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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Bay Pines VA Healthcare System has a new executive director, David VanMeter. This position is the leader of their system, overseeing thousands of employees, billions of dollars, and making sure patients trust their facilities. The importance of the position is not lost on him. VanMeter...

GULFPORT, Florida - A motorcyclist was fatally injured in a two-vehicle crash at 18th Avenue South and Quincy Street South shortly before midnight Sunday. Trevor Allen Fritz, a 21-year-old from Gulfport, was riding a black 2020 Harley Davidson Iron 200 motorcycle eastbound on 18th Avenue South when a westbound silver 2018 Ram ProMaster 2500 Cargo Van attempted to make a left turn...

CLEARWATER, Fla. - April is Water Conservation Month, and the driest month of the year, and this year, it comes during one of the most significant droughts in the last 50 years. The backstory:. On Monday, Tampa Bay Water recognized residents David Kulp and Michele Burt with the annual Community...

Most folks have adopted the idea that Earth Day is now an entire month, and the acknowledgement of our mother continues this weekend in Pinellas when the St. Pete Youth Farm hosts a full morning of growth. The message is built around sustainability and environmental awareness. There’s a free fruit tree giveaway along with farm […] The post St. Pete’s busy Earth Day weekend includes...

The new location is set less than 20 miles from the original site. The post Country Thunder Florida Relocates to Clearwater for 2026 Festival appeared first on Country Now .

Community members across St. Pete are combatting food insecurity with the Little Free Pantry movement. Built upon a philosophy to take what you need and give what you can, the small pantries are stocked with staple non-perishable food items in Silver Lake Park, Deuces Park and Childs Park Recreation Center.

TARPON SPRINGS — Newly elected Commissioner Lori Weaver knows the moment she fell in love with this city. It involved an old boat. Weaver, a retired Merchant Marine captain and mechanical contractor who served on the city's Planning Board before winning her commission seat, was sworn into office recently and used the occasion to tell the story of how she found Tarpon Springs.

Anticipating another sharp dip in student enrollment, Pinellas County school district officials have begun cutting the number of staff they will employ in the fall. “We’re losing about 4,200 kids next year,” deputy superintendent Stephanie Woodford said. “It’s basically a math problem.”. The district also requires...

Two Tampa Bay nursing homes have landed on a federal “special focus” list this month, a short roster reserved for some of the country’s most troubled skilled-care facilities. Regulators and local investigators say long-running problems at both homes, from failed evacuations to missed wound care, have put residents at risk and triggered stepped-up oversight. It is a sharp public rebuke for...

An alleged intruder was shot and killed by a St. Petersburg, Florida, homeowner Saturday while trying to make entry through a door. The Tampa Bay Times reported that the incident occurred “about 12:20 a.m. at a home in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue North.”. WFLA noted that the...