Hillsborough School Board to consider appeal to challenged book the district kept in library

ABC Action News 3/28 1:02A Larissa Scott

On Tuesday, the Hillsborough County School District will discuss a book thats been challenged in a special meeting . Its caused debate from parents who believe its not age appropriate. Two and half...

Board suspends HART CEO after report exposes low morale, high turnover

ABC Action News 3/28 12:47A Chad Mills

Lack of effective leadership, poor organizational morale, and significant turnover. Thats what attorney David Adams said he discovered in his months-long investigation of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) and its CEO, Adalee...

Overnight fire tears through neighboring homes in Clearwater

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 3/28 12:35A Angie Angers

Flames ripped through two homes and destroyed four vehicles overnight in the 100 block of Magnolia Drive in Clearwater.

Kiwanis Club of North Port still helping the community following Hurricane Ian

ABC Action News 3/28 12:00A James Tully

Last year, Hurricane Ian destroyed a building the Kiwanis Club of North Port used to keep supplies that they give to the community. But thanks to our ABC Action News Gives campaign funded by our viewers and the Scripps Howard Fund, we were able...

Feeding Tampa Bay and community help support those in need

ABC Action News 3/27 11:58P James Tully

Following Hurricane Ian, ABC Action News launched a campaign to help several organizations across the area following the storm. One of the organizations that benefited from ABC Action News Gives was Feeding Tampa Bay. Six months later, ABC Action...

FHP trooper helps save 8-month-old baby choking on plastic wrapper

ABC Action News 3/27 3:57P Julie Salomone

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper helped save an 8-month-old baby choking on a plastic wrapper. Dayton and Shian Phillips applaud the actions of the state trooper. They said their son, Daylen, was playing on the floor when they suddenly noticed...

City of Lakeland partners with NuCycle Energy to turn industrial waste into energy

ABC Action News 3/27 1:51P Rebecca Petit

The City of Lakeland is reducing its reliance on landfills by turning waste into energy. The City is working to become more sustainable by teaming up with NuCycle Energy. The partnership allows businesses to bring their waste to NuCycle Energys...

Police detail blood, video evidence linking Largo surgeon to lawyer's disappearance

ABC Action News 3/27 11:52A Associated Press

Investigators have blood, video, and other evidence linking a Tampa-area plastic surgeon to the disappearance and presumed death of a lawyer who was representing former colleagues the doctor is suing, prosecutors said in court documents filed...

Tampa launches buoys aimed at reducing blue-green algae in Hillsborough River

ABC Action News 3/27 11:21A Jada Williams

If you're planning on traveling the Hillsborough River, you may notice a new addition in one part. The City of Tampa installed two new buoys Monday, but they're not your average buoys. These buoys are...

Biden threatens to veto House GOP energy plan

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 3/27 11:15A Joseph Konig

It is unlikely the bill will make it through the Democratic-controlled Senate.

At summit, Biden announces new aid for women small business owners

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 3/27 11:06A Joseph Konig

President Biden announced new resources to support women small business owners at the second annual Women’s Business Summit.

Gwyneth Paltrow accuser calls Utah ski crash 'serious smack'

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 3/27 10:45A Associated Press

The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 collision at one of the most upscale ski resorts in North America is expected to take the stand on Monday.

Tampa lawmaker files resolution condemning local meeting with Cuba delegates

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 3/27 9:32A Jason Delgado

The resolution rebukes the meeting as “unconscionable."

Toddler drowns, infant left in hot car less than a year apart at grandma’s house

ABC Action News 3/27 9:26A Kylie McGivern

Tracey Nix was practicing the piano while her infant granddaughter was dying in the back seat of an SUV. According to the Hardee County Sheriff's Office complaint affidavit, Tracey, 65, told a...

Strawberry Crest shortstop ready for MLB draft

ABC Action News 3/27 8:58A Kyle Burger

Strawberry Crest High School senior shortstop Arjun Nimmala is projected to be drafted in the first round of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft. The way the ball comes off his bat, the way it sounds coming off his bat, is definitely different...