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Can Pinellas get residents on board for its $125M beach renourishment project?
The county is dumping more than 2.5 million cubic yards of sand to protect infrastructure and communities from future storms.
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“We need relief": Man who lost home in Largo tornado hopes for more help from county and state
On the night of June 25, an EF-1 tornado shredded his home and dozens of others in the Bay Ranch mobile home community in Largo. More were damaged in the Ranchero Village community nearby.
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Pinellas officials face a tough crowd trying to get beach renourishment easements
A lot of opposition remains for emergency plans to renourish parts of Pinellas County's storm-flattened beaches. County ...
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Storm-tossed Lido Beach to be widened with a little federal help
The city of Sarasota will begin a renourishment of 1.2 miles of Lido Beach, which suffered significant erosion from last year ...
Pinellas County asks 100+ residents for easements to fulfill beach nourishment project
Pinellas County is taking on a one-time emergency beach nourishment project to restore protection of coastal communities and ...
Pinellas County to spend $126 million to widen, elevate badly eroded beaches
Pinellas County’s beaches are the envy of the world. They bring in visitors from all over, and for locals like Anthony Coston ...
Florida school grades 2025: Here’s how Tampa Bay districts fared
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Education released school grades from the 2024 to 2025 school year on Monday.