Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Hillsborough County published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 165
» View wsbtradio.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-14
Next >
-
'I think it's revenge,' Florida grad says after principal cuts off graduation speech
Wharton High salutatorian Harold Shaw Jr. spent weeks writing a graduation speech he hoped would inspire his classmates to pursue their lifelong dreams. Unfortunately, his farewell address to the Wharton Class of 2013 will likely be remembered more...
Tags: Florida State University
-
Deputies: Gun malfunctioned 3 times as hubby, 44, attacked estranged wife, 23
FloriDUHWho's the luckiest person in Florida? Even luckier than Lotto ticket holder of the $590-million jackpot purchased at a Publix in Zephyrhills on Saturday? Maybe this woman -- the estranged wife of Julio Villanueva-Vasque. Julio Villanueva-Vasquez...Tags: Lotto, Tampa
-
Options lacking for parents of disabled kids at F schools
The notice in the mail told Carmen Olmeda she could transfer her profoundly disabled daughter out of Orange County's F-rated Magnolia School. But there is no other county school that can meet the needs of 18-year-old Loly, who needs hourly glucose...
Tags: Florida Legislature, U.S. Department of Education, Students, Brevard County, Teaching and Learning
-
Deputies: Abused mom, daughter tried suicide by fire
TAMPA - A Port Richey man is being held without bond for domestic violence after his ex-wife and daughter, distraught over his behavior, tried to kill themselves by setting their garage on fire, deputies said. James Clark, 45, broke into his ex-wife's...
Tags: Marketing, Ridgewood, Crime, Law and Justice, Suicide, Abusive Behavior
-
Deputies: Boy, 2, left strapped in car seat in vehicle for 8 hours
FloriDUHAround noon on Wednesday, 911 dispatchers got a call from one of Jadiel Rosario's parents after mom and dad realized they had left the toddler buckled in his car seat inside a car for eight-hours, according to a news release from the Hillsborough County...Tags: Tampa
-
US couple in jail after fleeing to Cuba with kids
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba were handed over to the United States and their children were returned to the maternal grandparents who have official custody, authorities said...
Tags: Kidnapping, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Cuba, Abusive Behavior
-
Couple accused of kidnapping kids booked into jail
A Florida couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Havana were handed over to the United States, and were booked into Florida jail, officials said Wednesday. Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife Sharyn are being held at the...
Tags: Kidnapping, Havana (Cuba), Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Cuba
-
Florida's demand for STEM jobs is on the rise
The demand in Florida for jobs relating to science, technology, engineering, and math -- known as STEM -- is on the rise, Gov. Rick Scott said at a press conference in Lakeland today. A press release from Scott's office shows the number of available...
Tags: Engineering, Government, Politics, Executive Branch, Science and Technology
-
Possible sinkhole disrupts Florida families near where man died
A possible sinkhole has forced two Florida families from their homes, officials said, in the latest example of the geological phenomenon that has frequently struck the Sunshine State. About 5 p.m. Tuesday, an emergency telephone call to Hillsborough...
Tags: Television Stations, Television Industry, American Red Cross, Sinkholes
-
Doc busted for allegedly dealing pain meds at Uphoria Medical Clinic
FloriDUHThe name of the Lakeland clinic, Uphoria Medical Clinic, should have been a big clue that something was a bit hinky. Narcotics detectives arrested a Lakeland physician, Aaron Branham Roush, who is a board certified surgeon who refers to himself as a...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, MRI (imaging), Domestic Violence, Police Arrests, Punishment
-
The surprising sinkholes of life
Even though your house may appear to rest on solid ground, there is still the possibility you may find yourself suddenly awakened in the middle of the night by the rumble of your bedroom floor opening into a massive hole, sliding you and the contents of...
Tags: Nazareth, University of Oxford, Heart Attack
-
How does a bedroom just collapse? Sinkhole science explained
Millions of years of geological activity and marine ecology culminated in the the sudden appearance of a 50-foot hole under a Florida suburban household Thursday. Sinkholes similar to one that swallowed 36-year-old Jeff Bush’s bedroom and,...Tags: Caves and Caverns, Landforms, Tampa
Jun 7, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 21, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 19, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 27, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 18, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 10, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Apr 10, 2013
|Story| WDBJ7
Mar 27, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 24, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Mar 8, 2013
|Story| AM News
Mar 1, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times