Blake DeVine

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[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

There's a heavy police (@TampaPD) presence outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa tonight. According to @MacDill_AFB, a threat prompted an evacuation of the MacDill Inn as a precaution.

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[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

NEW: After 16 years in downtown @StPeteFL, Red Mesa Cantina has closed its doors.

Its parent company filed for bankruptcy, as customers tell @FOX13News they're sad to see it go.

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

“It's not affordable for a friendly.”

NEW: More than 50,000 seats are up for grabs ahead of next Saturday's @England vs. @NZ_Football friendly @RJStadium.

Several soccer⚽️fans tell @FOX13News ticket prices are tough to justify ahead of the #FIFAWorldCup.

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

“It's their property, they can do whatever they want.”

NEW: Hundreds packed a workshop as questions swirled about @Scientology's role in the future of downtown @MyClearwater.

Developers tell @FOX13TampaBay roughly $350 million in redevelopment is on the table.

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

WATCH: Hundreds have gathered inside the Clearwater Main Library as questions swirl about the future of downtown @MyClearwater.

Proposed projects tied to @Scientology-owned properties could bring a roughly $350 million investment downtown.

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[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

NEW: The @Buccaneers are proposing a $1 billion facelift🏟️for @RJStadium.

These talks come as @RaysBaseball seeks public funding for a $2.3 billion⚾️ballpark.

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[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

“That is a modern marvel.”

WATCH: A @PinellasGov home is sitting 25 feet in the air on wooden supports.

The builders gave @FOX13News a behind-the-scenes look at this massive engineering project.

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

“Ensuring their names and their legacies carry on.”

WATCH: Veterans, families and friends gathered in @MyClearwater on #MemorialDay 🇺🇸 for Honor Fest.

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[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

NEW: The @TampaElectric Manatee Viewing Center (@TECOmvc) and @StPeteFL Pier are both competing in USA Today’s @10Best national contest for Best Free Attraction.

Vote Here⬇️
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[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

NEW: @CityofTampa Council voted 4-3 to keep the proposed @RaysBaseball ballpark deal alive on Thursday.

Meanwhile, some local leaders called the $180 million agreement a swing and a miss for taxpayers tonight on @FOX13News.

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

WATCH: Sarasota residents packed a meeting over the future of the former Gulf Gate Golf Course.

Sarasota County (@SRQCountyGov) is trying to buy the 49-acre property.

However, attorneys for the developer tell @FOX13News they plan to break ground on 106 homes in October.

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

NEW @FOX13News: A piece of Ground Zero returned to @sarasotaschools, arriving at Emma E. Booker Elementary School as part of the @Tunnel2Towers national remembrance tour.

The school is where President George W. Bush first found out America🇺🇸was under attack on 9/11.

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

WATCH: A steel beam from the World Trade Center with @Tunnel2Towers has arrived at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in @sarasotaschools.

Nearly 25 years ago, this was the school where President George W. Bush learned America was under attack on 9/11.

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[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

NEW: Scams are surging, with @TampaElectric warning of AI-generated voices and fake websites used to trick people.

Today on @FOX13TampaBay: The warning signs customers should look out for to avoid being scammed.

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

NEW: @TampaPD is hosting an alternative #TeenTakeover event, aimed at giving teens a safe spot to gather tonight.

The free event at the NFL YET Center in East Tampa includes supervised sports, games and food through midnight.

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[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

LATEST: Parents are pleading for solutions ahead of two #TeenTakeover events planned in Tampa this weekend.

According to @TampaPD, an alternative event will take place tonight from 8 p.m. until midnight in East Tampa.

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

WATCH: South Tampa residents clashed with @CityofTampa leaders during a heated open house over the El Prado Boulevard🚧redesign project.

Some neighbors tell @FOX13News this plan would improve safety. Others warn it could create congestion and traffic chaos.

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

WATCH: Families are heartbroken after 17 graves were desecrated at a historic cemetery in Palmetto.

The @ManateeSheriff's Office is investigating, as concrete graves were cracked open and political graffiti was spray-painted throughout the property.

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[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

Hopped on board 🚐the MILES bus.

Hillsborough County Tax Collector Nancy Millan (@hillstax) is bringing services such as driver license renewals and vehicle registrations on the road.

@FOX13News Story⬇️
https://t.co/nDBfT5cPUZ

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

#raysup

[Blake DeVine @bladevine]

When in Boston, had to visit @fenwaypark. Even better when @RaysBaseball ⚾️happened to be in town too.