- Fewer new cars include spare tires as automakers cut weight and costs, leaving drivers vulnerable to blowouts without a tow or an optional add-on.
- Tampa Bay 28 Reporter Susan El Khoury advises checking your vehicle or asking your dealer if a spare tire is included or available as an add-on to avoid costly towing in an emergency.
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'It's someone's loved one': Tampa approves land swap to preserve the stolen graves at Zion Cemetery
The City of Tampa said council members approved a land swap agreement to transfer privately owned land believed to be Zion, Tampa's first African American cemetery.
Zion Cemetery land swap approved by Tampa City Council