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Hurricane Ian continues to strengthen; Tampa Bay, Florida braces for major threat

FOX Forecast Center expects the storm to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane by early Tuesday as it approaches western Cuba. A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for parts of Florida's Gulf Coast, including the Tampa Bay area, ahead of the expected wind, rain and storm surge from Hurricane Ian later this week with the Tampa area square in the middle of the latest forecast cone.Florida Gov.

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Florida school district has hilarious response to students who wanted to skip school for Taylor Swift concert

Taylor Swift, in a photo taken in 2022. (Photo by ANDRES KUDACKI/AFP via Getty Images) TAMPA, Fla. - "Students, you need to calm down."That was the word from officials with a school district in Florida, as Taylor Swift prepared to play three concerts there, and it appears officials borrowed quite heavily from the pop singer's songs in order to make their point.The letter, which was posted to the Hillsborough County Public School's Twitter page on April 12, states that Friday, April 14 would not be considered as a day of excused absence for students who "were having an ‘Enchanted’ evening under the ‘Starlight’ at Raymond James Stadium." The district serves students in the Tampa area."I understand I am the ‘Anti-Hero’ here, and ‘Call It What You Want’, but ‘You’re On Your Own Kid' if you think being a Swiftie is a good excuse for missing important instruction," read a portion of the letter.Raymond James Stadium was where Taylor Swift performed for three nights, from April 13 to April 15, in Tampa.

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Woman fights off alleged gym attacker in terrifying CCTV footage

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Watch: Tampa woman fights off attacker inside gym at apartment complex

TAMPA, Fla. - Surveillance video caught the moments a stranger started attacking a Tampa woman and her efforts to fight back inside an apartment complex gym.The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office released video Wednesday from the incident back on January 22. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister called the attack "disgusting," but was grateful 24-year-old Nashali Alma came forward. Investigators said they responded to the Inwood Park Apartment on West Waters Avenue moments after the attack occurred. Court records show the suspect, 25-year-old Xavier Thomas-Jones, lives at the apartment complex.Alma told deputies she was exercising alone that night.

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"People are nervous": Floridians head to Philly as Hurricane Ian bares down on Gulf Coast

PHILADELPHIA - As Hurricane Ian bares down on Florida, some locals have heeded warning from forecasters and headed to the Philadelphia-area to seek shelter. Jilly Cohen, a freshman who was just weeks into her first semester at the University of Tampa, arrived at Philadelphia International Airport after snagging the last seat on a plane. "It's crazy right now, all the flights are insane, there are, like, no flights," said Cohen who was evacuated to her home in Maryland when the university closed down. Hurricane Ian will slow down over the Gulf of Mexico, growing wider and stronger, "which will have the potential to produce significant wind and storm surge impacts along the west coast of Florida," the hurricane center said.A surge of up to 10 feet (3 meters) of ocean water and 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain was predicted across the Tampa Bay area, with as much as 15 inches (38 centimeters) inches in isolated areas. That's enough water to inundate coastal communities.As many as 300,000 people may be evacuated from low-lying areas in Hillsborough County alone, county administrator Bonnie Wise said.

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North Carolina sheriff eyes foul play after 2 missing teens found shot dead in power lines

Deputies have recovered two bodies in the search for missing teens Lyric Woods and Devin Carter. (Orange County Sheriff's Office)A homicide investigation is underway after North Carolina deputies found two bodies with bullet wounds amid a search for two missing teens in Orange County, according to authorities.A pair of men riding four-wheel ATVs found the remains of a Black male and White female around 3 p.m.

