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10 News Taste Test Team: IHOP's Summer Signature Pancakes

With summer here, IHOP is rolling out it's new "Summer Signature Pancakes" to celebrate it's 55th anniversary, so we put our 10 News Taste Test Team up to trying their three new flapjacks features:

Banana Graham Nut Pancakes: Sliced fresh bananas grilled inside buttermilk pancakes layered with marshmallow cream, graham cracker crumbs and crushed honey-roasted pecans then topped with cinnamon cream cheese.

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UPDATE: Roadblock on Howard Frankland Bridge

Tampa, Florida -- Florida Highway Patrol is reporting a roadblock on the Tampa side of the Howard Frankland Bridge. 

All lanes are now open on the Howard Frankland Bridge. 

Florida communities aim to get youth "Ready by 21"

Florida communities aim to get youth "Ready by 21"

Are you concerned about your child’s future? Well no need to worry, because six leaders from Florida communities have accepted a challenge from a nonprofit organization to help build new ways to get the youth “Ready by 21” for college, careers, and life.

Why did Gov. Scott change his mind on Amazon?

Ruskin, FL -- You may have heard Amazon is coming to town.

The online giant retailer now has Governor Rick Scott's OK to build distribution centers here in Florida, after all. 

So what changed the governor's mind? Was it good economic sense? Or maybe it made good political sense?

It may be both.

Away on Vacay? TPD will watch your home!

Tampa, Florida-- Summertime. It's when "school's out", "the living's easy" and "the weather is hot", making it an ideal time to plan a vacation. 

And if you're Tampa resident taking a trip sometime soon, you'll want to take advantage of the "Tampa Police Vacation Watch" while you're away. 

According to TPD, it's a free service that sends on-duty officers to check on your home so your vacay can be care-free.

Amazon considers huge jobs deal for Hillsborough

Tallahassee, Florida - Hillsborough County is in line to land a huge jobs deal.

Online retailer Amazon is proposing to build a one million square-foot distribution warehouse in Ruskin that would create 1,000 jobs.

And that's just part of the blockbuster announcement from Amazon. The company wants to create a total of 3,000 jobs in Florida and spend $300 million to make it happen by 2016.

Man pleads guilty for flying plane drunk

Sarasota, Florida -- A 28-year-old Sarasota man pleaded guilty to operating a carrier plane while under the influence of alcohol.

According to evidence presented in court, on Deb. 8, 2012, Philip Lavoie was the pilot and lone occupant of Flight 840 for Flight Express -- an air cargo company based in Orlando -- which departed from Greensboro, North Carolina and was on the way back to Tampa.