Pinellas County

Forward Pinellas is hosting virtual and in-person events this week to discuss potential St. Petersburg road projects.

Community health centers in Florida will get $39.7 million in American Rescue Plan funds and part of it will go to clinics in the greater Tampa Bay region.

About 50 ambulances a day are having to wait over an hour to offload patients because emergency rooms do not have the space or staff for new patients, officials said.

Pinellas County commissioners voted not to raise a tax on gasoline, even though the money would be used to meet a shortfall in road repair funds.

In an effort to ease the disparities in vaccination rates of communities of color, Pinellas officials and a local organization are teaming up to offer COVID-19 vaccine sites in St. Petersburg.

New hospice programs may now be coming to seven counties, including Broward, Lee and Manatee, which were not included in a Feb. 5 list of areas that needed new programs.

The two additional early voting sites are planned for the Countryside and Tyrone/Lealman areas.

Fish kills have been reported in several locations along Pinellas gulf beaches, in the Intracoastal Waterway, and Boca Ciega Bay.

The Department of Health in Pinellas County sent out the alert on Friday as a red tide bloom that has been found in Tampa Bay and along the county's beaches spread north to Sand Key.

Commissioners say they will hold a vote May 11 after hearing from residents.

Forward Pinellas hosted a virtual presentation highlighting the county’s traffic safety issues, as well as potential solutions to help reduce injuries and deaths.

The state’s VPK program has seen a drop in enrollment over the last year. That, along with a recent assessment, is leading to questions about how prepared Florida’s youngest learners are for school.