CLEARWATER, Fla. — Pinellas County will launch its People First programs next week, which will prioritize vulnerable residents with lower incomes who have been struggling to recover from last year’s ...

In other business, the council unanimously approved reappointments to two boards. John Caruso was reappointed as citizen member to the Police Pension Board for a three-year term expiring in Oct. 2028.

Pinellas, Sarasota and St. Lucie counties. The ancient reptiles are sometimes seen on golf courses on barrier islands like ...

A man has died after being hit by a Pinellas County school bus Wednesday morning in Oldsmar. Trump administration looking to sell nearly 200 commissary stores ‘Could be problematic.' Did Sheriff Swank ...

During the government shutdown, residents still have access to Gulf Islands National Seashore barrier islands off the Mississippi Coast, although some services are unavailable and a campground onshore ...

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. — The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that ...

Coastal geologist Stanley R. Riggs has spent more than six decades studying North Carolina’s barrier islands, documenting how they shift and evolve as living systems shaped by wind, waves and storms.

Gibson was charged after his dogs allegedly killed a neighbor's dog. Tyrese Gibson turned himself in on Friday when a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with animal cruelty, after his ...

Orange Beach visitors and locals will now be able to enjoy more beaches with the restoration of three barrier islands. That is, if they don’t mind sharing with migratory birds and other native species ...

The only low-barrier homeless shelter in Stanislaus County is at risk of closure after county leaders warned they may not be able to keep funding the program past the spring. The Access Center ...

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — More than 7 million people visited the Gulf Islands National Seashore in 2024, spending money in the nearby communities, according to a National Park Service news ...

A year after Hurricane Helene, communities on the barrier islands in Pinellas County are still rebuilding and recovering. Storm surge from Helene sent several feet of floodwater into homes and ...