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Nearly 1.5 million gallons of untreated wastewater flowed throughout St. Petersburg neighborhoods as Hurricane Helene’s storm surge overwhelmed infrastructure. While sewage discharges occurred citywide, one culprit...
The St. Petersburg City Council held a two-hours-plus discussion covering Hurricane Helene’s impacts, unsung heroes and ongoing concerns for the first time Thursday. St. Petersburg has...
The roughly 200 people who call St. Petersburg’s Municipal Marina home have lacked electricity for eight days, leaving many to feel abandoned by the city. What...
Pinellas County officials announced Wednesday that Hurricane Helene damaged or destroyed 364 businesses, with an initial damage assessment nearing $50 million. The residential total has topped...
Dedicating 96 straight hours to preventing the loss of life and property in your community amid horrendous conditions is mentally taxing. Most St. Petersburg Fire Rescue...
Pinellas County officials extended a local state of emergency for seven days Tuesday morning as the area slowly recovers from what Administrator Barry Burton called the...
The Tampa Bay Rays and team owner Stuart Sternberg will donate $1 million to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Team officials have also ensured that affected employees...
The City of St. Petersburg helped ensure those affected by Hurricane Helene had hot meals, laundry facilities and transportation over the somber weekend. The federal government...
Two floating ocean drones deployed from St. Petersburg navigated Hurricane Helene’s 140 mph sustained winds, and waves the size of a six-story building, to provide scientists...
If you’re searching for a way to give back to your community, the Catalyst’s Impact Connector is here to help. Each week, we feature five organizations...
