Developing this morning in brandon the search for a jewelry thief. And his getaway driver. Not only did they rob a store. They ran over an employee who tried to stop them. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves is live at the Sheriffs Office right now, a warning for teco customers this morning the Utility Company says scammers are now targeting least one tampa man ended up losing . Hundreds of dollars. Frank ingo says his phone rang friday, and the caller id said teco. The person on the other end told frank he owed about 15hundred dollars. And if he didnt pay up. His power would be turned off. Electricity is . Crucial for frank. Because his mother is currently in hospice care in his home. And his mom was the first thing he thought about frank says the scammers did small things to make them sound more legitimate. For instance, they made up an elaborate excuse as to . Why his automatic payments were no longer working. They even had someone posing as a supervisor ready to talk to him. Teco says between 10
Volunteers in the fall. He played five years with the team. A push to increase Mosquito Control in light of the Zika Virus Health emergency. The Hillsborough County commission will consider increasing funding. This comes weeks after governor rick scott declared a Health Emergency in light of the mosquitoborne illness linked to birth defects. In south carolina, the republican president ial candidates are preparing for a town hall debate. Ben carson and senators marco rubio and ted cruz will appear on cnn. Lets get a check on the weather. Good morning. We have we have patchy thick fog. So like downtown tampa, its perfectly clear. County, very thick fog. Keep going east, things are clear again. Let me show you the fog forecast. I expect it to get a little bit more widespread in the next hour. So this is around 5 20. The fog forecast of zero means very low visibility. And im going to keep that at least patchy dense fog through about 7 00. By 8 00, notice how we start to clear things out an
That came to them straight through their cellphones. The alarm system is disguised as a decoration on the table. You see threat. And investigators tracked see it there. And investigators tracked down one suspect and now they are looking for the other two. And a live look at tampas skyline this morning. Make sure you give yourself extra time for the commute. There is fog in the bay area which could mean a longer drive this morning. It was so soupy when i drove in but not for gene. Exactly. This is extremely patchy. Meaning places like downtown tampa and polk county, perfectly clear. You can see for miles. But go a few miles and you run into almost a wall of fog. Thats what were seeing between hillsborough and polk county, plant city, brandon. You can only see about a quarter mile in front of you. You can see several miles in winter haven and lakeland. And fog in Pinellas County and up into pasco and hernando. Around at least through sunrise. So this is 5 30 this morning. Again, still pa
Fresh off his last season, a College Football player is now facing child sex charges. This arrest went down in pinellas county. Offensive lineman mack crowder. He started for the volunteers in fall. And he played five years with the team. A push to increase Mosquito Control in light of the Zika Virus Health emergency. Later this morning, the Hillsborough County county commission will consider a measure to increase funding for additional mosquito surveillance and spraying. This comes just weeks after governor rick scott declared a Health Emergency in light of the mosquitoborn illness linked to berth defects. And the republican president ial candidates are preparing for town hallstyle discussions. Time specials with frontrunner donald trump and Ohio Governor john kasich. And ben carson and senators marco rubio and ted cruz will appear on cnn. Its 5 01. Some of us might be dealing with fog this morning. Its very patchy. Usually we see this widespread. We are not seeing it widespread at th
He played five years with the team. In our other top stories this morning, a push to increase Mosquito Control in light of the Zika Virus Health emergency. This morning Hillsborough County commission will consider a measure to increase funding for additional mosquito surveillance and spraying. This comes just weeks after governor rick scott declared a Health Emergency in light of the mosquitoborne illness. And the pope is making a historic visit to the u. S. mexico border. The pontiff will attend a mass in the town. More than a Million People are expected to attend and thousands will watch the pontiff across the border in el paso, texas. Lets get a check on the weather with meteorologist leigh spann. Some fog out there. Patchy, dense fog. In places where its clear, its very clear. Where its foggy, it is very foggy. And let me show you. Eastern Hillsborough County, so right out of downtown tampa and you will find some of that the fog thats hard to see at the front of the car. Plant city