Reporter absolutely all because of our 10 investigates emails we uncovered something. Its turns out that the executive director of the ptc, which is based inside of this building here at the county center was cracking down on these Ride Sharing Companies like lyft and uber but he may have been using taxicabs to actually help them out in this. Its just the latest and a lot of controversy involving the Public Transportation committee in hillsboro county and the Ride Sharing Companies uber an lyft who say that basically the ptc is forcing them out of business here in hillsboro county. Now, this is the same organization that the mayor has called a dinosaur that needs to be extinct and now the transportation committees future is up in the air. The Public Transportation committee regulates taxis, cabs, limos, ambulances and Ride Sharing Companies and this morning they are going to actually debate their own future right here at the county Center Starting at 9 00 a. M. A lot of people have loo
First therefore. Right now breaking news a warehouse on fire. Were in eagle 8 hd over the fire. Paul, what can you tell us . This is at least a 2 alarm fire in the fire is not yet under control. You can see a burning. Im going to push and really close. Heres one of the things they are concerned about. If you look in the center of the screen there the roof. That has happened in the short time we have been here. Firefighters are not inside this building fighting the fire, they are down on the sides making interesting insurance to each of these open doors. The fire is not under control. Hillsboro county sheriff helicopter was here doing surveillance of the area and they heard several explosions from inside the fire. It is a Janitorial Service that also has rentals. They are not are some chemical so they are being very conscious as they fight this fire. Also breaking right now, car that caught fire on top of the Sunshine Skyway bridge is finally being removed from that roadway. This had tr
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This is 10news this morning at 6. Good thursday morning. Welcome to 10news this morning. I am allison kropff. Im ian reitz. Snow is falling in the northeast. And there is more damage in italy after strong aftershocks overnight. We are on top of a deadly crash in tampa. Emerald morrow is live at the scene this morning. Emerald, that road is back open mlk near coconut palm drive at 10 00 last night. Emerald morrow has been on top of the story for us and getting reaction on social media. What can you tell us this morning . Reporter you know, news travels so fast in this digital age we live in. Oftentimes, when tragedies happen social media is the first place people turn to know about their loss, and we are already seeing that in this happened right here on this road. We are making calls to confirm, but a local mom has already reached out to family on facebook to say her son was one of the victims in last nights crash. Now, this is what family and friends had to see last night when they go
70degree mark in clearwater and 71 in st. Petersburg. Dew points are manageable. You know, as long as we can keep that number where it is in the lower 60s. It may sneak up to the mid 60s. I think well be okay. Another very warm afternoon coming at us with a mixture of clouds and sun. Your highs go back to the mid 80s. Vanessa . Vanessa and right now we want to get to the scene video out of the lutz area. A vehicle has crashed into a home and this is all happening off of Heritage Harbor road. The driver, unfortunately, died. We are able to tell you, however, the folks in the home are okay. Power was knocked out briefly to the neighborhood, but were hearing thats restored. We do have some lane blocks reported on lutz lake fern road on Heritage Harbor road. While we were to get more information, well give you more work arounds and bring you those looks like state road 54 up to the north is probably going to be one good work around and the second one is van dyke which is going to be toward