And restaurants say their compostin bills jumped 100 after they switched to Waste Management. Amber lee has the details after a special meeting to address the issues. Reporter we just moved from Jack London Square to city hall. The Restaurant Owners tell us its just not fair. City officials tell us they want to do something about it. They didnt take action today and the question is when. Reporter for three years, chefs carefully prepped food. They made sure any organic waste went to the compost bin. Not anymore. After the contract with Waste Management kicked in his first bill arrived. The first bill came in where we were paying 500. The bill was for like 1,500. Reporter his other restaurant chop bar had a similar increase. I was prepared for a rate increase. But a three time increase was shocking. Reporter it was hurting his bottom line, so he stopped composting. They are higher than trash rates. It goes against the intention of the contract. Certainly we knew rates were going to go u
Restaurants and cities in tampa, how many people give you the fish you are paying for cracks amazon prime just upped the food game in tampa. We break down your delivery options it is 4 00 time for the now tampa bay. As we come on the air a News Conference just wrapping up about the bomb threat at legoland, we flew er being cleared out around noon. It took less than one hour to rush everyone out. The threat was a letter inside the park. We all got out safely and call me, it wasnt a mad dash everybody was shuffled along we didnt know anything at that point. What is your gametime . Wait it out hopefully we can get in tomorrow and have some live at legoland. Reporter from what we know so far, what we just learned is that the bomb threat was placed on a note inside the theme park, the Deputy Police chief from winterhaven could not go into detail about what was on the note but is reassuring the public that they are not in any danger, behind me we have been posted up across the street i can t
Investigation, speeding was not a factor. On Ashley Perdomo saddlewood boulevard a family outside riding bikes turned deadly. He was a good boy. Jenny crawford lost her youngest child last night, a gypsy pickup struck austin in front of a neighbors house, crawford ran outside trying to save her son. I ran so fast he was laying on the ground. In the driveway. He was in the driver. Cpr and help from paramedics was not enough, austin pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, a speed limit sign of 30 Miles Per Hour posted on saddlewood boulevard they go superfast. Investigators do not believe speed was a factor in the case, austins family hopes the tragedy will improve safety concerns many have on this street. It has always worried me. Jennys fianci says neighbors have lobbied polk county to install a speed bump. Traffic officials tell me they are investigating if changes need to be made. They need to put speed bumps in here. To sell these people down to Pay Attention to the children playing i
A home that an accused drunk driver smashed through, this is a deadly accident, you see the truck almost all the way to the kitchen, we found out the accused drivers name is ryan tallent still on jail. He was drunk when he drove through the lakeland home killing a woman on impact. Deputies want you to keep an eye out for people caught on camera stealing a school bus, the suspects at one point they smile at the camera on board the bus. Deputies say Jayson Kalinowski and david keen found the bus behind the lake wells barbecue restaurant and drove it to avon park deputies tracked the bus down but are looking for the men and a woman, kim loeb. The most Accurate Weather Team in florida, abc action degrees in polk county, 82 lake wells, 80 in bartow and fort meade, as we look at the hillsboro county temperatures, ranging from 83, i have to sneeze. 86 in tampa, what are you going to do . 86 degrees in westchase. Temperatures consist the low 70s through tonight, slight chance to encounter spri
Live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. I dont have any final words. Shes always going to be with me. Right now on action news Weekend Edition an emotional goodbye for a tampa teen killed in a hitandrun crash. We talked to the driver who says it wasnt all road rage escalates to a deadly shooting on the streets of Hillsborough County. Well break down what happened. If youre catching a flight this weekend leave your phone behind or get fined, well this type of phone. Well run down the new ban that starts today. I feel bad for people who have that phone. That is like its just a sunshine were going to be talking about that samsung issue this morning. So much more ahead. It is 7 00 on im lindsey logue. And im james tully. Lots of things to get to including a mew messing over in the action news weather center, Debra Schrils with us. And debra making your return to action news. Thats right i was here several years ago. Its so nice to be back. Good to have you. Th