The Florida Farm Bureau Federation says the survey is the first of its kind in the state and can be used to improve mental ...

RUSKIN, Fla. — Florida families are continuing to feel the effects of the opioid epidemic. According to the CDC, the state saw 7,551 drug overdose deaths in 2022, the second highest number ...

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — A tiny bottle with a message inside traveled from Hawaii in ocean currents before being washed ashore in Bradenton Beach on Sunday and found by a girl visiting from Michigan.

TAMPA, Fla. — Efforts to keep local synagogues, and Jewish centers safe have stepped up in the days since the attacks on Israel. It's a new normal of fear and concern for Jewish communities ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Diocese of St. Petersburg held a special mass at St. Petersburg Catholic High School’s Chapel on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the selection of Pope Leo XIV.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A major road project starts this weekend that is expected to cause added traffic delays in Riverview. Gibsonton Drive will be closed in both directions just west of U ...

Jason Delgado is a political correspondent at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee. He joined the Spectrum News team in July 2022. Jason, an Orlando native, is a proud University of Central Florida ...

TAMPA, Fla. — This coming Sunday marks the start of this year’s hurricane season, and many people in the community are already getting a head start in preparing. That’s the case for Visit ...

Here is a collection of photos during Hurricane Helene from Spectrum News viewers, staff and local organizations. You can send your photos to us by submitting them here or via the Spectrum News app.

TAMPA, Fla. — With the school year ending in Hillsborough County next Friday, the rush is on for thousands of families to get kids enrolled in summer programs. Some Tampa Metropolitan YMCA ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Just days into hurricane season, people who live in one South Tampa neighborhood found their streets and yards ...

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 ...