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Former NFL player Orson Charles threatens to shoot officers over parking space in Ybor City, police say

Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office YBOR CITY, Fla. - Orson Charles, a former NFL player, and Plant High School football star, is in trouble with the law again after police say he threatened to shoot law enforcement officers Friday night while arguing over a parking space in Ybor City. According to the Tampa Police Department, Charles and the victims were trying to park at the intersection of 19th Street and 8th Avenue shortly before midnight. Police say, Charles, who was trying to enter the parking space from a different direction, got out of his car and approached the driver’s side of the victim’s vehicle.While arguing with the victims, officers say Charles pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot them. According to the Tampa Police Department, Charles continued the confrontation even after the victims identified themselves as law enforcement officers and pulled out their badges.

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Health officials investigate major meningococcal disease in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A major outbreak of meningococcal disease is spreading in Florida. The bacteria causes infections that can quickly become deadly, and the CDC is now investigating along with the Florida Department of Health.It is a dangerous and serious illness, and Florida is seeing one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S.

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Girls saved from abduction by mouthing ‘this is not my dad’ in Florida church

Florida churchgoer, the congregant took action and saved two girls from certain danger.According to local news station WFLA, members of a church in the FishHawk Ranch area in Tampa Bay, Fla., helped to stop the abduction of two young girls, both under the age of 12, on Sunday. ‘It’s not inevitable’: Inquest hears from expert in violence prevention, intervention WFLA, who spoke to deputies from Hillsborough County, reported the two girls were leaving a restaurant just after 6 p.m.

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HCSO: Hillsborough inmate uses pillowcase to choke deputy; other inmates rescue her

TAMPA, Fla. - A Hillsborough County inmate is facing new charges after assaulting a detention deputy in jail – but it was other inmates who came to the law enforcement officer's rescue, according to the sheriff's office.The incident occurred on June 7 around 1 a.m., but the agency released details Wednesday. Officials said an inmate, 42-year-old Bridgette Harvey, approached Deputy Lillian Jimenez, saying another inmate needed a deputy's assistance.While heading to the women's bathroom to conduct a welfare check on 37-year-old April Colvin, Harvey approached Deputy Jimenez from behind and placed a pillowcase around her neck "in an attempt to choke her," according to a news release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office."Deputy Jimenez called for the Emergency Response Team via her radio, while several inmates came to her rescue by removing the pillowcase from around her neck and freeing her from Harvey's grip," the agency said.READ: 'It's been a bumpy road': Trooper injured while stopping intoxicated driver during Skyway 10K returns to workOfficials arrived and helped the deputy out of the inmate pod, saying she had minor injuries to her neck and throat.

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Suspect wanted in 2 Tampa murders drowns in Missouri river, investigators say

Sherron McCombs Jr. (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office) TAMPA, Fla. - A man wanted in connection to two Tampa murders drowned in a Missouri river over the weekend, authorities said.According to an incident report from Missouri State Highway Patrol, 22-year-old Sherron McCombs Jr. had been swimming in the Current River, about four miles north of Doniphan, Missouri, around 3 p.m.

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‘Sick joke’: Florida man posts photo posing with weapons, asking directions to nearest school

Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office LUTZ, Fla. - A social media post that appeared to threaten a mass shooting landed a Lutz man behind bars on Sunday. Deputies say Corey Anderson, 18, posted images of himself with what appeared to be a handgun, a rifle, and a tactical style vest. The photo was distributed with the caption "Hey Siri, directions to the nearest school."According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, detectives investigating the case determined that the handgun and rifle in the photo were ‘airsoft guns’."This type of threat is unacceptable.

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Hillsborough County deputies rescue boy from Thonotosassa house fire

THONOTOSASSA, Fla. - A child is in a hospital after Hillsborough County first responders saved him from an overnight house fire.The fire ripped through the home on Joe Ebert Road in Thonotosassa – almost burning it to the ground. After sunrise, the remnants of the home were seen scorched and scattered around the property: burned-out beams, ash, and a barely-standing house that is no longer livable.Late Thursday night, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue received a 911 call stating that not only was there a fire raging, but there was a young boy trapped inside.

