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As of Friday, June 19, employees of St. Petersburg businesses were required to wear masks by an executive order of St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman. The...
Pinellas County hospitals are preparing to revisit their plans for a surge in COVID-19 patients as case counts continue to rise. “Every hospital in our community...
Pinellas County reported an increase of 266 cases of COVID-19 on Friday. It was the second day in a row that new cases have topped 200....
St. Petersburg’s official recognition and celebration of Juneteenth started with a demonstration. Elected officials and community members walked out of the Carter G. Woodson African American...
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners next week is expected to consider requiring face coverings be worn inside some businesses and limiting how many people...
In the face of unrelenting forward motion toward reopening from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman announced Wednesday that the City of St....
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has no plans to roll back the reopening of the state, citing increased testing and disproportionately high numbers among at-risk populations as...
The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce presents: Coronavirus Impact Insights. Click the play arrow above to watch the full video. On this episode Chris Steinocher, CEO...
A St. Petersburg City Council committee wants to make sure there is plenty of parkland when the Tropicana Field site is redeveloped. “I don’t want to...
Calls to defund the police both locally and nationally are coming to the forefront of conversations, buoyed by worldwide protests against police brutality that sparked after...
