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In the wake of the Russian hacking of the Colonial Pipeline, Tampa Bay residents are aggressively filling up their tanks, creating some shortages and long lines across the region. “Obviously, it affects our state,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday. DeSantis urged people not to hoard gas and to avoidContinue Reading

Winter Jam Tour Weekend 2021 is coming and Christian music’s premiere multi-artist annual outing will headline GRAMMY®-nominated singer/songwriter Crowder with We Are Kingdom, hip-hop rapper KB, Colton Dixon, Riley Clemmons, JJ Weeks, Apollo LTD and Winter Jam founders NewSong. “I am so excited about this Winter Jam Weekend we haveContinue Reading

Beginning today, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital & Clinics (JAHVH) will begin offering COVID-19 vaccine to all Veterans who are patients of the JAHVH system of care, regardless of age or medical condition. Vaccines are free and will be available by appointment only, as supply allows, at the main hospital andContinue Reading

With the healthcare system focused on reducing viruses found on high-touch areas, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is partnering with Tampa-based Clean Remote LLC to offer a cleaner, easier-to-sanitize TV remote control for healthcare facilities. This program provides a free, Clean Remote to every healthcare facility in the United States, when they purchase aContinue Reading

On Friday, Tampa Police arrested a 11-year-old student at Monroe Middle School in South Tampa for having a loaded handgun on school property. According to the Tampa Police Department (TPD), another student told school administrators that the had a gun in his backpack. The Tampa Police Department School Resource OfficerContinue Reading

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Tampa and its surrounding areas Monday, Feb. 1, through Wednesday, Feb. 3, to measure naturally occurring background radiation in preparation for Super Bowl LV, which is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7. NNSA’s NuclearContinue Reading

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced the arrest of a New York City teacher who traveled to Tampa to have sexual intercourse with a minor he met online. On Saturday, January 23, 2021, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Zeshaan Naqvi, 31, picked the victim up at their Tampa residence andContinue Reading

With the disturbing chaos going on at the US Capitol today, many attribute to outgoing President Trump, several Tampa Bay area politicians responded. Representative Kathy Castor, serving her seventh term representing Florida’s 14th Congressional district, which includes Tampa and parts of Hillsborough County, said via social media: “It’s entirely outrageousContinue Reading

Hillsborough County, in partnership with the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County, will begin vaccinating residents age 65 and older on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Hillsborough has allocated an initial 4,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed to front line health care workers and the vulnerable population ofContinue Reading

On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee announced a strategic partnership with Tampa General Hospital to be the Super Bowl Host Committee’s exclusive medical provider. Tampa General Hospital will also be the exclusive sponsor of the first aid stations at Super Bowl Experience, presented by Lowe’s. “It’sContinue Reading

At least 70 percent of Medicare-eligible seniors say they want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 “at the earliest opportunity” or soon after seeing others “safely benefiting”, according to an eight-city survey announced today by ChenMed, one of the nation’s leading primary care providers. More than 1,500 at-risk elderly in Cincinnati,Continue Reading

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced the arrest of 45-year-old Chad Johnson of Tampa for defrauding a 96-year-old victim out of tens of thousands of dollars in recent months. Johnson became the victim’s caretaker earlier this year. From September to November, Johnson cashed checks he wrote for himself usingContinue Reading

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) announced the opening of the new Taneja Family Global Emerging Diseases Institute. The stand alone facility, which will be run by TGH’s chief epidemiologist and chair of Internal Medicine at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Dr. John Sinnott, will provide world-class care for patients battlingContinue Reading