lakeland neighborhood Tampa Bay doctor weighs in on CDC director saying Covid-19 will probably be a seasonal virus Lakeland man accused of threatening to blow up girlfriend’s house, deputies say MLB cancels two more series, pushes Opening Day to mid-April SEC Men’s Basketball Comes to Tampa Bay MTV’s Siesta Key Featured on Bloom with Gayle Guyardo Finding Work Life Balance Three Easy Healthy Dinner Ideas Skin Cancer Red Flags To Look For Does your Tinder hookup have an unsavory past? Now you can run a background check Biden’s new executive order aims to federally regulate cryptocurrency Charles Entenmann, baked goods pioneer, dies in Florida Half brother of woman killed in Jan. 6 riot accused of racist tirade Florida passes DeSantis election police force bill Major USPS reform bill heads to President Biden’s desk $6 gas? Here’s how it could happen, analyst says ‘We want to accommodate’: School for children with cancer opens in Tampa Bay Priceless painting ‘missing’ after 80-year-old woman ships it with UPS Hawaii police find missing person dead in cemented tub Pentagon rejects NATO nations providing jets to Ukraine Forgotten money in thousands of lunch accounts, Hillsborough school district says Sarasota students donate hundreds of dollars to help orphan refugees from Ukraine St. Pete Beach commissioner suggests $5 an hour beach parking ‘Critically missing’ teen believed to be traveling to Florida, authorities say Michigan Gov. Whitmer promotes CHIPS Act at White House Retired Lakeland doctor returns to Ukraine to support family, community, husband says WATCH: Motorcyclist flips-off police, rides on sidewalk during ‘reckless’ chase Tampa police honor Officer Jesse Madsen 1 year after death in line of duty Lawmakers question continuing daylight saving time 375 Florida manatees die so far in 2022; FWC and USFWS start planning for next winter 55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees Florida ban on critical race theory to get final vote, all amendments fail Discover Crystal River sweepstakes ‘Nature’s Secrets: Florida State Parks’: USF student brings award-winning film to Gasparilla International Film Festival Truist Bank customers across U.S. fed up: ‘They’re letting all of us down’ Florida Gators prepare for SEC Tournament opener against Texas A&M Calls to suspend gas taxes across U.S. grow as prices surge Florida gas prices $1.43 a gallon higher than 2021, at all-time high SHAMROCKFest canceled, St. Petersburg event organizers say Watch: Cow leads animal control officers on chase in Los Angeles Disney CEO disappointed by Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill: reports More than 10,000 without power in New Orleans after bird reportedly causes power outage Skateboarding icon Tony Hawk breaks leg 13 arrested in Tampa area human trafficking operation Museum facing Russian embassy unveils anti-war Putin banner in Latvia Gulf water temps warming up for spring breakers Two masters of improv shine in NBC’s ‘American Auto’ Missing 14-year-old California girl found dead in abandoned vehicle, officials say Do you qualify for free, discounted internet in Florida? Baby orangutans and more memorable animals steal the show on ‘Secrets of the Zoo: Tampa’ ‘Russia is responsible’: US hits record-high gas prices Taco and Margarita Festival being held at Raymond James Stadium this weekend Police release new photos of person of interest in deaths of Florida married couple ‘Black Panther’ director wrongly arrested for robbery Tampa River O’Green Fest pushed back by severe weather threat Student loan cancellation: Nearly 100,000 borrowers can cancel debt Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital, 17 reported hurt Get A Magnetic Smile in Just 7 Days! SEC Basketball Tournament Comes to Tampa Lyft driver accused of raping, robbing customer at Florida hotel Man who received first pig heart transplant dies after 2 months VIDEO: Man struck by car asks if his beer is okay, deputies say Florida high school students walkout over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill Breakthrough Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction America has ‘the ability to produce enough oil,’ Rubio says Century-old shipwreck found nearly 2 miles below Antarctic surface Memorial marks first anniversary of Tampa officer’s death Seafood Friday’s at Popeyes Credit Education Month WATCH: SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites into space Highest-rated breakfast restaurants in Tampa, according to Tripadvisor Up to 4,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine invasion: U.S. intel agencies Florida teen killed, 7 children, 3 adults injured in crash MLB, union bargain for 16 1/2 hours, recess until morning GOP candidate says he tells daughters to ‘lie back and enjoy it’ if rape is inevitable Uber Eats driver delivers pizza, leaves with woman’s dog, owner says Teens detail discovery of body: ‘We went deeper into the cave and found the rest’ Man disguised as Walmart employee steals TVs, police say Deion Sanders has 2 toes amputated after medical setback Scientists find oldest-known octopus ancestor — with 10 arms Why do we say ‘oil and gas?’ Aren’t they the same? China hacked at least 6 US state governments, says cyber firm Florida gas prices slightly higher after U.S. bans Russian oil imports Housing assistance: City of Tampa helping residents with pilot program Florida cyber sex crimes bill passes after senator’s story Wealthy Russians buying up properties in Florida Dual citizen charged with acting as Russian agent in U.S. Starbucks, Coke, Pepsi join McDonald’s exodus out of Russia MAX DEFENDER 8 FORECAST: Mild with fog tonight, afternoon showers Thursday