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Police: Tampa Bay area mom made 'no attempt' to rescue 5-year-old after deadly chase ends with crash in pond

Pamela Cabrera (Photos courtesy: Action News Jax) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida mother has been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of her 5-year-old daughter during a high-speed chase, officials said.The Fourth District State Attorney’s Office on Thursday filed formal charges against 32-year-old Pamela Cabrera, who Jacksonville police said kidnapped her daughter, Vanity Cabrera, at knifepoint late last month, Action News Jax reports. When a police officer spotted her SUV at a red light, she sped away and led law enforcement on a high-speed chase.According to the news outlet, the chase lasted for about 30 miles, reaching speeds up to 90 miles per hour, before Cabrera crashed her vehicle into a retention pond along Interstate 95.

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7 accused of stealing over $60,000 worth of fuel from Circle K gas stations in Hillsborough County

TAMPA, Fla. - The surging gas prices have made fuel a prime target for thieves, officials say, and Hillsborough authorities just took an organized theft ring, arresting multiple people in the process.Sheriff Chad Chronister said their investigation began in February after the agency received a phone call about two Circle K gas stations with "tremendous fuel discrepancies." He said by the end of the investigation, a total of seven suspects were identified, one of which may have fled to Cuba. The other six were booked into county jail over the weekend.Chronister said detectives responded to the initial report, saying they began combing through surveillance footage and noticing a pattern of 7 separate trucks at both locations.READ: The complicated reasons gas prices are so high – and what we can do about it"These individuals would defeat the lock mechanism and remove the pulsar device," Sheriff Chronister explained, adding that those devices are used to calculate the gallons that are pumped. "They would remove that device and insert their own homemade device.

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Harmony Montgomery case update: Father, stepmom formally indicted

stepmother of a New Hampshire girl who disappeared in 2019 at age 5 have been formally indicted on the charges they were arrested on earlier this year related to the child's well-being, the attorney general's office said Friday.Adam and Kayla Montgomery have been jailed since January. Adam Montgomery had custody of his daughter, Harmony Montgomery, who vanished sometime in late November or early December of that year.

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Gov. DeSantis tells masked students at Tampa press conference, ‘Please take those off’

TAMPA, Fla. - As the Florida governor approached the lectern for a press conference in Tampa, there were a few students waiting while wearing masks.A handful of students from Middleton High School were in attendance for Gov. Ron DeSantis' announcement.

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Florida firefighters rescue dog stuck in 15-foot hole

PAXTON, Fla. - Firefighters don’t just put out fires.Rescue workers in Florida saved a dog that got stuck in a deep hole. Fortunately, the dog was reportedly very friendly and was happy to see the firefighters that descended into the hole.The South Walton Fire District posted about the incident, which occurred last Wednesday, to its Facebook page.

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Delaware mask mandates in schools, indoor settings to be lifted, Gov. Carney says

Kids wear masks as they return to school in Hillsborough County in August of 2021. DOVER, Del. - A universal indoor mask mandate in Delaware is set to be lifted on Friday, while the state's school mask requirements are set to be lifted late next month, Gov.

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Man accused of hacking Pa. woman charged with 1st-degree murder

TAMPA, Fla - A Florida grand jury indicted a man on first-degree murder charges Thursday after police say he killed a Pennsylvania woman and dumped her dismembered body into a bay.The Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office said it had obtained an indictment against 69-year-old Robert Kessler. He had been charged with second-degree murder for last month's death of earlier of Stephanie Crone-Overholts, 47, of Erie, Pennsylvania.A fisherman spotted body parts belonging to her in McKay Bay.

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Mask mandate for Pennsylvania K-12 schools remains for now, justices rule

Kids wear masks as they return to school in Hillsborough County in August of 2021. HARRISBURG, Pa. - An order requiring masks inside Pennsylvania's K-12 schools and child care facilities will remain in place while the state Supreme Court considers the governor's appeal of a lawsuit that overturned the mandate, the high court ruled Tuesday.The justices in a 5-1 decision put on hold a lower-court order that said the mask mandate would not remain in place as litigation over it continued.

