Pinellas County

Researchers call it ‘sea sawdust,’ and it has a friendly relationship with the organism that causes red tide.

The project, which is slated to cost more than $240 million, is taking place between State Road 580 and County Road 95.

The organization made a long stretch of Park Boulevard in Pinellas Park the focus of the pilot, from west of 71st St to east of US 19.

The Pinellas sheriff’s office told county commissioners there have been several incidents in which deputies have been exposed to harmful narcotics. The TruNarc analyzers cost $25,000 each.

The Largo Intercoastal Marina was the only site in Pinellas reporting heavy concentrations of red tide.

Redfish are big, brawny fighters and key contributors to Florida’s $13.8 billion recreational fishing industry. But redfish have a weak spot: They faithfully return to the same waters each year to spawn. This past fall, Hurricane Ian and red tide hit West Central Florida at a critical spawning time, delivering a one-two punch to a fish that is back in the conservation spotlight.

It's ahead of a cold front that will drop temperatures to near 40.

Pinellas County opioid deaths are being addressed through CORE, an initiative being slowly rolled out across the state.

The redrawing of the district made it more favorable for Republicans. Luna lost the seat to Crist in 2020, when the district favored Democrats.

The arrangement with schools in Pinellas marks a foray into education for the Bucs' superstar and his methods — including some that have been criticized as pseudoscience.

Health officials issued an advisory after three sentinel chickens tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease.

Property values are skyrocketing all across Florida, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues for local governments.