Garamendi calls on Trump, Musk to reconsider efforts to disband USAID: 'You will cause people to...

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 2/9 3:30A Cassie Semyon

The fight to restore USAID is a personal one for Rep. John Garamendi, who worked with USAID during his time in the Peace Corps.

A presidential first: Trump at the Super Bowl, latest chapter in a complicated legacy with football

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 2/9 2:34A Associated Press

As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national anthem as part of a social justice movement.

Call it the Dog Bowl. Westminster show's canine athletes get their piece of Super Bowl weekend

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 2/9 1:38A Associated Press

The United States’ most prestigious canine competition opened on the same weekend as pro football’s Super Bowl.

Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 2/8 1:33A Associated Press

The Bureau of Prisons declined to say how many immigration detainees it is taking in, or which prison facilities are being used.

Federal judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department material

Spectrum News | Bay News 9 2/8 12:27A Associated Press

The judge issued the preliminary injunction after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump.

Man dies, deputy injured during attempted traffic stop in Sarasota

ABC Action News 2/7 6:28A Rebekah Nelson

A man died, and a deputy was injured during a pursuit in Sarasota on Thursday. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said around 5:38 p.m., deputies were attempting to conduct a traffic stop at Beneva Road and Webber Road on Cody Burrow, 31, who...

'It's not fair to the people in Florida': People waiting months for unemployment benefits after...

ABC Action News 2/7 5:18A Kylie McGivern

Giselle Wiggins spoke with the ABC Action News I-Team from the couch she now sleeps on after being evicted from her Clearwater Beach apartment following Hurricane Milton. A POD, filled with everything...

Woman dies after falling off median and into path of oncoming car in Tampa

ABC Action News 2/7 2:50A Rebekah Nelson

A woman is dead after she fell off a median and into the path of an oncoming car in Tampa on Thursday night. The Tampa Police Department said around 7:50 p.m., the woman, who was in her late 60s, was attempting to cross Busch Boulevard near Mel's...

Cruise ship departed from Tampa has Norovirus outbreak

ABC Action News 2/7 2:03A Rebekah Nelson

A number of people got sick during a Norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship that departed from Tampa this month. The CDC reported that the outbreak impacted 89 passengers and two crew aboard Royal Caribbean International's Radiance of the Seas. There...

Tampa seamstresses work all year to prepare Krewes for parade season

ABC Action News 2/7 12:22A Robert Boyd

This Saturday, hundreds of knights, queens, and pirates will march down 7th Avenue in Ybor City for the annual Knight Parade, but what you may not know is many of their costumes are made right here in Tampa by a team of local seamstresses. Its...

Understanding tariffs: What President Trump's proposed tax on imports could mean for your wallet

ABC Action News 2/7 12:13A Keely McCormick

While President Trump's proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico are currently on hold, we are seeing a lot of confusion circulating on social media about what a tariff is. That is why we are digging into the history behind tariffs and what it could...

News to Know for February 7

ABC Action News 2/6 11:59P Rebekah Nelson

Good morning from the ABC Action News team. We finally made it to Friday, and Super Bowl Sunday is inching closer. Are you rooting for the Chiefs or Eagles? Most Floridians have made their choice clearwell, at least when you look at their...

Susan Solves It Quick Tip: Super Bowl Betting Scams

ABC Action News 2/6 11:02P Susan El Khoury

Gaming experts estimate Americans will wage billions of dollars as they place bets on the Super Bowl. ABC Action News Consumer Reporter Susan El Khoury looks at how to protect your money from scammers.

Teen arrested for death of 14-year-old in Tampa: TPD

ABC Action News 2/6 11:01P Rebekah Nelson

Police have arrested a teenager in connection with the homicide of a 14-year-old on Wednesday. The Tampa Police Department said on Feb. 5, the victim, Armando Gilbert, was riding his bike with another minor on North Hillsborough Lane approaching...

Florida teen found not guilty of murdering mother

ABC Action News 2/6 3:17A Anvar Ruziev

After about 12 hours of deliberations, a Polk County jury found a Port Charlotte teenager not guilty of murdering his mother last September. WATCH AS HIS GRANDPARENTS SPEAK ABOUT WHAT LED UP TO THAT...