1 minute to live

Today's story is about a swine flu outbreak at Tampa Catholic High School.

I was lucky I made this live shot this morning. Our GPS made a mistake (shocker!), so we arrived at our live shot location about eight minutes to our hit time. By the time we were tuned in and had gotten a mic check, we were one minute to air! Yikes!

Getting emotional on live TV

Whoops!

I was a little embarrassed after I got a bit emotional on live TV this week, but if I was going to do it, there's no more appropriate place than a police officer's funeral.

I covered Tuesday's services for Tampa Police Cpl. Mike Roberts, who was killed by a suspect last week.

Hundreds of officers were there to pay their respects.



I got a little choked up as I talked about the little girl Cpl. Roberts saved from a hot car earlier this year. Ironically, that girl is three years old, the same age as Cpl. Roberts' son.

Identical twins arrested for scamming women

They're twins, and they're both accused of using their good looks and charm to scam women out of money...

Jordan Gann was arrested in Tampa in 2007...



His identical twin brother, Simon Gann, was arrested in Canada in May...



Now police think there may be more victims. If you have any information, you can contact the Toronto Police Service at 416-808-1100. Tips can also be reported at www.222tips.com.



One of Jordan's victims, Meredith Gavin, started her own blog to spread the word about the twins and to find other victims.

Reusable bags... bad for you?

I know, I know...

One story says red wine and chocolate are good for you, and the next story says they're bad for you. This may be one of those stories, but you can decide for yourself.

According to a recent study, reusable bags can be unsanitary when used at the grocery store.

Oh my!

Time's running out!

Time's running out to cash in your clunker! And this time, there's no lifeline...

Scary suspect

As we covered the sad news of Cpl. Roberts' death, we got our first glimpse of the man accused of killing him.

This is one of the scariest-looking mug shots I've seen in a while. Humberto Delgado, Jr. is facing various charges.



It turns out Delgado's Facebook page is public to those in the Tampa Bay network. It's crazy how different his mug shot is from his profile picture.



We went to the house where police say Delgado lived, and an older man pulled up in a minivan and started yelling at us. You see him and another man (claiming to be a relative) in the story I filed for our noon show. I also detail and try to confirm some other interesting tidbits from his Facebook page.

Officer killed

This was a very sad day to be working as a reporter. We learned that Cpl. Mike Roberts, an 11-year veteran of the Tampa Police Department, was killed after a violent struggle with a suspect.

Overnight, about 50 officers gathered at Tampa General Hospital to mourn with Cpl. Roberts' widow. He also leaves behind a three-year-old son.