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Happening Now- Protests In Downtown Tampa
June 2, 2020
By: Staff Report
TAMPA: A Protest is taking place in downtown Tampa and has been peaceful today.
Mayor Jane Castor came out to [...]
Tampa Curfew Lifted
June 2, 2020
By: Tiffany Razzano
TAMPA – As of this afternoon, the city of Tampa has lifted its nightly curfew. The overnight curfew was put in [...]
Protest Planned In Plant City, But Without Coordination With City Leaders
June 2, 2020
By: Staff Report
PLANT CITY FL: A protest is being organized in the Plant City area tonight, without input or coordination from ci [...]
Tampa Area Protests Rumored to Be in Wesley Chapel and Riverview Areas Tonight
June 2, 2020
By: Staff Report
*Warning Explicit Language In Twitter Feeds Below
**Update- No Protest happened in Wesley Chapel on Tuesday. A [...]
Tampa Bay Area Stores Close Early and Prepare for any Civil Unrest
June 1, 2020
By: Staff Report
Many Tampa Bay area stores have closed early and prepared their entrances for any civil unrest that may occur thr [...]
Tyrone Square Mall Closes to Shoppers Closed Due to the Potential for Civil Unrest in the Area
June 1, 2020
By Tiffany Razzano
ST. PETERSBURG – Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg closed its doors to shoppers Monday.
Susan, an employe [...]
Sheriff Grady Judd Extends Local State of Emergency Declaration for Polk County
May 31, 2020 Updated June 1, 2020
By : Staff Report
POLK COUNTY: Polk County Sheriff Grady extended the curfew that was put in place last night [...]
Overnight Curfew Extended in Tampa, 21 Arrested During Sunday Protests
June 1, 2020
By Tiffany Razzano
TAMPA – After a weekend of protests in Tampa, Mayor Jane Castor announced the extension of a citywide curfew at [...]
Raw Video From Saturdays Protest at USF Fowler
June 1, 2020
Warning, these videos below contain explicit language. These are raw videos from the protests Saturday.
https://youtu.be/AE-6rnVV [...]
Tampa PD, Issued a 3-Minute Warning
May 31, 2020
By: Staff Report
TAMPA: Tampa Police Department issued a audio warning to protesters downtown tonight.
The audio, played on [...]