Today in pasco county to many of us. Hermine is merely a memory. But. To several bay area communities. Its impact is still going strong. One family in hudson had so much damage, they had to move out. And their house is a damaged. Moldy mess. Fox 13s ken suarez joins us now. With a look at how the . Community is in Hernando County a brooksville family trying to protect themselves from mosquitos. Just lost their . Home in the process. Firefighters believe a mosquito repellent candle started a fire in the home monday afternoon. Someone driving by saw the flames and called 911. Thankfully no one was home. So there were no injuries. But the house is now a total loss. The family of four is getting help from the red cross, until they can find a new place to stay. Tonight in tampa a community discussion. With black lives matter. Members of the movement will take part in a Panel Discussion at the university of tampa. Panel members include the . Cofounder of blm in tampa. Donna davis. And severa
School is if theres an arrest offcampus we may have to do a change of placement in america go to an alternative school one adult setting or virtual school. But our Response Police to teach students until they are no longer in our care. But now he is in the care of sheriffs deputies behind bars thanks to a student who noticed something was wrong and was afraid to speak up. The observant student on the bus did the right thing by texting a relative. Some counties have erased the used to directly text emergency operators when you cant use the phone. As of september 15, 7 counties let you text a message to operators. Pascoe county is installing the system and 10 other counties have requested the text to 911 system from Calhoun County to palm beach. You need to know about texting 911. First, always send your location. Unlike phone calls operators wont always get this information. And dont substitute texting for a phone call. If you are able to dial 911, do it. Do it. Get ready, we are expect
This afternoon. Tonight will be mostly 3 dave 3 3 3 no closed captioning is available for captioning is no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 3 3 while you were sleeping a truck slammed into a home in the riverview area. That was around two this morning. And it also ran into several cars. The resulting damage was so bad, the people who lived there just stood and stared. 3 reaves is at the scene. Shayla the good news is, no one was hurt. But this is such a mess. Good morning. 3 3 3 our hometown in national headlines. The republican race for the white house comes to tampa today. jen gop frontrunner, donald trump, is holding a rally at usf tonight. And hes sure to draw a huge crowd. Even if theyre not all supporters. 3 jen the florida primary is more than a month away. So why is trump coming here so early in Campaign Season . Well, our state is the first winner take all delegates state. So even though there are more than a dozen states voting before us, florida is a huge priz
Caused last night in pensacola. We should get a much clearer look at just how bad it is. Once the sun comes up. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 new this morning the results are in. From the republican caucuses in nevada. Donald trump. Takes the top spot again. These results. Not even close. Trump beat his nearest competitor , by about twenty points. Marco rubio is in second place right now. With about 23 percent. But ted cruz less than one percent behind. This is trumps third win in a row. Next up is super tuesday next week. Much more on the results. And reaction from the candidates. Coming up in our next half hour. 3 3 also new this morning. Officials say someone shined a laser at a Law Enforcement helicopter multiple times. It happened at columbus drive and nebraska avenue. Tampa officers searched on the ground for the person responsible. But werent able to find them. No one has been arrested and the search has been called off. 3 3 a developing story this morning in polk county the search for a pair o
3 new this morning the search for an armed robber. In polk county. But deputies could have a hard time. Identifying him. 3 and you can see why. From these surveillance photos. The man was a dark shirt over his head. This happened saturday night at the quick mart on combee road in lakeland. Deputies say the man show a gun and demanded cash. He took the money, and ran off. Deputies think the man may have brown or blonde hair and could be in his mid20s. He was also wearing dark shorts and dark shoes. If you know anything about the case, call the polk county sheriffs office. 3 3 happening today in hillsborough and polk county its time to cast your vote. In the president ial first day of early voting, in florida. And state officials are expecting a very big turnout. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves joins us now from Hillsborough County with everything voters need to know. 3 3 3 3 3 jen dbx thanks shayla. Thanks shayla. jen dbx thanks 3 3 3 floridas python challenge is over. And wildlife Officials Say