/The state has failed to stop Trademark Metals Recycling from polluting at levels as high as 24 times allowable limits, environmental groups say.Stormwater carrying toxic metals and petroleum products has been flowing for years into Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay from six scrap metal recycling centers, according to a lawsuit filed by state environmental groups.Tampa Bay Waterkeeper, Suncoast Waterkeeper and Our Children’s Earth Foundation filed the suit against Tampa-based Trademark Metals Recycling, alleging that the company is violating the federal Clean Water Act and stormwater permits...…/The state has failed to stop Trademark Metals Recycling from polluting at levels as high as 24 times allowable limits, environmental groups say.Stormwater carrying toxic metals and petroleum products has been flowing for years into Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay from six scrap metal recycling centers, according to a lawsuit filed by state environmental groups.Tampa Bay Waterkeeper, Suncoast Waterkeeper and Our Children’s Earth Foundation filed the suit against Tampa-based Trademark Metals Recycling, alleging that the company is violating the federal Clean Water Act and stormwater permits...WW…

/An organizer was still seeking approval when she and others closed the road and started painting Saturday evening.TAMPA — The city’s newest public art project appeared over the weekend outside Tampa Police Department headquarters after organizers worked for weeks to get approval from the city for a “Back the Blue” pro-police mural.The city didn’t approve it, but organizers armed with paint and orange cones created the mural anyway.Kristen Krutz, one of the organizers, helped spearhead the project along with others from Back the Blue Florida, an online community with more than 5,000...…/An organizer was still seeking approval when she and others closed the road and started painting Saturday evening.TAMPA — The city’s newest public art project appeared over the weekend outside Tampa Police Department headquarters after organizers worked for weeks to get approval from the city for a “Back the Blue” pro-police mural.The city didn’t approve it, but organizers armed with paint and orange cones created the mural anyway.Kristen Krutz, one of the organizers, helped spearhead the project along with others from Back the Blue Florida, an online community with more than 5,000...WW…

/The 17-year-old is one of three people charged Friday in the July 15 hack of Twitter.TAMPA — A 17-year-old from Tampa is at the center of a Twitter hack scheme which gave him and two others access to the high-profile accounts of Bill Gates, Barack Obama and many other celebrities with millions of followers, authorities say.Graham Ivan Clark was arrested Friday at his home in Greater Northdale, according to the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office. The two others charged Friday are 22-year-old Nima Fazeli of Orlando and 19-year-old Mason Sheppard of the United Kingdom, according to the U.S....…/The 17-year-old is one of three people charged Friday in the July 15 hack of Twitter.TAMPA — A 17-year-old from Tampa is at the center of a Twitter hack scheme which gave him and two others access to the high-profile accounts of Bill Gates, Barack Obama and many other celebrities with millions of followers, authorities say.Graham Ivan Clark was arrested Friday at his home in Greater Northdale, according to the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office. The two others charged Friday are 22-year-old Nima Fazeli of Orlando and 19-year-old Mason Sheppard of the United Kingdom, according to the U.S....WW…

/Florida bar owners were notified Friday through a tweet from Halsey Beshears, the secretary of the Department of Business & Professional Regulation.As Florida logged another , state officials on Friday ordered bar owners to stop selling alcohol at their establishments.The news came shortly after 11 a.m. in a tweet from Halsey Beshears, the secretary of the Department of Business & Professional Regulation.The new order — and how it was conveyed — was unwelcome news for many Tampa Bay bar owners, most of whom had just recently reopened their businesses following a state-mandated...…/Florida bar owners were notified Friday through a tweet from Halsey Beshears, the secretary of the Department of Business & Professional Regulation.As Florida logged another , state officials on Friday ordered bar owners to stop selling alcohol at their establishments.The news came shortly after 11 a.m. in a tweet from Halsey Beshears, the secretary of the Department of Business & Professional Regulation.The new order — and how it was conveyed — was unwelcome news for many Tampa Bay bar owners, most of whom had just recently reopened their businesses following a state-mandated...WW…

/It falls on Flag Day, too, so organizers in Tampa and statewide promise a patriotic extravaganza while maintaining social distancing.APOLLO BEACH — Trump flags will wave alongside the Stars and Stripes on Sunday as boaters take to Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway for a dual celebration — the president’s birthday and Flag Day.“When Trump can’t have his rallies, these people are taking to the water rallying for him,” said Sherri Gerland of Apollo Beach, who is organizing Tampa’s boat parade.Billed as “Trump Flotillas” or “Trumptillas,” the parades are a way for voters to show their support...…/It falls on Flag Day, too, so organizers in Tampa and statewide promise a patriotic extravaganza while maintaining social distancing.APOLLO BEACH — Trump flags will wave alongside the Stars and Stripes on Sunday as boaters take to Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway for a dual celebration — the president’s birthday and Flag Day.“When Trump can’t have his rallies, these people are taking to the water rallying for him,” said Sherri Gerland of Apollo Beach, who is organizing Tampa’s boat parade.Billed as “Trump Flotillas” or “Trumptillas,” the parades are a way for voters to show their support...WW…