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Hillsborough mosquito officials say dengue cases are rising so fast they need outside agencies, more helicopters and treatment across the whole county. Here’s who’s helping, where they’re spraying and what to do at home.
A motorist pulled over for a man waving a flashlight near Main Street and Grovewood early Sept. 29; HCSO says Franklin Windham, 32, fired five rounds into the car and faces attempted murder.
With early voting opening Oct. 19, SPLC warned Pinellas that seven majority-white early voting sites and none in South St. Pete may violate voting-rights law. NAACP plans free rides.
Annual beach and boat passes rose Oct. 1. On Dec. 1, daily parking at Fort De Soto, Sand Key and Fred Howard shifts to $3.50 an hour (max $12) as Pinellas seeks nearly $3 million a year.
On Nov. 3, St. Petersburg voters will decide whether to authorize up to $600 million in general obligation bonds to speed SPAR wastewater, drinking water and flood-protection upgrades.
Pinellas residents can drop off up to four tires for free at the Solid Waste Disposal Complex through Oct. 30 to cut standing-water breeding sites for dengue mosquitoes.
Three Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters staged at Tampa Executive Airport Wednesday morning to help Hillsborough aerial treatments amid a dengue outbreak centered on the county.
A 65-year-old Pinellas Park motorcyclist died after a dark Mercedes SUV turned in front of him early Sunday at 4th St. N and 9th Ave. N and fled. Police released video Monday.
HCFR demonstrated a first-in-the-nation drone program Monday that will fly whole blood to trauma scenes in minutes. Live ops expected in October from Stations 9 and 37.
David Christopher Wilson Jr., 22, vanished Friday on a work test drive of an 18-foot Carolina Skiff. PCSO recovered his body Sunday; the death appears accidental pending autopsy.
A civilian without base access breached MacDill’s Dale Mabry Gate perimeter Saturday, violently engaged security officers, and was detained. Both the suspect and an officer had non-life-threatening injuries.
Chief Mike Loux said first responders fell ill after taking Richard Charles, 30, into custody at Oasis at Bayside. Narcan revived one officer; the substance is still unknown.
All three core bay counties now have seven-day local emergencies so mosquito control can move faster. Pinellas cites 179 regional cases; here’s what changed Thursday.
Pasco commissioners approved a seven-day local SOE so Emergency Management and mosquito control can cut red tape as regional dengue cases climb. Here’s how the order works — and the Drain-and-Cover checklist.
Tonnetta Evans, 54, fled a Hillsborough Ave. stop Wednesday with a deputy partly in her stolen Kia, struck a bus with 41 Pierce Middle students, then was found with a pipe bomb, drugs and fake cash, HCSO said.
PSTA’s new express launches Sunday, Oct. 4, with $2.25 fares, luggage racks, SunRunner ties and a drop at TPA’s Rental Car Center. Here’s the practical how-to.
Second-round community meetings wait until after the Oct. 6 workshop. Chair Caprice Edmond asked for a Woodlawn-for-Sexton analysis as Tarpon Springs Fundamental families also pushed back.
Roger Edwards, a meteorologist who retired from NOAA, called the timing an astounding coincidence. The next Atlantic name is Dolly. It was picked decades ago.
