They ultimately found the woman, tonya white, was lying. It hurts the entire system. Reporter white changed her story saying she had sex with a man and was later attacked by someone else in the neighborhood. Shirley whetzel was alarmed. Now she ised in. I cant imagine y i can not believe they are pressing charges against me. I was attacked. Reporter so you didnt lie . No police say they have evidence you lied. I didnt lie. You stand by your story . I do. Thats all i have to say. Reporter police want people to learn a lesson from this. Stories like this one hurt the credibility of actual rape victims. There are a lot of folks who dont report things when they really do happen. A report to Law Enforcement. Small departments such as this one have limited resources. The state has such a massive backlog of rape kits. It is a shame officials had to Waste Resources on this case. What does this mean for tonya white . What is next for her . Reporter state Attorneys Office filed that charge again
Here, 50s to the north. Look at the actual air temperatures, 66 in plant city, and brooksville with 63. Going through the day, well see passing clouds through the day and it will be fairly breezy, gusty at times. Tonight partly cloudy skies expected then a general mix of clouds and sunshine for tomorrow. Not a bad weekend coming our wa looking dry. Down the road, we have rain chances to talk about. On the campaign trail this morning, the race for the white house is entering its final three days. Candidates are fighting hard for floridas 29 electoral votes. Donald trump is in tampa today and Hillary Clinton will be in south florida. And tomorrow mike pence will be in panama city. Overnight trump added a new Campaign Stop in florida, back in the bay area on monday for a rally in sarasota. Donald trump is turning his attention to tampa bay this morning, holding one of his final rallies at the state house. Reporter the gates opened an hour ago and these people you see behind me are still w
Here, 50s to the north. Look at the actual air temperatures, 66 in plant city, and brooksville with 63. Going through the day, well see passing clouds through the day and it will be fairly breezy, gusty at times. Tonight partly cloudy skies expected then a general mix of clouds and sunshine for tomorrow. Not a bad weekend coming our wa looking dry. Down the road, we have rain chances to talk about. On the campaign trail this morning, the race for the white house is entering its final three days. Candidates are fighting hard for floridas 29 electoral votes. Donald trump is in tampa today and Hillary Clinton will be in south florida. And tomorrow mike pence will be in panama city. Overnight trump added a new Campaign Stop in florida, back in the bay area on monday for a rally in sarasota. Donald trump is turning his attention to tampa bay this morning, holding one of his final rallies at the state house. Reporter the gates opened an hour ago and these people you see behind me are still w
Youre especially going to notice that next weekend. And ill tell you if the cold fronts will bring us rain. Thats coming up in the full forecast in a few minutes. All right. Thank you very much for the update. Breaking news we are following right now. Three people were killed in a fiery crash on interstate 75 earlier this morning. Another person was transported to the hospital in critical condition. News channel 8 is live on the scene with the latest. What can you tell us . Reporter candace, this is just a very tragic crash that that is i75. The dad died, two children died and the person taken to tampa general, that was the mom of the two young children. They were just 5 and 9 years old. And look at some of the video. Im sure you notice that the car completely burnt up. When firefighters got to the scene, they said it was already 50 engulfed and in flames and they said that two people inside and the car were dead. Hospital. That was the mom. And witnesses tell state troopers that the c
Youre especially going to notice that next weekend. And ill tell you if the cold fronts will bring us rain. Thats coming up in the full forecast in a few minutes. All right. Thank you very much for the update. Breaking news we are following right now. Three people were killed in a fiery crash on interstate 75 earlier this morning. Another person was transported to the hospital in critical condition. News channel 8 is live on the scene with the latest. What can you tell us . Reporter candace, this is just a very tragic crash that that is i75. The dad died, two children died and the person taken to tampa general, that was the mom of the two young children. They were just 5 and 9 years old. And look at some of the video. Im sure you notice that the car completely burnt up. When firefighters got to the scene, they said it was already 50 engulfed and in flames and they said that two people inside and the car were dead. Hospital. That was the mom. And witnesses tell state troopers that the c