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Pinellas County man recovering after near-death experience with flesh-eating bacteria
A Pinellas County man is sharing his near death experience after contracting Vibrio Vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria. This comes as the Florida Department of Health is warning people to avoid floodwaters, as cases of the infection continue to rise after back-to-back hurricanes.
Stone Crab Festival moves to Dunedin
DUNEDIN, Fla. (BLOOM) — Frenchy’s and Clear Sky restaurants are pushing forward with their annual Stone Crab Festival this weekend, despite major damage from recent storms that closed five of their Clearwater Beach locations indefinitely. For nearly 40 years, the festival has been a staple on Clearwater Beach, but the event has been moved to […]
How Hurricane Helene dealt a historic blow to eroded Pinellas beaches
After three erosion-heavy storms in a year and a bureaucratic standoff over shoreline restoration, Pinellas County's world-famous beaches were already on the brink. Then, Hurricane Helene showed how much worse it could get. Why it matters: The cyclone's record-breaking storm surge — and the doomsday scenario that Hurricane Milton nearly wrought, had it not wobbled south — has given new urgency to beach renourishment, the process of pumping sand onto shorelines to combat erosion.What they're saying: "We need our beaches renourished" was the first thing Pinellas County Commission chair Kathleen Peters said she told President Joe Biden when he called to ask...
Motorcycle Rider Ejected into Tampa Bay Following High-Speed Crash
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — A motorcyclist was killed in a tragic crash on the Gandy Bridge late Saturday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the accident occurred on October 19, 2024, at approximately 10:35 PM, near the Pinellas County line.
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