{"id":217985,"date":"2026-04-03T21:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/217985\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:57:16","slug":"bomb-threat-reported-near-university-of-south-floridas-tampa-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/217985\/","title":{"rendered":"Bomb threat reported near University of South Florida\u2019s Tampa campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The University of South Florida reported a bomb threat near its Tampa campus on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to an emergency alert from the university, the threat was reported shortly after 11:15 a.m. at Fowler Avenue and USF Bull Run Drive, which is near Pizzo K-8 School and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/hillsborough\/2026\/02\/03\/tampa-mosi-name-change-museum-science-industry-innovation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Museum of Science and Innovation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Museum of Science and Innovation&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Museum of Science and Innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAvoid area. Use caution. Emergency personnel on scene,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The threat comes after weeks of heightened security at MacDill Air Force Base, where an explosive device was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/military\/2026\/04\/03\/macdill-bomb-security-air-force-investigation-fbi-base-threat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:left outside of a visitors center for six days;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;left outside of a visitors center for six days&quot;}\" class=\"link \">left outside of a visitors center for six days<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/tampa\/2026\/04\/01\/tampa-macdill-bomb-threat-suspect-zheng-ann-alen-china\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Two siblings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Two siblings&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Two siblings<\/a> have been indicted in that case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No further information about the threat at USF was immediately available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is a developing story. Stay with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:tampabay.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;tampabay.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">tampabay.com<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of South Florida reported a bomb threat near its Tampa campus on Friday morning. 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