HAPPY NATIONAL ALLIGATOR DAY! Today is meant to raise awareness for the American alligator, an unofficial symbol of the Sunshine State. bit.ly/2N6rz9m

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Annette Bening, whose acting career spans over four decades, is turning 66 today! bit.ly/3iC12Ci

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! La Toya Jackson is celebrating her 68th birthday today! bit.ly/3d1upd5

Grab coffee and an empanada at this Gem of Tampa Bay | Brianda Villegas reports: bit.ly/4bXNZUd

Nearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a luxury: survey bit.ly/3R3UooX

OFFICER ARRESTED: Sheriff Grady Judd says a Bartow police officer gave teen girls THC gummies and alcohol at his home before filming them nude, sharing the videos with coworkers. STORY: bit.ly/4bDHlCJ

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JACK MCBRAYER! The '30 Rock' actor is celebrating his 51st birthday! bit.ly/4391VXz

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Actor Rupert Everett is turning 65 today! bit.ly/3iC12Ci

The art of drag is a target. With Pride Month near, performers are organizing to fight back bit.ly/3UXREdT

Here are today's sunrise & sunset times along with the almanac temperatures for #Tampa Bay. Get your complete #MaxDefender8 forecast: wfla.com/weather #flwx

HAPPENING NOW | Fires near homes in Polk County as a brush fire prompts evacuations in Highlands County.

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Tampa Bay WWII vets return to Normandy for D-Day ceremonies | Jeff Patterson reports: bit.ly/454jpGf

'You brought her into this world, and you took her out': Reactions after Tampa mom accused of strangling daughter to death | Alessandra Young reports: bit.ly/3Kj0sGi

'Chapel on the Bay' turned floating condo up for sale again bit.ly/3KjvgXc

Here's what your Social Security COLA increase could be in 2025 bit.ly/3VlN62n

SUMMER READING | Barnes & Noble is giving away free kids' books through their 2024 Summer Reading Program.

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Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when Negro Leagues records for more than 2,300 players were incorporated Tuesday after a three-year research project bit.ly/3VkGt08

I’m a sucker for “true” stories… if they’re told well.

Find out if #YoungWomanAndTheSea fits the bill this Thursday at 4pm on WFLA NEWS when I sit down with WFLA NEWSStacie and WFLA NEWSJosh for another round of Screen It, Stream It, or Skip It!

Two women have filed a civil lawsuit in Florida accusing NFL kicker Brandon McManus of sexually assaulting them while they worked as flight attendants on the Jacksonville Jaguars' trans-Atlantic trip to London last year bit.ly/4aGebSn