Tropicana Field

No teams have reported serious issues that might impact operations this winter.

The Tampa Bay Rays say it may take weeks to fully assess how much damage was done to Tropicana Field, which saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm barreled across much of Florida.

The 120-mph winds ripped the fabric roof to pieces at the Rays' stadium. Blocks away, a crane fell at a high-rise construction site. No injuries were reported.

About 30 children from the Cayman Islands are traveling to St. Petersburg for the Youth Environmental Summit. They have been collaborating with students there on sea turtle conservation.

Beginning with Friday's game, the Rays will become the seventh MLB team to use facial-recognition Go-Ahead Entry. If you choose to opt in, there's no more digging for your phone to scan your tickets.

The Pinellas County Commission vote culminated an arduous two-year journey that most recently began after St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch said he wanted to start over with the plan to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District.

The county's contribution from bed taxes collected on hotel rooms was considered the last major hurdle toward building the new ballpark, which will be flanked by an ambitious redevelopment plan.

The Pinellas County Commission will vote Tuesday on a plan to build a new stadium for the Rays as part of one a redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District.

County commissioners expressed concern about using bed taxes to help fund the stadium over the life of the project. But officials say there's enough money to pay for that and help renourish the county's eroded beaches.

By a 5-3 vote, the St. Petersburg City Council approved a plan to replace Tropicana Field and transform the Historic Gas Plant District.

The St. Petersburg City Council will decide on a redevelopment project that would provide the Rays with a new stadium and transform the Historic Gas Plant District.

St. Petersburg City Council members are poised to take their final vote on the proposal Thursday.