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Hillsborough deputies say Lesly Mendoza, 5, is missing and endangered because of allegations of abuse. [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office]
Hillsborough deputies say missing 5-year-old girl is endangered
Investigators believe Lesly Mendoza, 5, is endangered because of allegations of abuse.
Yesterday• Hillsborough
Teen who was human trafficking victim rescued in Tampa, deputies say
Booking photo of Paige Ashley Fried, 28, who deputies say was placing advertisements on adult escort sites to set up an 18-year-old victim of human trafficking with men seeking sex. [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office]
Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister said a 28-year-old woman was using adult escort sites to advertise the teen, who contracted a sexually transmitted disease and was given drugs so she could work...
Jan. 23• Crime
St. Pete police to lead Tampa Bay human trafficking task force
St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway, left, and U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announce the creation of the regional Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Task Force. [SCOTT KEELER | Tampa Bay Times]
A six-county task force from Hernando to Polk to Sarasota will band together thanks to a $742,000 Justice Department grant.
Jan. 22• Crime

LATEST

  1. Live from the Gasparilla 2020 parade and pirate invasion
    11 minutes ago• Tampa
    We were warned. Now the pirates are here. Stay with tampabay.com all day for the latest reports.
  2. Tampa Bay area home sales rise, inventories fall in December
    Yesterday• Business
    A for sale sign is seen in front of a home in the Westchase area of Tampa. CHRIS URSO | Times (2013)
    And a spike in cash sales suggests investors were active in the market.
  3. Cops keep a lid on the carousing as hundreds of boaters join the Gasparilla flotilla
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Leading the way up Seddon Channel during the 2014 pirate invasion is the Jose Gasparilla, escorted by a Tampa Police Department boat and surrounded by hundreds of private vessels. [LUIS SANTANA | Times 2014]
    As many as 100 law enforcement boats from some 20 agencies will keep an eye out for drunk operators and boats in trouble.
  4. Hillsborough deputies say missing 5-year-old girl is endangered
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough deputies say Lesly Mendoza, 5, is missing and endangered because of allegations of abuse. [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office]
    Investigators believe Lesly Mendoza, 5, is endangered because of allegations of abuse.
  5. New Pinellas Bayway bridge taking shape in Tierra Verde
    Yesterday• Transportation
    A look at the construction on the Tierra Verde bridge project which is the bridge between Isla Del Sol and Tierra Verde islands on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 in St. Petersburg. The project began in December 2018 and is scheduled to be completed in summer of 2021. [DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times]
    Dr. Delay takes a deep dive into the construction process for the $56.3 million State Road 679 and Bayway Bridge project .
  6. Bills would give Florida home buyers more time to safeguard valuable tax break
    Yesterday• Business
    A proposed bill in the Legislature would set a statewide referendum on whether to amend Florida's constitution to add a year to the period when home buyers can transfer their accumulated benefits under the Save Our Homes cap on property assessments to a new home. Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty says going from two years to three would reduce the possibility that construction delays in a booming real estate market would prevent some buyers from meeting the deadline, costing them potentially thousands of dollars in property tax savings. [SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN | Times (2019)]
    The bill, the idea of Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty, would give buyers another year to transfer their tax savings under Florida’s Save Our Homes assessment cap to a home they’ve...
  7. Longtime Florida child advocate Jack Levine receives this year’s Chiles Advocacy Award
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Child and family advocate Jack Levine. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
    The founder of 4Generations Institute discusses his commitment to children and families.
  8. Hillsborough’s top teacher is Miranda Harwood of Brooker Elementary
    Yesterday• Education
    Miranda Harwood, a fourth-grade math teacher at Brooker Elementary School, is the Hillsborough County Teacher of the Year. [Hillsborough County Public Schools]
    The self-described “data queen” uses humor to keep her students engaged.
  9. Commissioners look to snuff out animal breeders, sales within Hillsborough County
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    This poster was seen January 21 inside a Brandon pet shop owned by All About Puppies, one of two pet retail businesses in Hillsborough County that were granted an exception from county laws prohibiting commercial pet stores from selling animals that came from breeders. [ANASTASIA DAWSON | Times]
    The proposed ordinance would ban all commercial pet retailers and impose strict regulations on breeders operating within the county.
  10. Tampa call center to lay off up to 174 in second round of cutbacks
    Yesterday• Business
    Concentrix has told the state of Florida that it plans to lay off as many as 174 employees from one of the programs it has at the Interstate Corporate Center east of Tampa. This is the same call center hit with 245 layoffs announced in November. (Google street view photo) [Google Street View]
    In November, Concentrix, the California multinational company that runs the center, announced the layoffs of 245 employees.
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