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  • Vet Starving horse is worst neglect

    CARROLLWOOD, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is filing a neglect charge against a Carrollwood woman for one of the worst cases of horse neglect veterinarians have ever ...

  • Can officers keep revoked licenses

    TAMPA - When an officer pulls a driver over and revokes their driver's license, what happens to it afterward? Is it turned in, destroyed, or kept by the officer? A woman named Heather complained to Tampa Police and to ABC Action News that a Tampa police officer has been keeping the driver's licenses he confiscates at home. We're not using her last name or identifying the officer ...

  • Homes near sinkhole to be demolished

    Jeff Bush lost his life on February 28 when a sinkhole opened up under his bedroom. Bush was swallowed up and could not be rescued by his brother, who ran into the room to help ...

  • Joyce leaves game with hamstring tightness

    TORONTO -- Matt Joyce left Tuesday night's game with the Blue Jays because of right hamstring tightness. Joyce started in right field and left the game after playing the field in the sixth. Ryan Roberts took Joyce's spot in the order and took over at second base. Ben Zobrist moved from second base to right field. The Rays are calling the move ...

  • Original Roberto Hernandez to represent Rays at Draft

    Email TORONTO -- Roberto Hernandez, the former Rays relief pitcher -- not the current Rays stater -- will represent Tampa Bay at the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. The 2013 First-Year Player Draft will take place June 6-8, beginning with the Draft preview show on MLB.com and MLB Network on Thursday, June 6, at 6 p.m. ET. Live Draft coverage from MLB Network's Studio 42 begins at 7 p.m., ...


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Movie Review

Female Trouble [DVD]

Female Trouble [DVD]

What makes the early trash cinema of John Waters so unique is the breadth of his influences and how those influences found their way into his manic, often repulsive low-budget midnight flicks. Cinematically, he was influenced by surrealists such as Luis Buuel and Salvador Dali, experimental filmmakers like Kenneth Anger and Andy Warhol, and the horror schlock of Herschell Gordon Lewis. Politicall ... ...

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  • Maddon backtracks on celebration critique

    Email TORONTO -- After Monday's game, Joe Maddon remarked that he planned to talk to shortstop Yunel Escobar about the way Escobar gave a safe signal when he crossed home after hitting a two-run homer. Maddon concluded his remarks on the subject by noting, "I'm certain you're not going to see that again." Maddon did talk to Escobar on Tuesday, but he did not tell him ...

  • Buyer Home was smaller than advertised

    It was only after closing that Joan Madden discovered she paid for more home than she actually ended up with. What was more troubling, she could not find how why. A large living room and light colors led Madden to believe the Sun City Center house she was 1300 square feet as advertised. It wasn't until after the retiree moved in and someone from the Property Appraiser's office showed ...

  • TRAFFIC SB I-275 closed at Dale Mabry

    TAMPA - The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating a traffic crash with serious injuries on I-275 Southbound at the Dale Mabry Hwy exit. Tampa Fire Rescue is on the scene and attending to an injured motorist who is trapped in her vehicle. All lanes on I-275 Southbound are currently blocked with rescue personnel and tow trucks. The highway is expected to open up to traffic with limited ...

  • Shooting at Lakeland park

    Police said the surveillance cameras at the park did not capture the shooting, but it did provide a good look at the suspect hanging out with two other teens right before it ...

  • Fighting for her life McKinze Clayton

    TAMPA - We've been following the story of little McKinze Clayton, the 7 year-old Polk County girl who has very, very sick with a blood and bone marrow disease - the same as GMA's Robin Roberts - myelodyplastic syndrome. Linda Hurtado brought you her story in January while she was waiting for a bone marrow donor ...

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