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TAMPA - Shooting off your own fireworks can be fun, but it doesn’t take much for the lightshow to become a nightmare. We see injuries that happen not only from those fireworks that shoot up in the sky, but you can see injuries happen from sparklers or fireworks that you'd buy at the local drug store.

A weak area of low pressure has formed east of Jacksonville, the National Hurricane Center said.

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information By Henry Atkins, Tampa Bay, Florida Every year on the Fourth of July, we wave flags, launch fireworks, and celebrate our independence with family barbecues and patriotic music. We remember the courage it took for a small band of colonies to stand up to the most...

We went to Redington Shores Town Hall and spoke with Building Official Robert Peebles, who oversees code enforcement efforts for both Redington Beach and Redington Shores.

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Defending champion and Tampa Bay-native Miki Sudo eats 33 hot dogs and buns to win women's division at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July contest.

Baker and Yankowitz have both spent careers not just living on the fringes but blowing past them.

Fourth of July events got off to a soaking start early Friday at the St. Pete Pier, where two days of events are planned. FOX 13’s Matthew McClellan talked with runners who took part in the "Four Miles on the Fourth" run.

Family of three appeared to be struck by lightning while under an umbrella on the beach. A 17-year-old girl was transported as a trauma alert to Tampa General Hospital.

TAMPA - Tampa Bay’s biggest Independence Day celebrations are still set to light up the sky, even with rain clouds hovering overhead. Event organizers in both St. Petersburg and Hillsborough County say their shows are planned "rain or shine," though start times could shift if the weather doesn’t cooperate.