Liz Crawford
13WMAZ News
Tampa, FL, United States
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Florida drunk driver's road to redemption 20 years later
Julie Buckner, 18, was killed in 2002 when a drunk driver speeding the wrong way on I-275 in Tampa hit her car head-on. → Read More
Florida man lost his arm to a gator and lived to tell his story
Eric Merda was lost near Lake Manatee Fish Camp in Myakka City, Florida, when he decided to swim across the lake before getting bitten by an alligator. → Read More
Florida nonprofit aims to help locate missing kids via social media
Protect Your Children Inc. recently sponsored social media ads about a young Clearwater boy who went missing in 2000. → Read More
Launching 988, the country's new lifeline and preventing a mental crisis
In July, a new national suicide prevention lifeline goes live. It's 988. → Read More
Boy with Down syndrome kicked off little league baseball team
The Lakewood Ranch Little League president said Cameron was told he can no longer take at bats in that division because it poses a safety risk to 7 to 10-year-olds. → Read More
New study shows medical cannabis could reduce opioid use by pain patients
This could lead to more choices for physicians and patients for pain treatment. → Read More
Find the listening ear or one: Mental health for first responders especially important
Two Hillsborough County deputies were found dead after a possible murder-suicide at a vacation rental home in St. Augustine. → Read More
US reaches record overdose deaths as holiday season approaches
The holiday season is supposed to be a time of joy and togetherness but for those struggling with drug addiction, it can be one of the toughest times of the year. → Read More
Is orange juice in jeopardy? Florida's citrus crop forecast hits historic low
Without a cure for citrus greening, growers worry about the future. → Read More
New technology in infrastructure bill could prevent hot car deaths
New cars would be required to have technology to prevent children from being left in hot vehicles under a mandate included in the sweeping infrastructure bill. → Read More
Female veterans more at risk for heart disease
New research from the American Heart Association shows female veterans are more likely to have heart disease. → Read More
Children's mental health declared a national emergency
10 Tampa Bay explored the mental health challenges facing the next generation. We started with Claudia Alvarez, a senior at Sickles High School in Tampa, Florida. → Read More
Longtime breast cancer survivors at greater risk for heart complications
Dr. Tara Hrobowski, an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist, says it's common to see heart dysfunction in breast cancer survivors. → Read More
Florida police officer's widow says she begged husband to get vaccinated
St. Petersburg Police Officer Michael Weiskopf died from COVID-19 on Aug. 27, 2021. → Read More
'The placentas are taking a hit and the babies are getting stressed': Doctors urge pregnant women to get vaccinated
Pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness caused by COVID-19, but less than 25 percent of pregnant women are vaccinated. → Read More
More data needed before determining Johnson & Johnson booster shots
When it comes to a booster for Johnson & Johnson, it's a little complicated because their vaccine uses different technology. → Read More
Vaccinated father's obit: 'He was infected by someone who chose to not get vaccinated...'
Clark Allen's daughters were shocked when their 84-year-old father caught COVID-19. He'd been fully vaccinated since January. They urge people now to get a shot. → Read More
'I was almost dead': Florida bodybuilder urges others to get vaccinated after battle with COVID-19
Mark Metzger says he's now an advocate for getting the COVID-19 vaccine after his doctors told him he almost died from the virus. → Read More
How do researchers know it's the delta variant?
The COVID-19 delta variant is by far the most dominant variant circulating right now in the United States, according to the CDC. → Read More
Mask-wearing, hand-washing, and distance linked to lower rates of Kawasaki disease in children
Kawasaki disease is the most common cause of heart disease that develops after birth in children, creating inflammation in blood vessels. → Read More