Pinellas County

The updated Pinellas County maps are the result of a coastal flood risk study started in 2012 and under review since 2018.

About 50 ambulances a day are having to wait over an hour to offload patients because emergency rooms do not have the space or staff for new patients, officials said.

Pinellas County commissioners voted not to raise a tax on gasoline, even though the money would be used to meet a shortfall in road repair funds.

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

In an effort to ease the disparities in vaccination rates of communities of color, Pinellas officials and a local organization are teaming up to offer COVID-19 vaccine sites in St. Petersburg.

New hospice programs may now be coming to seven counties, including Broward, Lee and Manatee, which were not included in a Feb. 5 list of areas that needed new programs.

The two additional early voting sites are planned for the Countryside and Tyrone/Lealman areas.

The free summer program for Tampa Bay area high school students facilitates conversations about identity, discrimination, and inclusivity.

Fish kills have been reported in several locations along Pinellas gulf beaches, in the Intracoastal Waterway, and Boca Ciega Bay.

The USF Saint Petersburg campus is being joined by three other county higher education institutions to participate in racial justice training.

The Department of Health in Pinellas County sent out the alert on Friday as a red tide bloom that has been found in Tampa Bay and along the county's beaches spread north to Sand Key.

Commissioners say they will hold a vote May 11 after hearing from residents.