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One Tampa Bay area resident talks about the impacts of climate change on Black and brown communities, including health effects and what needs to change.

Martin Tadlock was asked to postpone his departure as regional chancellor of the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg campus until June 2022.

An action plan with a “Vision Zero” approach to end pedestrian deaths in Pinellas County was approved at a recent commission meeting.

Currall only lasted two years in the position before announcing his resignation last week. He leaves next month but will remain on campus as a professor.

A local businessman has filed plans for "Gas Worx," a development that would be filled with apartments, shops, and offices.

Conservationists have a five-amendment rights of nature ballot drive going on right now. This is the second in a series looking at each of the rights of nature amendments.

The increased sales could take place as students who remained home last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic return to school.

Orange County's positivity rate for the virus has tripled to 14% from about 4.3% a month ago. Mayor Jerry Demings also said the region's hospitals are approaching capacity.

This status is for the Central Florida Division: Polk, Orange, Osceola, Lake, Seminole, Volusia and Flagler counties. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings says the region is in a crisis mode.

The entire fracking process creates waste, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. And a lot of the activity is concentrated in the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico, which is home to several endangered and threatened wildlife species.

Conservationists have a five-amendment rights of nature ballot drive going on right now. This is the first in a series looking at each of the rights of nature amendments. This story is about the Stop New Toll Roads amendment.

She was a 54-year-old woman, her family said.