A Hillsborough County judge sentenced a Tampa teenager to 55 years in prison for killing a 15-year-old boy two years ago. I'm Ava. It's Saturday, October 17, 2026, 12:10 in the afternoon Eastern Daylight Time. We will follow any further court updates. Now here is Chloe with the forecast. In other local news, Tampa can expect showers and thunderstorms before 2 in the afternoon, then isolated storms. Mostly cloudy, high near 79 and low about 63. North winds 2 to 12 miles per hour, gusting near 20, with a 70 percent chance of rain. Now let us check in with Theo. And if you're heading out Saturday, October 17, Theo here on the boardwalk. Joe Redner, the longtime Tampa businessman known as the city's "Strip Club King," has died at 86, his family confirmed on social media Friday.
Stories and sources
- Teen Given Fifty-Five-Year Sentence [NEWS] — fox13news.com
https://fox13news.com/news/tampa-teen-sentenced-55-years-2024-killing-15-year-old-boy - Tampa Forecast: Showers, High Seventy-Nine [NEWS] — weather.gov
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=27.9505&lon=-82.4572 - Joe Redner Dies at Eighty-Six [NEWS] — fox13news.com
https://fox13news.com/news/joe-redner-tampa-strip-club-king-medical-marijuana-advocate-dies
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- https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=27.9505&lon=-82.4572 — 0 quote-grounded, 1 provider-cited
- https://fox13news.com/news/joe-redner-tampa-strip-club-king-medical-marijuana-advocate-dies — 3 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
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- “A Hillsborough County judge sentenced a Tampa teenager to fifty-five years in prison for killing a fifteen-year-old boy …” — grounded in “A Hillsborough County judge sentenced a Tampa teenager to 55 years in prison for killing another boy two years ago.” fox13news.com
- “In other local news, Tampa can expect showers and thunderstorms before two in the afternoon, then isolated storms. Mostl…” — grounded in “National Weather Service forecast for Tampa, Florida: Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then isol…” weather.gov
- “And if you're heading out Saturday, October seventeenth, Theo here on the boardwalk. Joe Redner, the longtime Tampa busi…” — grounded in “TAMPA, Fla. - Joe Redner, the longtime Tampa businessman known as the city's "Strip Club King," has died at 86, his fami…” fox13news.com
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