Meghan Bowman

The Tampa Bay Rays announced a historic agreement to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District and build a new ballpark for the team in September 2023. After months of back-and-forth with the City of St....

Deadlines to apply for a loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration are approaching soon. SBA spokesperson Julie Garrett said people can obtain the low-interest disaster loan to help offset recovery and rebuilding costs that...

The amendment that would have enshrined abortion rights in Florida did not reach the 60% threshold required to pass on election night. Sarah Parker, Executive Director of Voices of Florida, is part of the coalition...

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. For some people, emotions are at an all-time high. The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay’s Chief Operating Officer Katie Androff said people in the region have been through the...

Thursday, Oct. 24, is the International Day of Climate Action. The non-profit dedicated to advancing climate change policies Evergreen Action released a plan to tackle the climate crisis. The organization’s Executive Director Lena Moffitt said...

Additional reporting provided by WMNF’s Chris Young This November, voters will decide whether to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution through Amendment Four.   But not if Gov. Ron DeSantis has anything to say about...

Here is a link to all of WMNF’s Hurricane Milton stories (en español) Shelters, evacuation orders, transportation, and closures in the Tampa Bay area. Listen to Seán Kinane’s interview on WMNF Tuesday Café with FPREN...

Officials say the storm debris in Pinellas County is “unprecedented.” Communications Director Barbara Hernandez said compared to other storms, Hurricane Helene was “astronomically different.” With a forecast of 4 to 6 inches of rain over...

One week after Hurricane Helene, recovery efforts are still underway along the Gulf Coast as people return to their homes, or what is left of them. Organizations like the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay are...

The National Hurricane Center says Helene is a category 2 storm with winds over 100 miles per hour with higher gusts.  Bands of showers are already moving through the region and conditions will continue to...

A federal judge found Piney Point’s operators liable for the major spill of toxic wastewater into Tampa Bay in 2021. HRK Holdings LLC was ordered to pay a fine of $846,900 on Wednesday. But the...

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried spoke to nearly 500 people in a virtual town hall on Wednesday.  Fried didn’t even let a lightning strike setting fire to her home’s attic stop her from participating...