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New Jersey mom charged in deaths of 2 children found bound in vehicle

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. - Authorities say a New Jersey mother has been charged with murder after police found the bodies of her two young children bound and restrained in the back of a disabled vehicle.Somerset County prosecutors say 7-year-old girl and her 10-month-old brother were found early Tuesday by Hillsborough police.

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Pennsylvania court throws out governor's school mask mandate

Kids wear masks as they return to school in Hillsborough County in August of 2021.

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Teacher, pastor among Hillsborough human trafficking sting arrests

TAMPA, Fla. - Sheriff Chad Chronister says a new Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office human trafficking task force completed their first undercover sting operation, resulting in 125 arrests.The 20-day sting, dubbed ‘Operation Round-Up,’ also resulted in freeing four women and one teenager from the trafficking industry, Chronister said.Among the arrests were Joel Velasco, identified by the sheriff as a teacher at an unspecified Hillsborough school, and Samuel Phillips Jr., a pastor at Be Limitless Church in Riverview. Both were charged with soliciting another to commit prostitution.Photos via HCSO Chronister said others thought they were in communication with kids.

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Murphy, Ciattarelli to meet in final debate of NJ gov race

Jack Ciattarelli, Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey, speaks with members of the media at the Hillsborough Municipal Building voting center during the Republican primary election in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Ju TRENTON, N.J. - Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli are set to meet Tuesday in their final debate before the Nov.

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Video shows Hillsborough daycare worker abusing children, deputies say

TAMPA, Fla. - Deputies say a Hillsborough County daycare worker was caught on video hitting two children in her care and even dropping one of them, leaving him with a broken leg.The sheriff’s office released surveillance video from the Time of Wonder Academy off Sunforest Drive taken back on September 8.

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Murphy, Ciattarelli to clash in New Jersey governor debate

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Measure on masking in youth sports clears House committee in Pa.

Kids wear masks as they return to school in Hillsborough County in August of 2021. HARRISBURG, Pa. - Legislation that cleared a House committee on Monday would give Pennsylvania school districts the authority to decide whether student athletes must wear masks while playing.The Republican-controlled House State Government Committee approved the measure 15-10 along party lines.

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Miller Heights Elementary School closed due to numerous COVID-19 cases

Kids wear masks as they return to school in Hillsborough County in August of 2021.

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Can parents lose custody of children if they don't get the COVID-19 vaccine?

Kids wear masks as they return to school in Hillsborough County in August of 2021. A report out of Chicago last week about a judge ordering a mother to temporarily lose custody of her son for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine — and then reversing his decision — has some parents questioning the possibility of such a ruling.Rebecca Firlit told FOX 32 Chicago last week that Cook County Judge James Shapiro revoked all of her parenting time with her son until she gets vaccinated."He was placing his views on me.

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Judge won’t dismiss parents' lawsuit over Florida governor's school mask-mandate ban

TAMPA, Fla. - A Leon County judge on Thursday denied a motion from the state asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by parents, including several in Tampa Bay, that claims Gov.

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Pennsylvania teachers union: Schools should require masks

Kids wear masks as they return to school in Hillsborough County in August of 2021. PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania's largest teachers union on Wednesday urged K-12 schools to require masks in school buildings, a measure that state officials are encouraging but not mandating.The Pennsylvania State Education Association cited the threat of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, which is spiking infections and hospitalizations across the state and nationally, including among children.The U.S.

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5,600 Hillsborough students quarantined due to COVID-19; emergency school board meeting this Wednesday

TAMPA, Fla. - Thousands of students in Hillsborough County public schools are being quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19.As of Monday, the school district said 5,599 students are either in isolation due to a positive case or in quarantine due to exposure.

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Riverview boy adopted by HCSO detective after surviving being stabbed, set on fire by father

RIVERVIEW, Fla. - For young Ronnie, the next chapter in his life started with one question: Could you watch a movie with me?The boy was recovering in a hospital bed after his father, Ronnie Oneal, murdered his mother and sister and nearly killed him in March 2018.

