Andrew Krietz

Aug 20, 2024 | wtsp.com | Andrew Krietz

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Voters selected their top candidates to face off during the November general election for two open St. Petersburg City Council seats. It was a packed race with five candidates running for the District 3 seat and six for the District 7 seat. District 3 encompasses Placido Bayou, Shore Acres and Snell Isle. District 7 includes Childs Park, Melrose Mercy, Highland Oaks, Palmetto Park and parts of Central Oak Park.

Aug 20, 2024 | wtsp.com | Andrew Krietz

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Numerous Florida Supervisor of Elections websites are not loading Tuesday evening, making it difficult to receive results for the primary election. Users going to VoteManatee.gov receive a message saying "504 Gateway Time-out" while those wanting to see results in Pinellas County get "HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable." 10 Tampa Bay and other media outlets, including The Associated Press, rely on county-level data to populate election results pages.

Aug 20, 2024 | wtsp.com | Andrew Krietz

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida holds its primary election on Aug. 20, 2024, and the latest results will appear on interactive maps below. Check out this page for a county-by-county breakdown of election results as they come in Tuesday evening from across Tampa Bay-area counties, including Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota. Races are unofficially called by The Associated Press once enough votes are tallied.

Aug 19, 2024 | wtsp.com | Andrew Krietz

TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners overstepped its authority by delaying a tax agreement designed to increase pay for teachers and staff from the November ballot, a court ruled Monday. District leaders voted 5-2 in April to send the referendum to voters, with those in support saying there was no time to lose in an attempt to increase teacher pay and attract more employees. Opponents against said times are too tough to ask taxpayers to fork over more money.

Aug 16, 2024 | wtsp.com | Andrew Krietz

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A statewide Missing Child Alert has been issued for a 5-year-old boy from South Florida. Cameron Dixon was last seen Friday in the area of Northeast 11th Avenue and Northeast 1st Street, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. This is located near the Virginia S. Young Elementary School. He is believed to have been wearing a blue shirt and black shorts. Law enforcement officials said Dixon could be in the company of 37-year-old Leon Dixon.