Top Stories: Teen Club Deaths; Costa Rica Plane Crash; Hero Story

The Costa Rica plane crash that claimed the lives of two Clearwater doctors and their teenage children was the top story of the week on Tampa Bay Patch sites. The unusually cold weather for the region also was atop the list for Patch readers as freeze watches and warnings were the norm during the week. And for some good news, a Pinellas deputy saved a woman who attempted to jump off the Sunshine Skyway bridge.

Here are five of the week's top headlines on Tampa Bay Patches:

COSTA RICA CRASH: Two Clearwater physicians and their two teenage children are among 12 dead in a New Year's Eve sightseeing plane crash in Costa Rica, according to multiple reports. The family, who live in Belleair, were identified as Radiologist Mitchell Weiss, 52, and his wife, pediatrician Leslie Weiss, 50, and their children Hannah Weiss, 19, and Ari Moses Weiss, 16. Clearwater Doctors, 2 Children Killed In Plane Crash: Report

TEEN CLUB SHOOTING: A 15-year-old girl and a 25-year-old man were shot and killed by security guards outside a teen club at 5809 North 50th St. on Monday night, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said. Authorities said the security guards feared for their lives when they saw someone firing a weapon from a car and they both returned fire. The bodies of 15-year-old Julissa D. Jackson, and 25-year-old Jyhaad D. Grant, both of Tampa, were found inside the vehicle. Teen Club Deaths: Guns Found In Vehicle Of Man, 15-Year-Old Girl

GIRL HIT BY TRAIN: A 11-year-old girl was killed when she attempted to cross railroad tracks and was hit by an Amtrak passenger train about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. Yazmin White of Haines City was wearing headphones and looking down at her phone as the train approached, the conductor told Polk County Sheriff's detectives. The girl did not make any indication that she was aware the train was approaching. 11-Year-Old Girl Wearing Headphones Walks Into Path Of Train

HERO STORY: A Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy pulled a woman off the ledge of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, likely saving her life, about 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, deputies said. Deputy Saves Woman From Jumping Off Sunshine Skyway Bridge

WARM AGAIN: Weather was a big concern for much of the week, but a warming trend finally started on Saturday afternoon with temperatures in the 70s starting Monday. Warmer Temperatures Arrive For Tampa Bay Area On Saturday

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