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CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — Clearwater police say the man dubbed the “I-4 Bandit” in the ’90s was back to robbing banks in the Tampa Bay area. Police say David Ratcliff robbed the Wells Fargo on South Fort Harrison Avenue Tuesday morning. He reportedly climbed over the counter to get money…

Publix TAMPA (WFLA) – If you have ever made a trip to Publix, you will probably recognize the giant scales that can be found at the grocery stores. But could they soon be a thing of the past? A recent rumor has some Floridians worried they could be. The scales…

TAMPA (WFLA) – A known Tampa Bay area bank robber is behind bars after robbing multiple Pinellas County banks. David Marc Ratcliff, the so-called “I-4 Bandit,” is accused of recently robbing banks in Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Temple Terrace within the past month. Former UCF football star Otis Anderson Jr.…

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) — A Florida family who gained national attention for saying a school district had forced a mask onto their daughter is now being investigated fully. Ocean Breeze Elementary school in Indian Harbor again became the focal point of the controversy over students and face masks. Sofia…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, one of three leading Democratic candidates vying to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis, said she disagreed with President Biden’s vaccine mandate, but would not have sued his administration. “I don’t know if I would have sued,” Fried told 8 On Your Side.…

TAMPA (WFLA) — Governor Ron DeSantis announced $400 million in new funding proposals to increase the salaries of Florida’s state law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and state special risk firefighters, and to provide $1,000 bonuses for first responders across the state for the second year in a row. He shared…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The cost of housing is still high, but the latest data from Apartment List shows that November rent went down a little. Despite the drop, Tampa-area rent is still up more than 30% compared to last year. According to the Apartment List data, Tampa’s rent went…

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The countdown to Christmas has officially started and people are on the hunt for the perfect tree. Unfortunately for some, tree farm owners are saying their pickings are looking a little slim this year. “Customers have mentioned that some of the chain stores are down on…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Carrie Meek, the grandchild of a slave and a sharecropper’s daughter who became one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction, died Sunday. She was 95. Meek died at her home in Miami after a long illness, family spokesperson Adam Sharon said…

MIAMI, Fla, (WFLA) — The 60-story Paramount Miami Worldcenter tower, which is equipped with the world’s tallest animation lighting system, lit thousands of LED lights in the shape of a menorah to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah Sunday night. “The world’s largest electronic menorah is a shining beacon of…