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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The USF Bulls improved to 3-0 with a win at Stetson. The USF men’s tennis team earned a 5-2 victory in its first road match of the spring season on Monday, January 20th. One of the players expected to make an impact for USF is Hugo Car. Rays’ agreement on Tropp could extend beyond the 2028 season Auto transferred from Florida State University and began training with the Bulls in August 2024. “It’s new to me. The first two months were really new,” Car said. “Now I feel at home, you know. He was ineligible for…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Satellite images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday showed the extent of snow covering the South. “As skies clear across the southern United States, NOAA’s GOES East (GOES-16) satellite provides clear images of the snowfall left behind by the historic winter storm this week.” Historic Deep South snow: The science behind it Record snowfall totals were recorded across the Florida Panhandle, with Milton seeing 8 to 9 inches of snow. According to the Florida Department of Emergency Management, this doubled the previous record of 4 inches of snow set in 1954. NOAA announced…

Tampa’s annual Pirate Raid Gasparilla will be held this Saturday (January 25th) this year. And if you’re heading to Tampa’s waterfront to join in the festivities, there’s a good chance you’re looking for snacks and snacks while you’re out and about.The main parade begins at Bay to Bay and Bayshore Boulevard and continues along downtown to Brolein Street before turning onto Ashley Drive. Here are 10 places along or near the route that are worth a stop.counter cultureYou can’t get any closer to the route than at Chef Jeannie Pierola’s contemporary, counter-themed restaurant, right near the start. Serving brunch and…

“Make Abortion Legal” was held by supporters rallying with about 125 others on the four corners of Central and Third Avenues for the annual rally and sign-waving visibility event to mark the anniversary in downtown St. Petersburg. A sign that reads “Let’s Do It” is held high Wednesday, January 22, 2025, to read the contents of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. ( Dark Shad | Times )Protesters gathered in downtown St. Petersburg on Wednesday despite chilly temperatures to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the overturned Roe v. Wade decision.Abortion rights supporters also attended the rally to…

Local leaders say undocumented immigrants need to understand their rights, cooperate within the bounds of the law and develop child care plans.CHICAGO—Residents in Little Village, a predominantly Mexican neighborhood on Chicago’s southwest side, are bracing for the possibility of a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in the first days of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.Local leaders who are helping all immigrants prepare for anticipated operations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their communities say people are asking themselves and their loved ones what the days ahead hold. He says he is worried about whether it will turn out…

The Florida Lottery offers several lottery games for those who want to win one of the available jackpots. The winning numbers for the match played on Saturday, January 18, 2025 are:Powerball winning numbers drawn on January 18th14-31-35-64-69, Powerball: 23, Power Play: 2Check out Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.Powerball Double Play Winning Numbers from January 18th Drawing07-34-40-48-57, Powerball: 17Florida Lottery winning numbers revealed for January 18th drawing05-15-20-24-30-46Check Florida Lottery payouts and previous drawings here.Lotto Double Play Winning Numbers for January 18th Drawing07-17-24-28-29-33Check Lotto Double Play payouts and previous draws here.Cash4Life winning numbers revealed in January 18th draw04-21-22-25-41, Cashball: 01Check out…

Universal Orlando has announced dates for the 2025 edition of Halloween Horror Nights and other festivals at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks. And that signaled something new for Volcano Bay Water Park.According to Universal, HHN will begin on August 29th, making it the earliest launch in history. The event will run until November 2nd, but Universal hasn’t announced how many nights the event will take place during the event. The theme and number of haunted houses have also not been revealed. (Last year’s Horror Nights started on August 30th.)As previously announced, the resort’s seasonal events kick off…

The Hillsboro River, which winds through downtown Tampa, is only about 90 feet wide. It might be the same as the Grand Canyon. This bay has long separated two distinct parts of town. One is where you’re already going, and the other is where you’re about to start.That history was recalled recently after the Tampa City Council moved forward with plans to extend the popular Riverwalk from the downtown side to the river’s west bank. The City Council voted 5-2 to spend $10 million over three years from the West Tampa Taxing District to subsidize pedestrian walkways that further connect…

For nearly half a century, little thought has been given to the name Congress gave the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an order changing the name of the body of water to “American Gulf” on federal agency maps, contracts and other documents and communications.So what is the name of this nearly 50-year-old advisory committee established to give anglers a voice in fisheries management across the Gulf?Aerial view of the Gulf of Mexico looking north toward Treasure Island Beach in August 2023 shows beachgoers. ( Dark Shad | Times (2023) )The group is still considering…

A bill that would impose a surcharge on imported goods that are “more polluting” than American products has stalled and could emerge as a tool of the president’s trade policy.Some Senate Republicans want to give President Donald Trump another shot in the arm to further raise the specter of tariffs in trade deal negotiations. It’s a “foreign polluter fee” that is levied on imported products that are more “contaminant” than similar products made in the United States.The foreign pollution fee bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-LA), has not made any progress since its introduction…