Severe weather is a possibility for the Bay area today that might remind you a lot of last Sunday's. The greatest threat may come from strong winds. Last Sunday's front brought two tornadoes. Track the storms impact here.

St Pete City Council voted to ban plastic straws and styrofoam products at Thursday's meeting. It will go into effect January 1st, 2020. A lot of businesses have already stopped using plastic straws when the No Straws St. Pete campaign began.

Time is running out to get those packages shipped in time for Christmas. Lines are already long at the Post Office and it's only going to get worse from here. If you're wondering when you need to get things shipped we have the deadline list for you here.

Waste Management Recycles takes care of recycling for both Pinellas and Hillsborough counties and they want us to be careful when getting rid of Christmas debris. A lot of that get tangled in the sorting process, damaging or even breaking the machines. We have some good advice for you here.

The Tampa Bay Rays deal for a move to Ybor City appears to be over. Rays President Matt Silverman said they ran out of time to make the deal. It now appears the Rays will stay at the Trop until their lease ends in 2027.

The Tampa Bay Bucs will play a game in Mexico City or London next season as part of the NFL's international games. No dates have been announced but other NFL teams participating include Jacksonville, Los Angeles Raiders and Rams and Oakland.