HVAC companies and fire departments encourage people to be safe turning on the heat
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla., (WFLA) — With the cold snap hitting Tampa Bay this week, people need to make sure they are heating their homes safely. Local fire departments and HVAC companies are preparing for an increase in calls as people turn the heat on for the first time in months. The owner of ‘I Know […]
Cold shelters, animal shelters prepare for cold
Get ready to bundle up as temperatures across the Tampa Bay area are expected to plummet tonight, with wind chills dipping into the upper 20s and low 30s. Jennifer Kveglis reports.
Tampa Bay Opens Emergency Cold Weather Shelters As Temperatures Drop
A major cold front moving into the Tampa Bay area Monday night is prompting counties to activate emergency cold weather shelters as temperatures fall sharply and wind chills drop into the 20s and 30s.
Winter Haven Police Seek Public’s Aid in Finding Missing 75-Year-Old Man With Dementia
The Winter Haven Police Department is urgently seeking public assistance in identifying a missing 75-year-old resident, Louis Cajuste. He was last spotted walking away from his 6th St NE apartment around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Police said the man has dementia and does not have a cell...
Honor Flight 54: Tampa Bay area veterans find healing journey visiting Vietnam War Memorial...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The path to healing is never straight, nor short. But, a pre-dawn direct flight to our nation's war memorials in Washington, D.C. may be the exception. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, so for 75 Tampa Bay area veterans invited along by the Honor Flight of West...
Bartow man, Winter Haven woman were among four killed in Ybor City tragedy
Two of the four people killed when a speeding vehicle struck pedestrians in Tampa’s Ybor City district were from Polk County. Authorities identified two of the victims as Marlon Anthony Collins, 54, of Bartow, and Lisa Sherell Johnson, 41, of Winter Haven. Silas Sampson, 22, faces multiple charges, including...
Record cold temperatures hit Tampa Bay Tuesday morning
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Many areas are waking up to record cold temperatures this morning. It is windy and cold and although skies will be mostly sunny today, temperatures will stay chilly all afternoon. Temperatures will only warm into the upper 50s. Wind chills will stay in the mid and upper 50s with a little […]
More than 20 shelters open with record-breaking cold expected in Tampa Bay area
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — More than 20 cold weather shelters are open across the Tampa Bay area to keep people warm as temperatures drop. At places like the Unitarian Universalist Church in St. Pete, volunteers continued to work nonstop to help those in need. "I wish we could hold...
Florida murder suspect arrested after multi-county pursuit
BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA)— A Lee County murder suspect was captured in Bartow after a multi-county pursuit. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Hardee County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 9, around noon, to request that deputies be on the lookout for a 2024 black Dodge dually pickup truck that was possibly in the...
Teens arrested in Riverview for prowling
RIVERVIEW, Fla. (WWSB) - The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) arrested three juvenile suspects for allegedly prowling in the area of Big Bend Road and Balm Riverview Road. On Nov. 8 at 10:50 p.m., the HCSO Aviation Unit responded to the area after reports of prowlers. They spotted and...
