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BN9

  1. JUST IN - Manager: 1 customer has sustained a head injury after car hits restaurant in Pass-A-Grille -- UPDATE: bit.ly/L509sf
  2. Thanks for making us the #1 news source on Twitter in #TampaBay! -- @BN9 passes 15,000 followers on Twitter: bit.ly/KWb9Kl
  3. JUST IN: A car has crashed into a restaurant in Pass-A-Grille; at least 1 person receiving medical attention - PHOTO: bit.ly/KGXM1Z
  4. We're nearing 15,000 followers -- We're 6 away right now. Thank you for making @BN9 the #1 source for #news in the #Tampa Bay area!
  5. Deputies: Employees help rob Bay area #Sonic at gunpoint: bit.ly/KB7Edx
  6. @BHNS Report: #USF softball team eliminated from College World Series by #LSU 1-0 - DETAILS: bit.ly/KUhc1M
  7. More info on this story on the front of BN9.com -- This "Awwww" moment brought to you by @NewsieAsh: twitter.com/BN9/status/209…
  8. Man riding scooter fatally injured in Pinellas County crash: bit.ly/KqP3SV
  9. We're coming up on 6 p.m. - Ready to go with the latest updates on Saturday's Top Stories, including this heartbreaker: bit.ly/LjjB5e
  10. Crash on I-275 adds to #Chesney / #McGraw concert traffic in #Tampa -- PHOTO: bit.ly/JIVjVm
  11. Public's help sought after 1 shot, 1 pistol-whipped in Lake Wales: bit.ly/JIPHdM
  12. UPDATE: Small, but strong storm cell moving onshore near Terra Ceia right now. Could produce heavy rain, strong winds - BN9.com
  13. These storms are moving very quickly - @RealOldHouswife: @BN9 Storms? Better not be! I'm planning on going to beach for sunset tonight
  14. The latest on Saturday's Top Stories -- We're LIVE now on Bay News 9. First up... update on storms in Tampa Bay.
  15. UPDATE: Water spouts were reported near Egmont Key -- @Bn9weather updates every 10 minutes with #Weather on the Nines.
  16. RT @bn9weather: Keep an eye out for waterspouts near the mouth of #TampaBay from a line of small showers. -- BN9.com
  17. DEVELOPING: Water spouts reported in line of storms in mouth of #TampaBay -- bit.ly/KqDkng -- #Weather on the Nines for the latest
  18. Line of storms has lined up in the mouth of Tampa Bay. We're tracking the storms as they move toward Manatee Co.: bit.ly/L7PVqk
  19. Since her little #dog was mauled to death, Franceline Palaez, 91, did nothing but cry... until today -- DETAILS: bit.ly/K3oEql