Change Your Clock Change Your Battery- Chief Rob Herrin HCFR

Sunday (Nov 1st) Florida and most of the nation go back to standard time, setting clocks one hour earlier. For years, safety experts and fire departments have reminded us to "Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery" in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarm. But the message is different now, as newer …

Flying Police Car - Florida Poly Police Chief Aaron Murray

Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland burnishes its reputation on the cutting edge of technology. Florida Poly's university police department says it's the first in the nation to use an electric vertical takeoff and landing (E-VTOL) patrol vehicle. Flying car technology is already being tested…

Pinellas Helicopter Mosquito Spraying - Brian Pellerin

Pinellas County is the latest Tampa Bay area to go to helicopter spraying targeting larvae of the mosquito species implicated in the recent outbreak of locally transmitted dengue fever. Spraying could begin as soon as Friday (10-23), depending on aviation and weather factors, using a helicopter fro…

Early Voting - Hillsborough SOE Craig Latimer

Early voting begins Monday (19th) in many Florida counties. Others begin on the 22ndand by law they could start as late as the 24th. Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer has advice for those voting early in person, by mail, or on Election Day. 

Pope Leo Cancer Diagnosis - Dr Lary Robinson MD Moffitt Cancer Center

Pope Leo XIV is recovering after surgery to remove a tumor from his lung. What's the outlook for the 71-year-old American-born pontiff? We speak with Dr. Lary Robinson, who heads the Lung Cancer Early Detection Center at Tampa's Moffitt Cancer Center. 

Tracking Dengue In The Backyard - Panpim Thongsripong UF IFAS

An important finding as Florida and the Tampa Bay area deal with a locally transmitted dengue fever outbreak. Researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) used an app to track mosquito bites in a part of Indian River County. They found that a type of…

Planning for El Niño Winter - CK Moore Hillsborough County

Forecasters say a strong El Niño could bring much more rain and even some severe weather this winter, which is normally Florida's dry season. Local officials are preparing for unusual events such as winter flooding. We speak with CK Moore, Planning Section Chief for the Hillsborough County Office o…

El Niño In Florida - Paul Close NWS

A very strong El Niño weather pattern is forecast through the winter. El Niño keeps hurricanes away in the Atlantic during summer, but it also brings the winter jet stream over Florida, meaning more storms. We speak with National Weather Service Tampa Bay office senior forecaster Paul Close about w…

Dengue Fever - Dr Evelyn Huang MD Orlando Health Bayfront

The Tampa Bay area, especially Hillsborough County, is facing one of its biggest dengue fever outbreaks in years - with 90 cases reported in Hillsborough alone, along with several in Pinellas and Pasco. How does dengue spread, and how do you know you have it and what should you do if you get it? We…

Cancer Bike Ride - Stephen White Bristol Myers Squibb

There's a three thousand mile bicycle relay, from Oregon to New Jersey, to raise funds for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. C2C4C United States is taking place from September 10th to October 7th. About a hundred Bristol Myers Squibb employees are taking part. One of them is Stephen White, who …