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Iris Rogers of Bradenton is overcome with emotion Wednesday while visiting a makeshift memorial at Bay to Bay Boulevard and Lois Avenue for two Plant High students killed in a motorcycle crash.
Road where Plant High students died is slated for fixes. When there’s money.
A traffic signal at Bay to Bay and Lois would cost $550,000, so temporary measures are under consideration. But there’s no money for them yet, either.
I-275 expansion work in Tampa to begin Monday
Drivers negotiate I-275 Thursday in Tampa. Work begins Monday to add new lanes to I-275 from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue.
The $85.3 million project adds lanes from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue.
Cross Bay Ferry sets sail between Tampa and St. Petersburg Oct. 21
Guests line up to board the Cross Bay Ferry docked at the Tampa Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 in Tampa. The season service returns Oct. 21, 2021.
The seasonal service runs through May 22, 2022.
Tampa airport sets express curbside check-in for flyers without checked bags
This rendering shows the interior of Tampa International Airport's Blue Express Curbside check-in area, which will be open to travelers without checked bags on Nov. 16.
Tampa International Airport’s Blue Express Curbside lanes will be open for travelers by Thanksgiving.

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  1. 2 dead in Wesley Chapel traffic crash
    Jan. 20• Pasco
    Two people are dead in a crash on State Road 56 in Wesley Chapel, Pasco Fire Rescue reports.
  2. Route detours coming to U.S. 301 in Riverview
    Jan. 20• Hillsborough
    Traffic moves west on Bloomingdale Avenue near Goronto Lakes. The state Department of Transportation said a $21.3 million construction project will result in temporary traffic detours, congestion and delays in Riverview over a 14-day period.
  3. Crash of Tesla on Autopilot that killed 2 is first resulting in felony charges
    Jan. 18• Crime
    California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.
  5. AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm
    Jan. 18• Business
    A Dreamliner 787-10 arriving from Los Angeles pulls up to a gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Federal safety officials are directing operators of some Boeing planes to adopt extra procedures when landing on wet or snowy runways near impending 5G service because, they say, interference from the wireless networks could mean that the planes need more room to land.
  6. Tampa trolley route for Children’s Gasparilla Parade has changed this year
    Jan. 18• Entertainment
    The Jolley Trolley, shown here on Mandalay Avenue on Clearwater Beach, will become the Jolley Roger Trolley for free rides to the Children's Gasparilla Parade on Jan. 22.
  7. North Hyde Park intermittent street closures until March
    Jan. 13• Tampa
    Tampa will intermittently close streets in Hyde Park to replace aging sewage pipes. Similar work, as shown in this photo, was being done in Clearwater recently.
  8. Spring Hill man, 25, killed after missing curve, driving into power pole
    Jan. 13• Hernando
    Missing a curve cost a driver his life Thursday morning in Spring Hill, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
  9. Tampa man killed, another hurt as pickup overturns. Neither wore seatbelts.
    Jan. 13• Breaking News
    The driver, 33, was headed north on I-75 when he lost control.
  10. Old Seven Mile Bridge in Florida Keys reopens to pedestrians, bicyclists
    Jan. 12• Florida
    In this drone aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, boats pass underneath the new, left, and old, right, Seven Mile bridges in the Florida Keys.
  11. Why won’t a Black neighborhood park in Tampa get a wall to block I-275 noise?
    Jan. 12• Transportation
    A planned widening of Interstate 275 north of Interstate 4 includes sound barrier walls all along the way, except at Robles Park. Some Hillsborough County officials have a problem with that.
  12. Northbound lanes of I-75 in Tampa back open after crash
    Jan. 11• Hillsborough
    The northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Bruce B. Downs are blocked because of a traffic crash.
  13. St. Pete-Clearwater airport records busiest December, amid year of recovery
    Jan. 11• Business
    Travelers arrive at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, Thursday, March 11, 2021 in Clearwater.
  14. Driver was going 152 mph before I-4 crash that killed 2
    Jan. 6• Tampa
    Two St. Petersburg men riding in a Toyota Camry died after the car was hit from behind by this Audi convertible, prosecutors said. Arrested in the deaths was the Audi driver, Jorge Britton, of Winter Haven.
  15. Hillsborough wants public comment on planned sale tax referendum
    Jan. 6• Transportation
    A proposed sales tax referendum for transportation will be the subject of four open houses beginning next month. Hillsborough County has said it faces a nearly billion-dollar shortfall over the next decade to build roads, improve intersections and add sidewalks and trails. Pictured is road work being done on the Citrus Park Drive extension on Sept. 23.
  16. Driver gets 60 days in jail for Tampa hit-and-run crash that killed teen girl
    Jan. 5• Crime
    A man walks by a memorial for Asucena "Susie" Gomez-Hernandez along North 15th Street in Tampa in 2020. The 14-year-old Tampa girl was killed in a hit-and-run crash in January of that year. The driver, Nakeeba Ryan, recently signed a plea agreement that will have her serve 60 days in the county jail. Hillsborough County made safety improvements to that portion of 15th Street after the crash and more improvements are planned for this year, officials said.
  17. Florida Brightline passenger train line kills 5th person in a month
    Jan. 4• Florida
    FILE - Vehicles wait for a Brightline passenger train to pass in 2019 in Oakland Park. A Brightline higher-speed train fatally struck a pedestrian who walked into its path Tuesday.
  18. Dump truck hits, kills St. Petersburg woman walking on I-275, troopers say
    Jan. 3• Pinellas
    A woman stepped in front of a dump truck Monday morning on Interstate 275 in St. Petersburg, troopers said.
  19. Man, 71, killed after walking in front of car in Pinellas Park
    Jan. 3• Pinellas
    The man was walking east beside the road about 6:15 p.m. Sunday when he stepped in front of a 2018 Subaru Impreza.
  20. Portion of Tampa’s Bayshore Boulevard closed until Tuesday
    Jan. 2• Breaking News
    A small stretch of Bayshore Boulevard is expected to be closed until 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
  21. Tampa Bay travelers impacted by nationwide flight delays, cancellations
    Jan. 1• News
    The air traffic control tower seen at Tampa International Airport on Sept. 10, 2021. Tampa Bay travelers have been impacted by COVID-19, weather delays to air travel.
  22. Wave of canceled flights from omicron closes out 2021
    Dec. 31, 2021• Nation & World
    Katelyn Darrow gets some work done on her laptop as she waits to board her flight at the Philadelphia International Airport on Friday.
  23. Long-awaited Ridge Road Extension opens in Pasco County
    Dec. 31, 2021• Breaking News
    The first phase of the Ridge Road Extension in Pasco County is open.
  24. 2 killed when Florida Brightline train hits car going around crossing gate
    Dec. 31, 2021• Florida
    This 2019 file photo shows a Brightline passenger train in Oakland Park.
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