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Hillsborough teen invites deputy to graduation after rear-ending patrol car on I-4

Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office TAMPA, Fla. - A few weeks ago, a Hillsborough County student thought he was in big trouble after crashing into a deputy’s patrol car on Interstate 4. However, things took a positive turn.Back on May 27, Sergeant Vance was traveling along I-4 when traffic came to a sudden stop.

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Florida teacher accused of having sex with student

TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida high school teacher has been arrested on charges he had sex with a student for more than a year, officials said.

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DOJ: Man arrested in Tampa for multi-state sex-trafficking of a child

Jamel Muldrew (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office) TAMPA, Fla. - A Texas man was arrested in Tampa for allegedly trafficking a minor across six states over the course of two months. The Department of Justice says 32-year-old Jamel Muldrew, of Houston, Texas, brought the minor to have sex with an undercover agent at a hotel in Tampa for $800. Investigators say Muldrew dropped the victim off at the hotel and then drove to a nearby mall parking lot to wait.Detectives were waiting for the minor victim at the hotel and took her to safety.

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Judge nixes plea deal for 2 accused of Super Bowl field run

TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida judge rejected a proposed plea deal Tuesday for two men accused of running onto the field during the final quarter of Super Bowl LV in February.

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Biker who recently suffered the loss of a friend confides in deputy during traffic stop

TAMPA, Fla. - It was a 10-minute, routine traffic stop that is sure to leave a lasting impact. In body-camera video posted on Facebook by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, a motorcycle deputy pivots from education to empathy when he encounters a distraught biker.It happened earlier this month during a proactive patrol on Dale Mabry Highway.

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Tampa man arrested for shooting driver who lost control, hitting and killing teen boy

TAMPA, Fla. - Two months after a 14-year-old Hillsborough County boy was hit by a car and killed, deputies have arrested the man accused of causing the chain reaction that led to his death. Investigators say Jose Ortiz shot at the driver, causing her to lose control and crash into Jason Lopez Jr. But Lopez's family says that this one arrest isn't enough to bring closure to their grieving family."He was a good boy.

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North Carolina sites halt J&J shots after adverse reactions

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina health officials said on Thursday that they stopped administering Johnson & Johnson doses at a mass vaccination site in Raleigh and at clinics in Hillsborough and Chapel Hill after at least 26 people experienced adverse reactions, including fainting.

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Super Bowl wasn’t super-spreader, FDOH report says

HILLBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Nearly two months after the Tampa Bay Buccanneers won football’s biggest game, public health researchers said the Super Bowl wasn’t a significant contributor to new COVID-19 cases.

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What we know and don’t know 1 year after Florida’s first coronavirus case

Monday marks one year since the coronavirus pandemic first arrived in Florida.

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Tampa cancels annual St. Patrick’s Day tradition of dyeing the river green

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa will not turn the Hillsborough River green this year for St. Patrick's Day due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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SUV stolen in Hillsborough County with 1-year-old girl inside, deputies say

Hillsborough County deputies are searching for a stolen SUV they say was taken with a 1-year-old girl still inside the vehicle.

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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Vincent Jackson found dead in Brandon hotel room

BRANDON, Fla. - Deputies are investigating the death of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Vincent Jackson, who was found dead in a Brandon hotel room on Monday.The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said the 38-year-old was found dead on Monday at the Homewood Suites, located at 10240 Palm River Road in Brandon.Jackson, who lived in South Tampa, checked into the hotel on Jan. 11, and had been staying in a room since that date, hotel staff told investigators.The sheriff's office said Jackson's family members reported him missing on Feb.

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Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson found dead in hotel room

BRANDON, Fla. – Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead Monday at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare check, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

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Former Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson found dead in Florida hotel room

BRANDON, Fla. – Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead at Homewood Suites on Palm River Road in Brandon around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

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