Florida from this one. From up in tallahassee where he recently served as bishop to Daytona Beach where he was in Community College and all the way to tampa, south tampa where he served in a church, he has put down roots all over the state of florida. And now he says that he got his calling from right here in tampa bay. You as much joy and happiness as this great diocese has brought to me. Reporter with a heavy heart, retiring Bishop Robert lynch introduced his successor to a small group of loyal parishioners. Welcome. [ applause ] reporter and with that, Bishop Gregory parkes will soon become the new leader of the second Largest Diocese in the state. Know that i am very grateful to the holy father, pope francis for this appointment. Reporter Bishop Parkes is no stranger to the area. He worked in the Banking Industry in tampa and attended in a certain sense, the origin, the foundation of my vocation, was discerned here in our diocese. Reporter as for parishioners after 20 years, they h
Center is shutting down just a week after a fox 13 investigation revealed major problems how it spends public money. Millions of dollars in fact. And fox 13 Investigative Reporter tina jensen says Closing Center still doesnt answer those questions. Tina. Well kelly the Global Initiative no longer usf think tank the change could in name only the think tank two employees are still on board with usf. Last week we reported major problems at the research center. Mission or financial accountability according to public records. We also showed you how the think tank has used some questionable marketing. Including a brochure with a photo label interns that was actually a photo of paid faculty members. Usf says director of think tank David Jacobson will continue to do research. But hell be reporting to at head of the sociology department. A spokesperson says he will no longer receive stipend worth salary will stay before usf total salary and benefits package was worth more than 220,000. Now othe
Good evening. A man accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver over the weekend went before a judge this morning. Troopers say leando chorale is perez leondro Corrales Perez hit randy hand when he was helping someone on the side of the road. Family says thanksgiving was supposed to be his left last shift. He loved the tow truck and he was a big old teddy bear. He would give you the shirt off his back. He never went without a smile. The mi a memorial this saturday at 11 am. Perezs bond was set at 100,000. This marks the third time this year a tow truck driver has been hit by a suspected drunk driver while working on the side of the road. And now the sister of one of those victims is on a mission to stop the deaths. Candace mccowan spoke with her we are having some technical difficulties but we do have information about a deadly motorcycle crash in pasco county. The victim has been identified as robert cartwright. We of a local band called the Bearded Brothers band. The crash happ
A news alert this morning out of colombia. Where a passenger plane carrying 81 people. Has crashed. The plane was flying from brazil to medellin, colombia carrying a soccer team from southern brazil. The team that was scheduled to play in a regional tournament tomorrow. Only . Three survivors have been confirmed, but local Officials Say there . Could be more. The pilot reported an electrical failure right before going down. There was also poor visability in forecast. From dave. A tampa judge is expected to decide as soon as today. Whether to grant bond for trevor dooley. The 75yearold shot and killed another man. In the middle of a playground. Dooley shot and killed of james daughter. Dooley claimed he was defending himself. But he was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Back in april, an Appeals Court ruled there were errors made during his sentencing. So now, dooley is getting a . New trial. And his attorneys want the judge to grant bond. While dooley waits for that next court date. Pros
Evacuations in several towns including gatlinburg and pigeon forge. Those towns are full of tourists this time of year. There are also reports of flames burning at the edge of the dollywood theme park. The good news rain is in the forecast today. And could help put out the wildfires. dave partly sunny and breezy today, with no closed captioning is developing right now in tampa. Thieves target a gun store. Now, theyre on the run. And we dont know how many guns or ammunition are missing. Fox13s Shayla Reaves is live at Tampa Arms Company this thanks, shayla. We start with a news alert out of colombia this morning. A charter plane on its way to medellin has crashed. There were 81 people on board at the time including a brazilian soccer team. According to Colombian Police 5 people survived the crash. Everyone else died. Its not clear why the plane crashed. Santa cruz, bolivia to medellin where the team was set to play in the Copa Sudamericana final. The south American Soccer Federation has