Pinellas County

Ten people contracted dengue fever locally. The disease is not common to the area.

“This agreement establishes a clear and sustainable path forward for continued federal participation in the Pinellas County Shore Protection Project.”

Under consideration: The elimination of the Shell Key and Weedon Island Preserves.

The two St. Pete Beach business owners were arrested Wednesday after investigations connected them to the mothballs.

May continued the trend with the strongest lodging tax collections for that month in the past three fiscal years.

The $51 million project will consolidate the offices of the Tax Collector, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Property Appraiser into a single building in Clearwater.

Said Chris Latvala about his father Jack, the longtime Pinellas County lawmaker who died last week at age 74: “He would be proud of what his friends said about him in death, and also his political rivals.”

Latvala, a voice of bipartisan political change, was a power broker in Pinellas County who retired in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations after announing a 2017 run for governor.

The Tampa Bay Ferry moved a major step closer to reality Monday as the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority officially purchased the two vessels that will comprise the service’s permanent fleet.

Recent rain showers coincide with the start of the annual fertilizer ban. Key nutrients from fertilizer runoff contribute to algae growth, which leads to murky, stinky waters and hurts marine life.

“Data centers aren’t a job creator,” said Kathleen Peters, who reported staff has been approached with a proposal to build one along Gandy Boulevard.

It's the fourth time in two decades the city has opened up the district to redevelopment proposals. Here's how the latest round of bids reimagine the 86-acre site in downtown St. Pete.