Part of the projects will be hurricane hardening to withstand a 15 feet of storm surge, but they won't be finished until at least next year.

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County announced Monday it has been awarded more than $813 million for hurricane recovery efforts and wants the public's input on how to use the funds.

More than 100 new laws went into effect July 1. Some change the rules for certain government procedures and others amend ...

Senior Dupe Oloyede, a saxophonist who was the second-ever female drum major last year, will lead the band and be in charge ...

We're getting close to hurricane season, so I marked that as a deadline.” About 30,000 structures in Pinellas County were damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton last year.

There's a new effort underway in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties to get help to people who are still recovering from last ...

St. Petersburg officials want to make the city’s divorce from the Tampa Bay Rays official and move on. A key document governing a deal to build a $1.3 billion stadium expired March 31 when the Tampa ...

A medium-sized convention space has long been discussed as a need on this side of the bay,” writes Mayor Kenneth T. Welch.

Getting ready for a hurricane’s landfall means making sure everyone in your household is prepared, including your furry ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hours before the Hurricane Milton made landfall on the west coast of Florida, something was brewing to the east: a historic outbreak of tornadoes, the most in a single day in the ...

I’ve heard some bad ideas in my nearly 30 years reporting for the Tampa Bay Times, but sticking a convention center at the ...