Age 87. He served the lonstn any priest in the diocese. He pastor of lawrence parish. We have more on his life and legacy, he was the pastor of the people and had no issue pushing the boundaries. They are mourning the las of a man who grew the area for the better. He was known for standing up for his congregation and community went against the status quo. He unique. Im glad there was one i had to deal with. At 87, he passed away on wednesday morning, leaving behind years ofplishm starting and ending at tampas Saint Lawrence Catholic Churc he was a legendary church, the pastor that is relely ra these days, one who years. He came to the bay area back in 1958 and tasked with turning 20 acres of cow pasture into a parish. He did that and more. Over the years growing Saint Lawrence to serve thousands while bee friending some of the influential movers and shakers. He had a unique gift of speaking to anyone, whether its a child or the mayor senator to work to a mutual understanding. Back in 2
Traffic. vanessa developing this morning tampa police are looking into a deadly shooting. walter it happened overnight. Near downtown. wally the exact location campus. And fox13s ken suarez is on the story for us. wally ken, this is a wally thanks, ken. Deputies in Pinellas County arrested a 72 year old man overnight. Following an hours long standoff. The incident took place at the fairhaven Mobile Home Park in st. Petersburg. 830. Deputies say the man got into a fight with his wife. And ended up shooting his gun multiple times. The wife got out safely. But the man refused to leave. Around 145 this morning. Deputies got him out. The man is now at a local hospital for a mental evaluation. vanessa a heartbreaking story out of Seminole Heights to tell you about. Someone attacked an 81 yearold marine and retired teacher and left him for dead. In his own backyard. wally this morning, is family is just sick over wally alfred watton is a tough guy. He fought in the korean war. But this week,
To venice both at 79. 80 in tampa. Warmer near the coast as op opposed to your inland areas quite toasty in the low to mid70s. Radar quiet but couple of showers in our coastal waters. If you were boating this morning keep an eye on our sky tower radar app before you head out. Proposals at best. One moderate shower that is holding together. We dont have a big push of onshore wind. Most. Rain will fall apart before it reaches the coast. Drier air. With that onshore wind. A couple of coastal showers that push to inland storms and chances for rain 30 at best for most of us. By noon, 88 and will hit 91. By 5 p. M. The storms are well east of i75 the chance of rain is 40 . The tropics are heating up a bit. Two areas of distued weather that we are tracking including one we are watching more closely. I will explain in my tropical lindsay, thank you. A close call for a st. Petersburg Police Officer trying to do the right thing. He was pulled over on the Howard Frankland bridge near tampa to hel
Anjuli how about the storms go around you. We saw storms yesterday but not as many. Today we lower the rain chance, but they start in the same spot in the coastal areas and shift inland. Because of that light wind, doesnt it feel a little extra steamy . 80 degrees, 79 in sar society and upper 70 inland. While we may see one for two coastal showers, no signs of rain this morning. Drier a with High Pressure in control and light onshore wind, by late morning and midday we see a couple of showers near the coast and slowly build to storms and shift inland this afternoon. Coverage overall is 20 at tampa and 10 at the beach and 30 inland. We will hit 91 today and a little above average. We have three areas we track. I have the latest models and update in your tropical update coming up. Anjuli developing sending a imagine to the hospital with a brutal injury. They say a man knocked on a homeowners door at an permit complex on English Hills court off of north 58th street. The homeowner called 9
Problem. There have been notification right away. Thats a outdated law. So thats why they did the emergency rule signed yesterday mandates notification of a plugs event within 24 hours. Four days ago the governor offered a different take about what he planned to do in response to the spill. He was asked many of the same questions and his response then were a little bit more elusive. Shouldnt they be they started the investigation. They are putting that out publi. They want everyone to know, it is late. They started. They will keep everyone safe. The governor stopped short of saying the dep had a moral only gauge. They followed the law. It is outdated. They stressed the apology. , we have learned our lesson as notifications. In polk county, aaron mesmer, fox 13 news. The governor said he will urge the lawmakers could make his order a permanent order. A mosaic spokesperson said it may be larger than expected but its not growing. Water tests will continue for concerned homeowners. The res