WFLA Articles: October 21, 2022

October 21
Friday Night Blitz: Week 9 highlights 2022 NASA hires team to investigate unidentified aerial phenomena Tampa’s 1st five-star hotel, the Tampa EDITION, opens to the public Arkansas police chase ends with motorcyclist engulfed in fireball Disney’s ‘Encanto’ comes to life at family’s home for Halloween Clearwater police find missing woman Demotech President ‘cautiously optimistic’ over insurers’ survival after Hurricane Ian Neighbor saves abused twins after they knock on her door Where can I vote early in Tampa Bay? VA benefits paid after delays, denials and death of Tampa veteran breathe life into Gator scholarship Federal appeals court temporarily blocks Biden student loan forgiveness program Man sues after Hertz rental leads to ‘surreal’ traffic stop Pinellas County ‘girl bosses’ remember woman killed in pedestrian crash Missing Michigan family spotted at gas station 300 miles from home Disney World passholders file lawsuit over block out dates, park hopping restrictions Complaints mount against boat dock company for not delivering Why are highway signs green? Florida Gubernatorial candidates focus on Bay area as election draws closer Bloom: Trivia, Breast Cancer Benefit, Hurricane Ian Relief + Halloween Pet Pics St. Petersburg man shot in the head during I-4 road rage incident ‘You again?’ Florida deputies pull over repeat offender, find drugs hidden in his underwear, video shows Man indicted after pulling gun on several people on Tampa Riverwalk: DOJ Graham asks Supreme Court to block his testimony in Georgia election probe Monkeypox-related deaths reported in 4 states New Anna May Wong quarter hailed as win for Asian American representation Gun mix-up led to CBP officer’s death at Florida gun range: report President Biden touts federal deficit reduction ahead of midterm elections ‘Devastating’: Iconic Times Square clock destroyed in Fort Myers during Hurricane Ian New disturbance pops up in Atlantic, NHC says Man named in Florida Amber Alert faces child sex crime charges, police say Electric cars Vs. gas cars: Which is the smarter buy? Homosassa man sentenced to 35 years for molestation of child: sheriff’s office Karate Kids in New “Kiddie Kai” Series Walk to End Alzheimer’s Savvy Self Care Cuban national lands Russian plane at Florida airport Election fraud case against Florida defendant dismissed Breakthrough Medical Treatment for E.D. – No Pills, No Injections You Are The Machine Trump: ‘Very disloyal’ if Pence, other Cabinet members run in 2024 Amid civil war, Biden administration grants immigration relief to Ethiopians NBC News: Before resigning, Charlie Crist’s campaign manager was arrested in domestic violence case Hurricane Ian damage leads to spontaneous combustion of EVs in Florida Panthers look to take down ‘arch nemesis’ Brady, Bucs Dog adoptions, intakes suspended in Pasco County due to Canine Pneumovirus Jan. 6 panel issues subpoena to Trump, demanding he testify Jan. 6 panel formally issues subpoena to Trump ‘Haters gotta hate’ says doctor running for Indiana school board who stated that ‘all Nazis weren’t ‘bad” NASA selects participants in UFO study Taylor Swift goes political with ‘Midnights’ Tom Brady not thinking about retirement, so time to speculate We learn the art of making Polynesian leis in honor of the release of ‘Ticket to Paradise’ Indoor Air Care Wine for the Holidays 3 men accused of trying to sell elephant tusks face massive possible fines St. Pete woman waited days to take baby with fractured arm to hospital: affidavit Florida judge dismisses voter fraud case touted by Gov. DeSantis Frankie Muniz talks wildest moments from “The Surreal Life” Escaped Gilchrist Co. inmate captured: sheriff’s office Fully electric Rolls-Royce Spectre was 122 years in the making 3 Texas men arrested for stealing register, cash from destroyed Florida bar SunRunner bus, connecting downtown St. Pete to beach, now running Community bids final farewell to fallen Connecticut police officers suspected of being ambushed in line of duty Steve Bannon sentenced to four months in prison Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying 1/6 subpoena Eat Your Garden | Community Garden Blooming in Tampa Bay How To Stop Fear From Running Your Life 100,000 pets saved at Hillsborough shelter since 2012 Florida student steals $13K from grandparents, passes it out to classmates US food insufficiency surged by 25 percent after end of child tax credits: analysis Dominion CEO says unfounded voter fraud claims have put employees ‘into danger’ Freddie Mercury’s 1974 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow heads to auction 1 dead, 10 hospitalized from carbon monoxide leak after birds alert firefighters Car found buried on grounds of California mansion, believed to have been there since 1990s Pfizer looks to charge at least $110 a dose for COVID-19 vaccine next year Elon Musk plans to cut 75% of Twitter workforce: Report Drivers in these cities are most likely to get stuck at red lights Tampa Bay Weekend: Boos, booze & fairs Police: St. Pete murder victim’s boyfriend killed her, then jumped off parking garage Bogota Kitchen + Bar Celebrates their 2-Year Anniversay Better Vision on the Court Ligori & Ligori Legal Minute: Car Accident Tips 64-year-old man killed in Bradenton homicide, police say Newsmax ends relationship with Lara Logan after world leaders ‘blood of children’ comment California teacher accused of threatening violence against student in secretly recorded video Michigan family disappears hours after strange 911 call Man jumps fence at Tampa elementary school, says he was being chased by gunman: police St. Pete woman makes wigs for cancer patients using their own hair Sotomayor on Clarence Thomas: ‘I believe not everyone can reach their bootstraps’ Martin Luther King’s daughter Bernice blasts Kari Lake for claim he would have been ‘America First’ Republican Enough fentanyl to kill 2.7M people seized in Polk County, sheriff says Man found dead in Clearwater with blunt force trauma, police say Social media platforms brace for election mayhem as misinformation still spreads Musk plans to cut nearly 75 percent of Twitter’s workforce: report Saudi Arabia unfazed by US backlash on oil as Russia reaps benefits Malnourished twins break free from handcuffs, escape Texas ‘house of horrors,’ police say Mark Hamill sent 500 drones to Ukraine in past month Turning cool tonight, beautiful weekend forecast