Pinellas County

School libraries in Florida are getting more attention as new laws continue restricting what books are available to students. A Pinellas County library is one of the latest to feel that pressure as well.

According to data the HLA collected from the Pinellas County School District, 3,768 students — or 4% of those enrolled — lacked stable housing.

If the amount of waste produced in Pinellas continues at the current rate, the landfill will fill up by the year 2100. The county wants to talk trash with the public to figure out how to slow this trend.

Museum Executive Director Hank Hine said this 360-degree space — where the whole environment is image— could be even more powerful than earlier immersive experiences, such as "Van Gogh Alive," which was on exhibition in 2019.

"It's a place that's highly traveled to. It's a big destination. We're also highly vulnerable, and there's a lot of risk at stake," said Hank Hodde with Pinellas County.

Researchers call it ‘sea sawdust,’ and it has a friendly relationship with the organism that causes red tide.

The project, which is slated to cost more than $240 million, is taking place between State Road 580 and County Road 95.

The organization made a long stretch of Park Boulevard in Pinellas Park the focus of the pilot, from west of 71st St to east of US 19.

The Pinellas sheriff’s office told county commissioners there have been several incidents in which deputies have been exposed to harmful narcotics. The TruNarc analyzers cost $25,000 each.

The Largo Intercoastal Marina was the only site in Pinellas reporting heavy concentrations of red tide.

Redfish are big, brawny fighters and key contributors to Florida’s $13.8 billion recreational fishing industry. But redfish have a weak spot: They faithfully return to the same waters each year to spawn. This past fall, Hurricane Ian and red tide hit West Central Florida at a critical spawning time, delivering a one-two punch to a fish that is back in the conservation spotlight.

It's ahead of a cold front that will drop temperatures to near 40.