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Boil water notice rescinded for some barrier islands, water restored in Pinellas County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.
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.
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 another worry, according to county officials: red tide. The notorious algae could cause breathing problems for people already struggling to pick up waterlogged debris from moldy,
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.
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.
Many Pinellas beach residents, businesses resent islands reopening after Helene
Driving through Pinellas beach towns battered by Hurricane Helene feels like something out of an apocalypse movie. There’s a burned-up shell of a Tesla in an otherwise vacant parking lot. A block over,
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Who should serve on the Pinellas County Commission? Here’s an answer
Pinellas County commissioners serve four-year terms and oversee a nearly $4 billion budget. Some seats on the seven-member ...
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'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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State officials and Duke Energy send conflicting messages on Pinellas power outages
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that most of the remaining 9,000 customers without power in ...
Achievement gap between Black, white students still plagues Florida schools
School boards: The Flagler County School Board will operate with four members until Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints a replacement for a member who resigned after the deadline to hold an election, the ...
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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 ...
Speaker Johnson surveys Florida’s damage
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday became the latest high-profile elected official to survey storm damage in Florida.
Pinellas County deputy in serious condition after crash: PCSO
The deputy was transported to a hospital with serious head injuries and is in stable condition. He was hired by PCSO in 2019 ...
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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 ...