ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Leon Jackson remembers the moment when three words changed everything. During the early 1960s, a group of Black St. Petersburg police officers were only allowed to police, ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Now that Helene is no more, Floridians have had some time to really get a grasp of the destruction left behind in its wake. One way to see just how bad it was is to take a look at the ...

TAMPA — A new era of Tampa Bay Rays baseball kicked off Tuesday morning when the team's new ownership group gave its first remarks about the team's future, both on and off the field. Tampa Bay Rays ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — City leaders in St. Pete voted unanimously Thursday to allow a new housing project to be built at the old Raytheon site in the Azalea neighborhood near Tyrone Square Mall. In a ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — A Manatee County Schools security measure has expanded this school year. One year after introducing weapons detection technology at its high schools, all middle schools are now ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As climatologists predict bigger and stronger storms, Congress is considering cuts to a program that helps predict them. Researchers at The University of South Florida (USF) ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners recently approved an investment of $24 million into the county’s parks. Recently, mornings have been really busy for crews working at Manatee County ...

TAMPA, Fla — Spectrum Bay News 9 meteorologists will appear at a number of hurricane expos and other preparation events ahead of storm season, which starts June 1. The events are designed to help Bay ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Gold prices continue to increase dramatically and hit new all-time highs. Since the beginning of the year, gold futures have gone up by about 50%, and it’s now valued at more than ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. — UPDATE: The Bellamy Brothers concert, scheduled for Wednesday, March 5th at 3:30 p.m., has been cancelled due to weather. Tickets purchased via credit card will be automatically ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Department of Transportation contractors completed work early Friday on a depression on Curlew Road. The roadway has been reopened. A depression opened up at the ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — At the age of only 24, Kaitlin Gracie Kramer has become one of the youngest candidates to run for mayor in Lakeland. The recent college graduate joined this year’s four-way race, ...