Pinellas military family serving vets during Season of Giving

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/19 1:28A Roy De Jesus

The family patriarch, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran living at a Bay Pines VA assisted living facility, inspired his family to give back.

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead, officials say

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/19 1:22A Associated Press

Two people were killed and nine were wounded in the mass shooting Saturday.

Contractor faces charges related to unfinished hurricane home repairs, woman charged after 2...

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/19 12:30A Spectrum News Staff

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St. Augustine shines bright with the 'Nights of Lights' 2025 holiday season

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 11:47P Randy Rauch

Millions of white lights illuminate the nation’s oldest city from the bayfront to historic downtown.

Ingoglia proposes bills that he says will make local government more accountable

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 11:04A Jason Delgado

The measures would standardize transparency throughout the state, the Florida chief financial officer says.

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in Sarasota-bound plane crash

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 10:55A Associated Press

The business jet erupted into a large fire when it hit the ground while trying to land at Statesville Regional Airport.

Angel Tree requests break record in Pinellas, abandoned boats increase in Florida waters and NORAD...

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 10:45A Spectrum News Staff

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Citrus County woman charged after 2 ex-husbands found dead

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 10:39A Spectrum News Staff

Manatee County Sheriff's Office officials said 51-year-old Susan Avalon was arrested at her Citrus County home.

Trump signs order aimed at reclassifying marijuana to a less harsh schedule

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 10:05A Maddie Gannon

The order seeks to facilitate the process to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III.

State officials say the increase of abandoned boats in Florida waters is outpacing cleanup efforts

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 5:45A Randy Rauch

Florida officials say there more than a thousand of boats that have been abandoned across the state.

Angel Tree requests break record in Pinellas County

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 5:04A Angie Angers

Officials with the Salvation Army in Clearwater say the organization had 2,241 requests from local families for gift-giving help this year.

Seeing those black lines in the road? It’s microsurfacing

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 4:08A Tim Wronka

If you’re seeing some mysterious black lines or circles on Pasco County roads — they are there for a reason.

Pasco Fire Rescue says it's among first in Tampa Bay to offer prehospital blood transfusion program

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 2:56A Sarah Blazonis

The program started Dec. 17 and will allow paramedics to get blood to trauma patients without having to wait until arrival at the hospital.

The Collection on Palmetto in Clearwater is a museum for movement

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 1:45A Virginia Johnson

Florida on a Tankful visits a museum filled with hundreds of years of technology, from steam engines to horseless carriages.

Tampa Bay paintball team giving players purpose beyond the field

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 12/18 1:43A Alexis Jones

What started as a simple escape for four friends ended up saving one player’s life.