Ashley Porter

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16-year-old retrieves Epiphany cross, hopes good luck will help family posted on Sunday, January 6, 2013 - 10:56pm TARPON SPRINGS, Florida - Vassilios Harding didn't fully realize what he was holding until friends gathered around him in the water. It was only by the sound of cheers and screams that it sunk in:... read more...
Crowdfunding website helps pediatric patients posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 6:27pm St. Petersburg, Florida -- Two-month-old Jude weighed just under two pounds when he was born months before his due date at All Children's Hospital. His mom, Traci Andrews, calls him a miracle. "We... read more...
Haven't voted yet? Over-the-counter ballots may help avoid long lines posted on Sunday, November 4, 2012 - 11:54pm TAMPA BAY, Florida -- Early voting days are done for this election, but some counties are finding a way to still let people vote in a very similar way.Elections officials in Hillsborough and Pinellas... read more...
Should paddling be allowed as punishment in schools? posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 8:28pm If your child has to be disciplined at school, should paddling be an option? It has been in the past, and is still allowed under specific rules in a number of school districts across Florida. Now, an... read more...
Resolution may formally oppose Gov. Scott's funding veto posted on Friday, September 7, 2012 - 10:43am Safety Harbor, Florida -- City leaders are taking action over Governor Rick Scott's veto on funding for the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.Safety Harbor's City Commission may adopt a resolution... read more...
Fourth grader gives helping hand to city project posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 11:25pm TARPON SPRINGS, Florida -- A much-needed boardwalk project at Sunset Beach is on track to be completed in a few weeks thanks, in part, to a fourth grader. Aidan Rooney travels to... read more...
Man armed with potato steals ambulance posted on Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 8:15pm TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. -- A makeshift bomb damaged a bar and several apartments on Sunday morning, shortly before someone stole the ambulance that responded to the explosion, according to the... read more...
Special education teacher remembered during Torch Run posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 6:52pm Pinellas County, Florida -- Students and law enforcement are working together to make a difference with a torch. That flame made its way through Pinellas County today, stopping at several schools to... read more...
A family's first Christmas posted on Sunday, December 25, 2011 - 6:50pm TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. -- The sound of opening presents on Christmas is a lot louder when you have four boys between the ages of 8 and 14. But that noise screams success for a family that spent its... read more...