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  • Where to find last-minute gas

    Where to find last-minute gas

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    Many Floridians are preparing for Idalia, and soon many will be searching for gas as the storm gets closer.

    With the GasBuddy Outage Tracker, drivers can search for gas stations nearby, as well as filter by the following criteria:

    • Has Fuel & Power
    • Has No Power
    • Limited Fuel Options
    • Has No Fuel & Power

    Click/Tap on the image below to locate gas stations near you and check their status. For the best results, be sure to share you location. You can also track outages on your phone by downloading the GasBuddy app for Android or iOS.

    Screenshot of the GasBuddy Outage Tracker (Courtesy: GasBuddy.com)

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  • Send us your severe weather photos

    Send us your severe weather photos

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    Share your weather photos with us and you may see them on our newscast.

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  • Investigation into contaminated gas yields stations that can resume sales

    Investigation into contaminated gas yields stations that can resume sales

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    TAMPA, Fla. — After an investigation into reports of contaminated gas from the Port of Tampa being delivered to multiple gas stations, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Tuesday that 17 stations remain under a stop sale order.

    State officials announced Sunday that it had identified a potentially widespread fuel contamination caused by human error at the Port of Tampa that impacted gas stations in the Tampa Bay area supplied by Citgo.


    Any fuel purchased from 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, through Sunday, Aug. 27, at impacted stations has a strong likelihood of being contaminated with diesel fuel.

    Impacted stations were ordered to stop selling gas until the contaminated fuel is replaced and tanks are cleaned. Once the stations are cleared or have completed a corrective action plan fuel will once again be safe for purchase.

    “I am grateful to the hard-working men and women at FDACS who responded to this incident swiftly and thoroughly,” said Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson. “It is never good to have such a catastrophic error for consumers, but particularly during a time when Floridians are evacuating from a potentially dangerous storm. I firmly believe our department was able to mitigate what could have been a worse situation. We stand ready to assist those whose vehicles and equipment were impacted by contaminated fuel.”

    State officials also said there are no reports of disrupted fuel supply in the region.

    After emergency inspections and testing, FDACS has determined the following:

    Six stations did not receive the contaminated fuel shipment:

    Dan’s Car Wash: 39522 US Highway 19 N., Tarpon Springs

    7-Eleven: 3437 US Highway 19, Holiday

    7-Eleven: 13411 Fish Hawk Boulevard, Lithia

    Quick & Easy Stop: 4529 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota

    Palmers Easy Stop: 903 Cattleman Rd., Sarasota

    2K Express 5: 6202 N 40th St., Tampa

    Eight stations have been inspected, remediated, and cleared by FDACS for fuel sales:

    7-Eleven: 720 Chiquita Boulevard, North Cape Coral

    7-Eleven: 2604 Skyline Boulevard, Cape Coral

    7-Eleven: 601 Pine Island Rd. S.W., Cape Coral

    7-Eleven: 6050 Dean Dairy Road, Zephyrhills

    7-Eleven: 714 Burnt Store Road, Cape Coral

    Handy Foods Store #87: 3205 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres

    Faulkenburg CITGO: 5320 Faulkenburg Road, Tampa

    PJI LLC: 7977 W Dunnellon Road, Dunnellon (Regular and premium fuel was not contaminated, only diesel fuel)

    17 stations remain under a stop sale order pending laboratory confirmation:

    7-Eleven: 4325 Lee Boulevard, Lehigh Acres

    7-Eleven: 12750 South Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers

    7-Eleven: 290 Lakeland Park Road, Lakeland

    7-Eleven: 940 S Broad St., Brooksville

    7-Eleven: 1626 Meadow Road, Lehigh Acres

    7-Eleven: 2401 James Redman Parkway, Plant City

    BJ’s Wholesale: 1929 Pine Island Road N.E., Cape Coral

    BJ’s Wholesale: 9372 Ben C Pratt Six Mile Cypress Pkwy., Fort Myers

    BJ’s Wholesale: 13585 NE 86th Path, Lady Lakes

    Handy Foods Store #86: 21321 Palm Beach Blvd., Alva

    Superday CITGO: 1595 South McCall Road, Port Charlotte

    Bolton One LLC: 15434 US Highway 19, Hudson

    JHW #310 – DBA Avenue CITGO: 11867 N. Williams St., Dunellon

    AL Prime – Daytona Beach: 1898 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach

    Choice Food & Gas: 310 N Central Ave., Umatilla

    Perfection Station 5: 9931 N Florida Ave., Tampa

    Rogers Petroleum: 134 N Desoto Ave., Arcadia

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  • Chasco Fiesta nine days of New Port Richey good times

    Chasco Fiesta nine days of New Port Richey good times

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    PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Nine days of celebrating the rich heritage of native Americans and New Port Richey kick off Friday with the Chasco Fiesta.

    The longtime yearly celebration features a week-plus of food, fun, and entertainment with many events including a street parade, boat parade, Native American Pow Wow and a different genre of music every night.

    Among the event presenters is Otter Oliver, who represents the Cree and Dakota Tribes. Oliver is from White Bear, in Canada’s Saskatchewan Province, about two and a half hours north of Montana.

    What You Need To Know

    •  Chasco Fiestal, Sims Park, New Port Richey

    •  March 24th – April 1st

    •  Monday, March 27th: Native American Day with evening Performances on the Main Stage

    • Events include concerts, a car show, a boat parade, a street parade — event proceeds go to charity

    Oliver creates the Native American arts and education programming for the Chasco Fiesta in New Port Richey.

    The Chasco Festival starts Friday and runs for a week-plus at Sims Park in New Port Richey.

    His life’s work is to be a cultural bridge. He travels frequently for outreach and education. The festival’s name was inspired by legends of the Florida’s indigenous people and their Spanish captives.

    But Oliver gets to show people something real—like singing and performing with dancers Dustin and Creed Big Mountain.

    It’s a chance to educate and break stereotypes through positive, authentic cultural exchange.

    “Having Native people here to represent that,” said Oliver, “it’s an honor for us to do that.”

     

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