Erin Murray

Saint Petersburg

Anchor and Reporter at Bay News 9

4x Emmy award winning journalist. Weekend Anchor & Reporter at Spectrum Bay News 9. Have a tip or story? Email: [email protected]

Articles

Following NOAA cuts, retired chief meteorologist says NWS Tampa is prepared

1 week ago | baynews9.com | Erin Murray

RUSKIN, Fla. — Like hundreds of National Weather Service employees, Brian LaMarre opted to take voluntary early retirement this year. At first, he had no plans to take this option offered by the federal government to help slim down the agency. What You Need To KnowBrian LaMarre lead the National Weather Service Tampa office for 17 years at the Chief Meteorologist in Charge.
BayCare expands well-being program to help nurses

1 week ago | baynews9.com | Erin Murray

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nurse burnout is a real thing. What You Need To KnowBayCare Health System has been working to address nurses’ stress. It is now expanding a recently piloted program across all 16 of its acute-care hospitals in 2025BayCare was one of four health systems in the nation selected by the American Nurses Foundation (ANF) for the pilot project, Nurse Well-Being: Building Peer and Leadership Support.
Federal Funding Cuts Push TSC Awareness Walk Organizers

2 weeks ago | baynews9.com | Erin Murray

TAMPA, Fla. — Megan Self and her family are cutting ribbons, organizing signs, and doing all they can to get ready for this weekend's Step Forward to Cure TSC awareness walk. “It’s the Step Forward to Cure walk, and it is to raise awareness for tuberous sclerosis complex. It's a disease that causes benign tumors to grow in one's major organs at any time," said Self. Self has TSC. She as diagnosed at birth.
ER Doctors See Increase and Severity of Ebike Injuries

2 weeks ago | baynews9.com | Erin Murray

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Electric bikes and scooters can be fun to ride around the city, or even a fun gift for a kid or spouse.
ER Doctors See Increase and Severity of Ebike Injuries

2 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Erin Murray

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Electric bikes and scooters can be fun to ride around the city, or even a fun gift for a kid or spouse.
Bone-anchored hearing aids help Pasco couple

2 weeks ago | baynews9.com | Erin Murray

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — If the most important thing in a relationship is communication, problems are bound to arise if a couple can't hear one another. What You Need To KnowDennis and Susan O'Neil just had a bone-anchored hearing aid implanted to help with their hearingThey had the Cochlear Osia implanted.
Tampa General Hospital study gives hope for ovarian cancer patients

3 weeks ago | baynews9.com | Erin Murray

TAMPA, Fla. — A new study of a cancer treatment called HIPEC, heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy, is showing good results when it comes to treating women with metastatic epithelial ovarian cancer. What You Need To KnowTampa General Hospital and USF Health Morsani College of Medicine conducted a study on a highly specialized treatment called heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).
Freestanding ERs bring emergency care closer to Bay area residents

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Erin Murray

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rarely is there time for hugs inside an emergency room, but that was the medicine being delivered at one freestanding emergency room in St. Pete.
Denied By Other Hospitals, Mother Gets Life Saving Liver Transplant at HCA

1 month ago | baynews9.com | Erin Murray

LARGO, Fla. — Walking onto the fifth floor at HCA's Florida Largo Hospital, Nicole Buckingham immediately sees an ICU Transplant nurse that helped save her life. “I am going to cry, you look so good," said Stephanie Al-Sultan, the ICU Transplant nurse at HCA Florida Largo Hospital. "Don’t cry," said Buckingham, with tears in her own eyes. What You Need To KnowNicole Buckingham, 41, received the gift of life in January when she had a liver transplant.
Weightloss inspires grandmother to enter St. Anthony's Triathlon

1 month ago | baynews9.com | Erin Murray

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Before heading down a stretch of Bayshore Drive in St. Pete, Gina Anderson gets in a stretch of her own. What You Need To KnowGina Anderson started her journey to a healthier life in 2023, and in that time has lost 100 poundsThe St. Anthony’s Triathlon is the first triathlon she has ever entered.