RISE AND SHINE ☀️ It’s the first day of school! We hope everyone has a wonderful start to the 2024-2025 school year.

🚨𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃🚨 #teamHCSO has arrested Rylan Medrano, 13, a Burns Middle School student, for threatening to 'blow up' the school on social media. HCSO's School Threat Assessment and Response Team responded to the middle school and arrested Medrano.

🚨𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘🚨 There is now a $5,000 reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for the threat. To report tips anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS or use **TIPS from your cell.

Just went up with Tampa Police Department. We’re seeing extensive damage on Davis Islands and waterfront areas. The National Guard has activated to help with rescue efforts.

Flooding in the Apollo Beach area has resulted in water damage to the South County Wastewater pump station in Hillsborough County. Repairs will commence when floodwaters recede. The County will advise when repairs have been made and the pump station is again operational.

Tampa General Hospital is open and accepting patients although Davis Islands remains inaccessible for non-emergency travel due to flooding.

🚙 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 🚙 Emergency Shoulder Use (ESU) has been activated for all those planning to evacuate. The inside shoulder will be used for evacuation traffic: I-4 eastbound: I-75 to Champions Gate I-75 northbound: I-4 to I-10 The outside

Media Update: >The Skyway Bridge is now CLOSED to all traffic. >The Howard Frankland Bridge is now CLOSED to all traffic. >Westbound Gandy Bridge is now CLOSED to all traffic. >Westbound Courtney Campbell is now CLOSED to all traffic.

#HurricaneMilton Update: ESU has concluded in the #TampaBay area. Shoulder use on I-4 and I-75 is now ONLY for emergency stopping and disabled vehicles.

#teamHCSO is deploying assets from Raymond James Stadium as we mobilize in full force to begin our recovery efforts.

First Damage- Here’s a Quick Look at some of the damage to the Trop and a downtown crane at 400 Central Avenue. Due to the crane, streets are closed from 1st Ave North to 1st Avenue South and 3rd St. To 5th St. Avoid this area.

RETURN TO SCHOOL UPDATE: With the tremendous progress made yesterday through campus cleanups & restoration of power in our community, we will bring all school-based & district staff back on Wednesday, Oct. 16, to plan & prepare to welcome students to school on Thursday, Oct. 17.

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A Tampa family’s home collapsed yesterday. They say it happened because roofers put materials on the roof that were too heavy, causing it to collapse. Thankfully, they all made it out safely. Spectrum Bay News 9 gofundme.com/f/sowell-famil…

Former residents of The Standard Apartments in Clearwater are struggling to recover from Hurricane Milton. The Whiting family lost everything, and their renters insurance didn’t cover any of the damage. Their story is on Spectrum Bay News 9 gofundme.com/f/support-nikk…

WAY TO GO FALLON! Spectrum Bay News 9 reporter Fallon Silcox Fallon Silcox says running 🏃‍♀️ in the Boston Marathon has long been a dream. On Monday, she achieved it! (Photos from Cisco Barry)

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Happy first day of school! We’re at Turner Bartels K-8 in Tampa and everyone here is READY!!! Spectrum Bay News 9