LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida Southern College is joining the effort to help save Florida’s citrus industry. Before Florida ...

BRANDON, Fla. — Long before the fall football season kicked off, Brandon High football players were working out in the hot Florida sun. While other schools boast rosters four times the size of Brandon ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The City of Tampa is preparing for a potential hit to its budget if Florida voters approve Amendment3, which would change the way property tax is collected in the state. City officials ...

Florida continues investing in healthcare workforce development by expanding the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund. Sponsored by Representative Erika Booth, HB 1325 increases ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico are facing a growing water crisis as drought conditions take a toll on one of the island’s major reservoirs. No matter the distance, ...

Spectrum Bay News 9 on Tuesday reached out to school districts to ask how they are handling after-school activities considering the weather and heat. "Hillsborough County Public Schools utilizes the ...

SEMINOLE, Fla. — A Pinellas County woman says she has rescued nearly 3,000 kittens and gotten them adopted out over the past decade thanks to her nonprofit, Nine Lives Kitten Rescue. Kathy Montgomery ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Food assistance organizations in the Tampa Bay area report that demand for services is rising as families face higher costs for groceries, gas and housing. Feeding Tampa Bay officials ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — While the primaries kick off across Florida, Sarasota County is already thinking about recruiting more poll workers for the general election in November. “The one thing I like about ...

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — A child’s footprints in concrete at an old St. Pete Beach house led to a connection between fire chiefs who served the city for decades across two different eras, according to ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A Bay area student who recently graduated from Armwood High School, made Princeton University more affordable by applying for more than 200 scholarships, reflecting growing ...