Northeast St. Pete residents may soon be unable to flush toilets, drain sinks
After days of news conferences warning about Hurricane Helene’s expected historic 5- to 8-feet storm surge, and hours after ...
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St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch worries about delayed evacuations
In St. Petersburg, along Florida’s Gulf Coast, the Mayor said he is worried that residents may wait too long to evacuate ...
Helene now a Category 3 major hurricane as it approaches Florida and Southeast
Hurricane Helene threatens to make landfall as the strongest storm in the United States in over a year. Follow here for the ...
Hurricane Helene leaves 500,000 Floridians in the dark
Hurricane Helene bludgeoned parts of Florida on Thursday, swirling fast and furious past Tampa Bay as a Category 4 behemoth on its way to Big Bend. Feeding off record warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico ...
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St. Petersburg officials urge residents to evacuate during Helene if asked to do so
Projections call for storm surge from Hurricane Helene higher than Tampa Bay has experienced in recent history.
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St. Pete city leaders hear from people concerned about flooding, housing
Neighbors in St. Petersburg questioned Mayor Ken Welch and city staff about their plan to fight sea level rise and ...
Tuesday updates: Tropical Storm Helene has Tampa Bay under surge warning
Tampa Bay area residents should prepare for potential hurricane conditions within 36 hours, officials say, with Tropical ...
Hummingbirds thrive on an extreme lifestyle. Here’s how.
To fuel their sky-high metabolic rate, hummingbirds suck down about 80 percent of their body weight in nectar each day. That’s the equivalent of a 150-pound person drinking nearly a hundred 20-ounce ...
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Hurricane Helene live updates: Storm strengthens to Category 3, forecast to hit Florida tonight with 15-20 foot storm surges along its path
Hurricane Helene continued to intensify on Thursday afternoon, strengthening into a Category 3 storm, hours before the unusually large and rapidly intensifying storm was forecast to make landfall in ...
State officials are closing Ken Welch’s political committee. Here’s why.
The state is seeking to shutter St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch’s political committee for failing to appoint required officers ...