Posted: Jul 3, 2020 / 05:48 PM EDTUpdated: Jul 4, 2020 / 01:37 PM EDTTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)- As the country prepares to celebrate its independence, there are some that won’t acknowledge the holiday, including Yourhighness Tafari, the co-owner of Tampa restaurant . “This is something that publicly stands as a holiday of freedom, independence. But as black people we honestly never truly really felt free,” said Tafari. Across the country, protests boycotting the Fourth of July will take...…Posted: Jul 3, 2020 / 05:48 PM EDTUpdated: Jul 4, 2020 / 01:37 PM EDTTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)- As the country prepares to celebrate its independence, there are some that won’t acknowledge the holiday, including Yourhighness Tafari, the co-owner of Tampa restaurant . “This is something that publicly stands as a holiday of freedom, independence. But as black people we honestly never truly really felt free,” said Tafari. Across the country, protests boycotting the Fourth of July will take...WW…

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Trent Tweddale and his dog Loki are recovering after a Monday morning walk on their Wesley Chapel farm turned vicious. “The dog had his front paws in the river here that swelled after all the rain and the dog was attacked by a gator,” explained Tweddale. According to Tweddale, a nearly 13-foot gator grabbed his 6-year-old rescue pup and pulled him into the water. Tweddale, a former Army staff sergeant, quickly reacted. “I grabbed the dog’s...…PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Trent Tweddale and his dog Loki are recovering after a Monday morning walk on their Wesley Chapel farm turned vicious. “The dog had his front paws in the river here that swelled after all the rain and the dog was attacked by a gator,” explained Tweddale. According to Tweddale, a nearly 13-foot gator grabbed his 6-year-old rescue pup and pulled him into the water. Tweddale, a former Army staff sergeant, quickly reacted. “I grabbed the dog’s...WW…