No images? Click here Hope you’re having a great and productive week! It’s Caitlin with you this morning. Let’s chat about what’s happening around Tampa Bay. More men going under the knifeIn his nearly 40 years as a urologist, Dr. Doug Stein said he's never seen anything like the recent spike in vasectomy registrations at his clinic. "I've never seen a social change, political change, that caused a change in the numbers of vasectomies like the Roe v. Wade overturn," he said. The most surprising thing? The number of appointments from men under 30 with no children has more than doubled in recent weeks. The Deeper Dive: Yes, vasectomies are reversibleVasectomy reversals are 90% to 95% effective, Stanford Health Care says. But, they can be expensive and typically aren’t covered by health insurance. Doctors recommend getting a reversal procedure done within 10 years of when the vasectomy was performed. 1. 'He just needed to be stopped': Video shows a man pointing a gun at Pinellas County deputies before he was shot to death. It was determined to be an empty BB gun. 2. What's the deal with these giant African land snails?: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried will discuss plans today on how to deal with the invasive species. 🐌 3. Lightning release 2022-23 regular-season schedule: Tampa Bay will open the season with three consecutive road games. 🏒 4. Worker at garbage company killed when blade accidentally activates, deputies say: Leroy Firestone, 58, was standing on a ladder performing maintenance on the hydraulics of a garbage truck when the incident occurred. 5. Video show lightning strike truck on I-75: Edward Whalen said it was a quick and terrifying moment. ⚡ FROM GRANT GILMOREIt’s a warm and very muggy morning throughout the Tampa Bay area. More coastal showers and thunderstorms will begin to develop later this morning and then push inland this afternoon. Meanwhile, temperatures will climb into the low 90s, but thanks to the abundant humidity it’ll still feel like the triple digits. Tracking the Tropics: Nothing to see hereNo tropical systems are expected to develop during the next five days in the Atlantic. WATCHTonight on 10 Tampa Bay 8 p.m. Young Sheldon 8:30 p.m. The United States of Al 9 p.m. Ghosts 9:30 p.m. B Positive 10 p.m. Bull 11 p.m. 10 Tampa Bay Nightside |