Primary Election Day is fast approaching in Florida. It is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 18. Welcome to our Spectrum Bay News 9 voting guide, where you can find answers to questions you may have about ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Lakeland city officials voted Monday to approve a one-year moratorium on any data center development. City commissioners voted 4-3 to approve the pause on data centers. Some ...

Seven candidates for Florida’s 16th Congressional District discussed affordability, housing, social security, Iran, and more ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Early voting for the state’s upcoming primary elections kicks off Monday in counties across the Bay area. Voters can get a jump on Election Day (Aug. 18) at a variety of polling places ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Accept religious exemptions for vaccinations or risk eligibility for state scholarship programs. That’s the message from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to Catholic ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — With the first day of school coming Monday for Manatee County students, new traffic safety measures are going into place across the county. Crews have raised some crosswalks to ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The city of St. Petersburg is considering changes to the Pier Marketplace that could replace some vendor tents with permanent kiosks over several years. The marketplace ...

As negotiations continue between the Tampa Bay Rays and local municipalities over a Tampa ballpark, the team continues to ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Just a few blocks from Tampa’s high-profile Gasworx redevelopment, another transformation is taking shape along the Nebraska Avenue corridor. Urban ReWorx is leading a neighborhood ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A pool party in Clearwater marked the grand reopening of the Long Center’s swimming pool. The facility is one of the few indoor, climate-controlled, Olympic-sized competitive pools ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Elijah Newman-Hall has always loved the challenge of the weight room. This summer, the former two-way star at Blake High School has moved on to a new challenge at IMG Academy. “IMG is ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater residents attended a budget workshop to learn how Florida’s proposed Amendment 3 could affect city services and funding if voters approve it in November. The proposed ...