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Sebring carjacker takes dog on a wild ride

SEBRING, Fla. (WFLA) — A dog was safely returned to its owner after a person stole a truck in Sebring with the pup inside. The Sebring Police Department responded to the area of City Hall just before noon on Tuesday after reports of a stolen vehicle. The truck was parked at City Hall as the [...]

10th, June 2026, 08:31pm

Bill Gates will testify in a congressional panel's Jeffrey Epstein investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Gates will appear Wednesday before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify. Members of the House Oversight Committee are slated to interview the billionaire Microsoft co-founder behind closed doors, as they have done with other witnesses in the investigation. Transcripts [...]

10th, June 2026, 07:04pm

All lanes now open after crash before Howard Frankland Bridge in St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)— All lanes are now open just north of Roosevelt Boulevard on I-275 after a four-vehicle crash.

10th, June 2026, 06:20pm

LIVE: 1 lane open after crash before Howard Frankland Bridge in St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)— One lane is open just north of Roosevelt Boulevard on I-275 after a four-vehicle crash.

10th, June 2026, 06:20pm

GOP want more answers before signing off on Iran funding

Republicans who are waiting on a funding request for the Iran military conflict say they want clearer answers from the Pentagon on the scope, objectives and price tag of the operation before rallying behind such a measure in a difficult election year. The military campaign, now past its 100-day mark, had cost roughly $29 billion [...]

10th, June 2026, 06:01pm

LIVE RADAR: Afternoon storms moving through Tampa Bay

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- A dry and muggy morning will turn into a hot day. We'll see more sunshine today with temps in the low 90s. Feels like temps will be 95-100 degrees most of the afternoon. Rain chances will increase this afternoon as the sea breeze develops. Storms will grow in coverage and drift [...]

10th, June 2026, 05:33pm

Afro Opera Merges Culture and Music to Celebrate Juneteenth

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Maiya Stevenson, known as Afro Opera, is sharing her gift with the community through a Juneteenth concert. St. Petersburg native Maiya Stevenson is a music teacher by day and a powerful opera singer by night. Her stage name, Afro Opera, represents more than just herself. "Afro Opera is just a way [...]

10th, June 2026, 05:25pm

Emergency C-sections saves endangered bat pup, mom at Florida conservancy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WFLA)— A Variable Flying Fox and her pup were saved during a life-threatening delivery complication at the Lubee Bat Conservancy. Saya, the Variable Flying Fox, went into labor on May 23, and staff quickly recognized that serious complications had developed. Her pup was mispositioned, which created a life-threatening emergency for both Saya and [...]

10th, June 2026, 05:22pm