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Pinellas County barrier islands reopen

Boil water notice rescinded for some barrier islands, water restored in Pinellas County

Pinellas County officials are providing an update on recovery efforts just one week after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.

WFLA Tampa on MSN · 19h

Pinellas officials give update on barrier islands’ water restoration, other recovery efforts

Pinellas County officials are providing an update on recovery efforts just one week after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.

YAHOO!News · 1d

Pinellas barrier islands to reopen to public with additional patrols

The bridges to Pinellas County's barrier islands are set to reopen, Tuesday afternoon. "We're trying to get people back out here as quickly as we can," Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said.

Yahoo · 1d

Pinellas County crews working to restore water on barrier islands

Pinellas County Utilities Director Jeremy Waugh says a team of more than 100 continue to work to fix the many issues impacting access to water on the islands.

Florida, Hurricane Helene

Business Insider on MSN · 21h

Viral videos of EVs catching fire after Hurricane Helene raise safety concerns in Florida

Florida officials confirmed 16 lithium-ion-battery fires related to Hurricane Helene's storm surge, six of which were in electric vehicles.

YAHOO!News · 14h

Tesla catches fire and burns down Florida home during Hurricane Helene floodwaters

A Florida county is warning homeowners about potential dangers from electric vehicles after floodwaters from Hurricane Helene resulted in a house burning down. The county shared a video on social media showing the moment a Tesla stood in water from the storm caught fire inside a family’s garage.

Reuters · 14h

Fact Check: Video montage miscaptioned as Hurricane Helene in Florida

A video compilation of storm footage predates Hurricane Helene in late September but has been miscaptioned as showing that hurricane’s impact in Fort Myers, Florida.

Death toll rising in hard-hit Asheville with 200 missing

Tampa Bay Times · 1d

Pinellas County’s death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to 12

Twelve people in Pinellas County have died as a result of Hurricane Helene, officials said Wednesday, bringing the total number of deaths in Tampa Bay to at least 14.

ABC News on MSN · 6h

Helene live updates: Death toll rising in hard-hit Asheville with 200 missing

More than 200 people have been killed from Hurricane Helene, which unleashed devastation across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.

Newsweek on MSN · 15h

Helene's Horrifying Death Toll Soars As Searches For The Missing Continue

Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene hit the Southeast, the Category 4 storm has killed nearly 200 people and caused widespread destruction.

MLive9h

'We're still finding bodies': Florida beach communities ask public to avoid Helene ravaged areas

Even as residents in some coastal Florida communities are only beginning to recover after Hurricane Helene, political leaders ...

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Red tide found in Pinellas County waters as Hurricane Helene cleanup is underway

Residents and business owners slogging through cleanup from Hurricane Helene on Pinellas County’s barrier islands now have ...

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Pinellas County is monitoring red tide off beaches post-Helene

Residents along the beach communities, especially those cleaning out their homes and businesses from Hurricane Helene, may ...

Pinellas County deputy seriously injured in crash involving tanker truck on Pasco County road

A Pinellas County deputy suffered serious injuries while on duty in an early morning crash involving a tanker truck in Pasco ...

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Pinellas County elections supervisor asks state for voting flexibility after Hurricane Helene

Pinellas County’ elections supervisor is asking the state to grant her office greater flexibility in managing the upcoming ...

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Pinellas County Officials and FWC Monitor Red Tide Levels Along Coastline Post-Hurricane Helene

Pinellas County and FWC report low to medium Red Tide concentrations along the coastline, potentially causing respiratory ...

Florida Politics1d

Debris pickup underway in Pinellas County

Pinellas County has begun collecting residential storm debris, six days after Hurricane Helene rolled past the Tampa Bay area ...

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All Florida school districts reopen after Helene, start setting makeup days

The big story: As Florida works to recover from Hurricane Helene, educators and other officials want to ensure children whose ...

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