Conga Caliente 2011

Submitted by Lorena Rabago, Traffic Anchor/ Multi Media Journalist

Friday, November 4th, 2011, 10:19am

Tampa, FL – Celebrate the 8th Anniversary of Tampa Bay’s premier Hispanic event, Conga Caliente!

This festival celebrates all Hispanic Arts and cultures from around the world. You will have the chance to experience a variety of national and International performers at Al Lopez Park on Nov. 6 from 11 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Past acts include performances by Cuban, Puerto Rican, Columbian, Panamanian, Argentinean, Uruguayan, Mexican, Spanish, USA or Dominican musical bands.

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Two charged in multi-county real estate scam

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, 6:51pm

Tallahassee, FL -- Two men were arrested Thursday for their part in a real estate scam agencies say spanned at least five Tampa area counties in the past three years.

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Crucial prosecution witnesses take stand in Kevin White trial

Submitted by Kathryn Bursch, Reporter

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, 6:28pm

Tampa, Florida - It must have been a strange day in court for former Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White; two men who he used to trust testified against him.

Peter Rockefeller took the stand for prosecutors. He's a Tampa towing business owner who worked with the FBI.

When U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill asked Rockefeller why he wore a wire to help make hundreds of hours of secret audio recordings, Rockefeller replied, "I wanted an opportunity for things to be fair."

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Stephanie from Habitat Pasco visits 10 News at 9:00

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3rd, 11:33 am

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Stephanie Black from Habitat Pasco visited 10 News at 9:00 on Thursday, November 3, to discuss her recent win of the inaugural 10 News In Your Neighborhood Post the Most Contest, as well as upcoming Habitat events like Women Build.

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Hillsborough: Wanted suspect drags deputy during getaway

Submitted by Laura Byrne, Reporter

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, 11:03am

Tampa, Florida -- A wanted man dragged a Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy during his attempt to escape arrest.

The Sheriff's Office says Deputy Byron Beasley performed a routine tag check of a 2005 Ford F150 around 1:15 this morning while on patrol.

The driver pulled into a gas station parking lot at Orient Road and Broadway Avenue as the tag number came back, confirming the vehicle belonged to David Solano, wanted on four outstanding felony warrants.

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Couple beats man, steals his car

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011, 4:50pm

Thonotosassa, FL -- Detectives are searching looking for a couple who held a man at gunpoint and beat him when he tried to fight back and get away.

According to Hillsborough detectives, on Oct. 17, 29-year-old Nicole Bowles and an unknown man met the man in the area of U.S. Highway 301 and Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.

The man was held at gunpoint and forced to drive the couple north to an area near U.S. Highway 301 and Sligh Avenue where he struggled with the man over the gun.

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Changes to HART bus routes

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011, 1:30pm

Hillsborough County, FL -- Starting Sunday, Nov. 13, HART will make modifications to bus service for Routes 1, 2, 8, 12, 15, 18, 30, 34, 37, 39, 46, 96, 97, 27LX to help streamline route schedules, to adjust to ridership trends and for cost-effectiveness.

Summary of route modifications:

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