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WWE superstar John Cena returned to the ring last week for Friday Night Smackdown at Amalie Arena in Tampa — his only match of 2022. But before he got warmed up, Cena spent some quiet time with a few of his youngest fans, each wrestling difficult health battles. A chance to meet their hero is not only a dream come true, but a wish granted. → Read More
Could fish be behind the mystery sound puzzling people in South Tampa and other coastal areas? FOX 13 first brought you the story two weeks ago as many South Tampa neighbors searched for source of a sound made on certain nights. They could hear and even feel a low bass with vibration. → Read More
For 118 days, acting Hillsborough State Attorney Susan Lopez has served in the role appointed to her by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. She maintained that her office has operated independently from day one as the legal showdown between suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren and the governor continues to play out in Tallahassee. → Read More
Nearly 100 deaths in Florida have been connected to Hurricane Ian, happening before, during, and after the storm made landfall. A report compiled by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission is shedding light on what led up to these deaths and where they happened. → Read More
In just the first three months of the year, there were more than 9,500 traffic deaths nationwide. That's the highest first quarter in two decades. While the causes are nothing new, speed being a major factor, road safety advocates are calling for dramatic changes to get numbers down. → Read More
A Tampa bakery is making headlines after creating a goat birthday cake for the G.O.A.T. → Read More
As local families plan their back-to-school shopping trips, price hikes have some of them crunching the numbers a little harder, adding stress to the annual spending spree. Wednesday night, parents and kids in Bradenton got a little relief with free backpacks, supplies, health screenings and a night of fun at the museum. → Read More
Florida has AMBER alerts, Blue Alerts, Silver Alerts and Sex Offender Alerts, but starting July 1, you can now receive Purple Alerts. These notifications go out when an adult, suffering from mental, cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities is missing, but does not meet criteria for a Silver Alert. → Read More
The FDA is promising improvement "within days" for families struggling to find baby formula, with plans to have it flown in from other countries, and with the impending reopening of the Abbott formula plant. That's not soon enough for some moms who are taking it upon themselves to connect families who have extra formula with those who need it. → Read More
Wearing elegant tuxedos and gowns, students at Lealman Innovation Academy danced the night away at the school's first-ever prom. Students were challenged to get graduation and attendance rates up, and their reward to exceeding their goal was a night they'll never forget. → Read More
A Pasco County father training for a triathlon was critically injured after a driver hit him while riding his bicycle. Florida Highway Patrol said the driver left the scene of the crash, and the man's family is begging for the person responsible to own up to it. → Read More
A Bradenton man whose family is from Ukraine is preparing to travel there to help those who can't escape. → Read More
A proposed expansion at TECO’s Manatee Viewing Center may bring more people up close to Florida’s manatees. → Read More
One week after Jeff Patton, of Citrus County, went to Ukraine to get married, Russia invaded the country. → Read More
On Thursday, Tampa City Council was flooded with pleas from people asking them to take action against out-of-control rising rent. While they did come up with a few solutions, they stopped short of declaring an emergency, which would've put rent control up for a vote. → Read More
Neighbors are rallying together after anti-Semitic fliers were littered in several Sarasota neighborhoods. They refused to stay silent. Instead, they passed out yard signs reading "United Against Hate." An action intended to cause hurt is being met with solidarity. → Read More
A string of overdoses led Pasco County deputies to discover a new synthetic opioid was on their streets. The drug called 'iso' is 20 times stronger than fentanyl, can be absorbed by skin contact, and appears to be resistant to Narcan, making it even more deadly. → Read More
A spire that once stood a top of Seminole Heights Baptist Church has new life and a new message. → Read More
Neighbors are rallying for immediate changes at a South Tampa intersection where two teens were killed last month. → Read More
There will soon be a new refuge for Bay Area victims and sexual assault. Next year, the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay will open a second sexual assault services facility in south Hillsborough County. It's an expansion they say is needed in an underserved area. → Read More