Charleene Closshey of Plant City is co-chair for the Peace Couture Saks Fifth Avenue fundraiser, to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 2 at 235 Westshore Plaza, Tampa. This will benefit The Spring of Tampa Bay and is in conclusion of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which was October. Admission is $50, or $75 for patron tickets. ...more

October 25, 2009

The ABC Action News team at WFTS, Channel 28, is getting a new assistant news director. ...more

September 9, 2009

Sports anchor Al Keck says he is leaving WFTS, Channel 28, when his contract ends in August. ...more

July 14, 2009

The parent companies of WTVT, Channel 13, and WFTS, Channel 28, have agreed to pool news-gathering resources on some local stories. ...more

April 2, 2009

The parent companies of WTVT, Channel 13, and WFTS, Channel 28, have agreed to pool news-gathering resources on some local stories. ...more

April 1, 2009

WFTS, Channel 28, is expanding. The station plans five hours of "ABC Action News" on weekends beginning April 4. ...more

March 19, 2009

Ellen McNamara, a traffic and general assignment reporter from Austin, Texas, is coming to Tampa to co-anchor a new weekend morning newscast on WFTS, Channel 28. While many other television stations are dealing with cutbacks, WFTS' "ABC Action News" is expanding with five hours of weekend coverage beginning April 4. ...more

March 18, 2009

WFTS anchor Walt Maciborski will leave Channel 28 on Friday, when his current contract expires. For the past three years, he has been co-anchor of the station's "ABC Action News" team, serving as the 5 and 5:30 p.m. evening news anchor and nighttime reporter. ...more

January 5, 2009

A three-minute shut-off of the analog broadcast signal by several Tampa-St. Petersburg TV stations got mixed results Wednesday night. ...more

December 18, 2008

MDA Gala Draws Big Crowd Everywhere you turn, you hear about the tough times and how people aren't donating as much to local charities. That sure wasn't evident at the Muscular Dystrophy Association's sixth annual Hearts of Fire Gala on Oct. 11 at A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa. About 650 guests showed up for the event, which netted $683,000 for research and treatment and to help send children with the disease to an MDA summer camp in Brandon. Chaired by Liz Young and Suzanne Avery, assisted by vice chairwoman Marilyn McPhail, the evening featured the theme "denim and diamonds." Auctioneers peddled goods while cocktails were served during a a lively, not-so-silent auction. Dinner and a live auction followed with Denis Phillips and Wendy Ryan, both of ABC Action News, serving as celebrity auctioneers. Herman Fernandez was honored for work that led to the success of the second annual MDA Hearts of Fire Charity Golf Classic, held the day before at Tournament Players Club. Krista Fincke, 17, Jesse Stanper, 12, and Kendall Hall, 11, talked about their experience at MDA summer camp and encouraged guests to bid on packages to send more kids to the camp. ...more

October 19, 2008