Addicted to oxycodone because of a longterm back injury that is why his Job Performance and started to suffer. He was eventually demoted twice and given a desk job but on the desk job instead of destroying an unused prescription he took them home instead. He may have taken as many as three of the oxycodone pill bottles and probably over 300 pills. Smiths downward spiral got so bad he sold clock at this pawnshop. Smith told investigators he did not take the pills on the job instead he doubled up on his dosage after work he needs to face the consequences for his actions. We hope he gets the help he needs. Reporter the sheriff says he wishes smith had admitted his problem earlier so he could of gotten help before hitting rockbottom. He was missing his gun because he has two. Erik waxler abc action news. Also right now hurricane the cold bearing down on bermuda. Look at this category two storm, a round of dangerous storm surge now that the eye has passed over bruno. Isolated tornadoes are
Defender 8 is on the job this morning and doing exactly what it is supposed to be doing, looking for any rain, not finding any giving you the all clear basically, but there are a few clouds. With max defender 8 i can also check those out for you. I dont think it will block the sun especially areas north of i 4. It will make for a pretty sunrise in about an hour and a half. The clouds will also keep you a little warmer. St. Petersburg you are at 71. 2 degrees warmer than we were yesterday at 6 00 in the morning. During the afternoon 85 degrees which is above the average of 82. At 6 08 i will go hour by hour through your day to complain about. Leslie will help you plan out your commute. We have pretty good commute on the interstates but we have issues elsewhere. We are continuing to follow and keep house. Lutz lake fern road is completely shut down at Heritage Harbor. I want you to take vandyke road instead. Southbound 301, fhp tells me this accident is tying up a link right at animal dr
To leigh spann for more information on this gorgeous weather. Max defender 8 has been on the job scanning the skies and basically defending you from any rainfall; right because we havent seen any in days. What we can also do a show you there are high thin clouds that have been streaming across the area. I dont think they are really blocking the sunshine. It is more so filtering son through them. We show you that thin layer of clouds. It is palm tree blowing a little bit. We have seen some stronger winds and those will continue all day today. It is a warm wind from the east. 77 inverness. Carrier when speeds winds here are your winds speeds were up to 50 15 milesper hour sustained wind. It is coming out of the east so it is mornings and warm dry afternoons. Than halloween comes along and comfortable temperatures and not to spooky. I will talk more about that forecast coming up in detail. Breaking news right now at 11 a Convenience Store clerk murdered this morning during a robbery. Poli
Phone. Thats my bifght problem but its biggest problem its the reality. Reporter out of all the the parents none of them thought out of all the parents none thought they could get it. I think at five you cr train your night people have a pattern that tough unlock it and maneuver to the dial button and then die i think fight you train them. A lot of people have a pattern that you have it and maneuver to the dial but the to. Reporter while at the park a woman made a pretty incredible discovery. I was like complicated but now i work with my 2yearold and 4yearold and they were pressing the buttons calling daddy and i can teach them. Theres a lot of research that shows the benefits and the dangers of letting little ones use smart phones and stay on them for a while. Here say if it will save a life its definitely worth it. In st. Petersburg tammie fields 10 news wtsp. Your choice for president he in the bay area. Mark rivera caught with up Hillary Clinton in dade city earlier today. Jennifer
Really comfortable outside this morning. Temperatures the coolest spots we can find is the upper 50s, zephyrhills 56. 63 lakeland, right now in fish hawk around 66 degrees. And depending where you are your a little bit warmer or cooler than yesterday. Tampa is about 3 degrees warmer. So lets look at your metro cast as you head through the day today around 8 a. M. 67 degrees but i want you to notice how bright because the sun will have been up by almost 2 hours at that point. Lunchtime 80 degrees, a few passing clouds breezy at times, and during the afternoon a high of 84. So ill take you hour by hour through the day. And were going to help you get through your commute. Thats right a couple issues in the sun coast area. Lets talk about it. Sarasota meaning southern Sarasota County and thats venice, lets zoom in. Hills boulevard. It is off to the side of the roadway and lets hop over now and talk about branednon, 30th avenue east we have a collision as well and a little bit of constructi