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Sharyn Hakken and Joshua Hakken booking photos. (Source: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)

Fla. Parents Accused Of Kidnapping Boys To Cuba To Stay In Jail

The Florida couple who investigators said kidnapped their two young sons and sailed with them to Cuba to elude authorities will stay in jail.

CBS4–2013/04/12

The grandmother of two kids kidnapped in Tampa speaks to the media Thursday. (Source: CBS4)

Grandparents Of Kidnapped Tampa Kids Speak To Media

The grandparents of two boys who investigators say were kidnapped by their non-custodial parents spoke with reporters on Thursday in Tampa. The youngsters made an appearance before the cameras, as well.

CBS4–2013/04/11

Aerial shots show a massive sinkhole that opened up under a home outside of Tampa. (CBS4)

Camera Shows Depth Of Deadly Florida Sinkhole

For the first time, investigators are seeing inside the massive sinkhole that swallowed up a man as he was sleeping in his home near Tampa.

CBS4–2013/04/02

A red tide algae bloom is killing manatees in record numbers this year. (Source: CBS Tampa Bay)

“Red Tide” Killing Manatees In Record Numbers

“This is probably going to be the worst [manatee] die-off in history.” That’s the grim news from Martine DeWit, a veterinarian who oversees Florida’s marine mammal pathology laboratory.

CBS4–2013/03/09

A sinkhole swallowed a sleeping man in his bedroom underneath this house near Tampa. (Source: WTSP-TV/CBS)

House Demolished After Sinkhole Swallows Man

Construction crews got to work Sunday razing a Tampa-area home over a huge sinkhole less than 24 hours after the search for one of the men who lived in the home, and was swallowed up the earth, was called off.

2013/03/03

Tampa Area Man, Asleep, Dies After Sinkhole Swallows Him

Imagine sleeping peacefully in your home when suddenly a sinkhole opens underneath your bed and swallows you up. This nightmare scenario came true for a Tampa area man and now he’s missing and presumed dead.

2013/03/01

(Source: CBS4) File image of a water spout.

Tornado Causes Minor Damage In Tampa

A waterspout came on shore along Tampa’s Harbour Island, causing minor roof damage, according to officials.

CBS4–2013/02/26

L-R: Lexi McBride Crawford, daughter of Bill McBride, Alex Sink, former gubernatorial candidate and widow of Bill McBride, and Bert McBride, son of Bill McBride, file past a photo of McBride at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church in Tampa during his memorial service on December 28, 2012. McBride passed away at the age of 67 on December 22, 2012 while vacationing with his family in North Carolina. [Edmund D. Fountain, Times]

Hundreds Converge On Tampa To Remember Politics, Law Powerhouse

Hundreds of people gathered in Tampa on Friday to remember Bill McBride’s bravery in battle and compassion toward others.

CBS4–2012/12/29

SHREVEPORT, LA - SEPTEMBER 12: Retired Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf was honored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society with the Patriot?s Award during the Society?s annual National Patriot?s Dinner on September 12, 2002 in Shreveport, Louisiana. (Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Gettyimages)

Ret. General Norman Schwarzkopf, 78, Dies In Tampa

Retired General H. Normas Schwarzkopf has died in Tampa at the age of 78, a U.S. official told The Associated Press.

CBS4–2012/12/27

Mitt Romney (Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/GettyImages)

Romney Holds “Victory Rally” At UM

While President Barack Obama takes another day off the campaign trail so he can see first hand the damage left behind by Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City, Governor Mitt Romney is in Florida hoping to sway undecided voters and urge supporters to get out and vote.

2012/10/31

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