Pinellas County, the first in Florida to adopt a commission-administrator form of government, could have its first elected mayor in three years. At a strategic planning...
A group of St. Petersburg-based University of South Florida researchers recently made history as the first to identify viruses in red tide blooms. Scientists believe the...
A person would have to spend $100,000 daily for nearly 67 consecutive years to equal an unprecedented hurricane season’s financial toll on the area. Cathie Perkins,...
Mayor Tyler Payne stunned the City of Treasure Island by announcing his immediate resignation Monday afternoon in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. In a...
Local small businesses received government contracts totaling over $55 million in fiscal year 2024. That number could grow exponentially in the wake of back-to-back hurricanes. Pinellas...
Residents reeling from two hurricanes in rapid succession still have a civic duty to vote in less than three weeks. However, their polling location may have...
Area officials, weary from nearly three consecutive weeks of storm preparation and recovery efforts, did not mince words Tuesday as Hurricane Milton set its sights on...
Evacuations ahead of Hurricane Milton began Monday morning – less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene caused 12 deaths and flooded over 15,000 homes in Pinellas...
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...
Pinellas County officials ordered a mandatory Zone A evacuation at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday ahead of what would soon become Hurricane Helene. That encompasses coastal neighborhoods...
