FLORIDA — The St. Petersburg mayoral election will head to a runoff on Nov. 3 because neither incumbent Ken Welch nor former Florida Governor Charlie Crist reached 50% of the vote.
Crist received 35% while Welch earned 21%.
St. Petersburg is set to continue plans for the historic gas plant district, addressing future flooding concerns, and negotiate a new contract with Duke Energy.

Bradenton community responds after 20-year-old volleyball star dies from disease that affects 2 in a million
The 20-year-old IMG Academy volleyball star and Under Armour All-American died Sept. 16 after a three-month battle with the rare blood disorder — even though doctors had found her a 100% bone marrow match, her mother, Tanya Mack tells Tampa Bay 28 reporter Haley Zarcone.