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University of Tampa Raided

Tampa – University of Tampa – Wednesday, 5.15.19The entire University of Tampa was raided Wednesday morning when it was discovered that not only was underage drinking occurring in the dorms, but there was also drinking going on amongst the entire staff at the school at all times of the day. Teachers, Maintenance, Deans and every…

Morbidly obese monkey captured near Hillsborough River

By Josh Santos | March 5, 2019

Tampa Boat Authority – Hillsborough County – Tuesday 3.5.2019 Animal control experts have announced the recent capture of an 80-pound macaque monkey that has evaded expert trappers in the Seminole Heights neighborhood since 2014. “The monkey wasn’t that big when we lost him,” says Tampa Zoo monkey handler Deliais McSkeets about “Eddie” the missing monkey.…

Tampa News Force and Johnny B from 102.5 The Bone St. Patricks Day at the Tampa Improv

By Tampa News Force | March 5, 2019

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Tampa News Force: 2019 Mayoral Election Special

By Tampa News Force | March 4, 2019

Tampa News Force Special Report – Monday 3.4.2019 Part 1: TAMPA NEWS FORCE MAYOR DEBATES! – PEOPLE Tampa News Force showed up to the Tampa Mayoral Candidate Forum on Arts and Culture at Blake High School and talked to the people about what they think about the Mayoral race! Part 2: TAMPA NEWS FORCE MAYOR…

Apollo Beach completes construction on massive Greek God Apollo statue

By Josh Santos | March 1, 2019

Apollo Beach – Hillsborough County – Friday 3.1.2019 After years of planning and construction, the unincorporated census-designated community of Apollo Beach has completed construction on the world’s largest statue of the Greek God Apollo. “I wanted to make something this community deserves,” says statue designer Mario DelElefante. “The name Apollo, and this beach, it all…

Right Wing Conservative Media Funds Caucasian answer to Black Panther

By Rafiq Shaheen | February 28, 2019

Seffner Cacausia Set – Hillsborough County – Thursday, 2.28.2019 Streaming movie services are big business these days, now a new media outlet is trying to jump into the race. Reports have come in that Breitbart News is trying to join the digital wars and plan to film their first movie right here in the Tampa…

Knock Off show exploits theatergoers love for Hamilton

By Clark Brooks | February 27, 2019

Blake High School Performing Center – Hillsborough County – Wednesday 2.27.2019 A show being presented at Blake High School is confusing theater patrons who desperately want to see the wildly popular “Hamilton”, currently in residence at the Straz Center. The show, titled “Hamburton”, is an original production by director Tony B’ll B’ll.  “Hamilton” is a…

Hillsborough Preschool Teacher Caught Sleeping With Student

By John Jacobs | February 27, 2019

Hillsborough County – Tampa – Wednesday, 2.27.2019 In a shockingly-shameful discovery, a preschool teacher at Bob Evans Elementary has been caught sleeping with one of her students, due to leaked text messages by the child. “I’ll come over and goo-goo your gaga later ;)” said Clarissa Piven, the teacher under arrest. “Why does our 2-year-old…

Ybor crazy for E-Boards

By Chris Whitener | February 26, 2019

Ybor City – Hillsborough County – Tuesday, 2.26.2019 Tampa is the newest city to likely see e-scooters motoring alongside pedestrians on city sidewalks. A proposed ordinance would allow scooters on sidewalks south of MLK Jr. Boulevard between Armenia Ave and 40th Street, a 12-square mile area that does not include East 7th Ave in Ybor…

Man missing since Gasparilla found alive in Port-O-John

By Clark Brooks | February 25, 2019

Gulfport Port-O-John Center – Pinellas County – Monday, 2.25.2019 Missing USF student and Gasparilla celebrant, Brandon Chisney, has been found safe and sound in a portable toilet at an arts festival in nearby Gulfport. “I had a tent at the festival, displaying my various pieces featuring stuffed sea birds nailed to driftwood”, says the man…

Scientists discover fish have been jumping out of bay because it smells bad

By John Jacobs | February 25, 2019

Bayshore – Hillsborough County – Monday, 2.25.2019 If you’ve ever walked down Bayshore Boulevard, you may have noticed that fish sometimes unexplainably, jump out of the water. Many speculated reasons why this may be, but up until recently, nobody knew the official answer. Now, scientists have proven that the reason the fish have been jumping…