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Pinellas County
Pinellas mosquito control confident it can contain Zika
The first Zika-related case of microcephaly in a baby born in Florida was announced this week. The baby’s mother contracted the mosquito-borne disease outside the U.S. So what can you do to reduce the likelihood...
Three Florida House District 68 candidates face off
There are two Democrats and one Republican running for the Florida House seat being vacated by St. Petersburg Democrat Dwight Dudley; WMNF spoke with all three of them Wednesday morning about whether they agree with the...
Fracking banned in Pinellas County, Florida
The Pinellas County Commission has outlawed fracking within the county limits. The oil and gas drilling technique is also known as hydraulic fracturing and critics, like Environment Florida director Jennifer Rubiello, say it’s dangerous for...
Wastewater discharged into Tampa Bay and other Pinellas waters
Because of flooding from Tropical Storm Colin this week several cities in Pinellas County urged residents to stop using the sewer systems and had to release partially treated wastewater into the open water. Beginning at...
Groups say 3 girls who died in pond were ‘murdered’ by Pinellas deputies
Representatives of the families of the three girls who died last month after the car they were in crashed into a pond want an outside investigation and for the Pinellas County Sheriff to resign. They...
Transportation officials and TBX opponents debate the controversial interstate project
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Wednesday we had a debate over the TBX project, the hotly debated interstate project that proposes to build toll roads in the middle the 1-4 and 1-275 interstates through the...
FAST will press Pinellas leaders on issues
A coalition of religious groups is asking Pinellas County leaders for improvements in three areas: reducing education disparities, alternatives to arresting youth and funding basic human services. Joining us in the studio for MidPoint were Pastor Manuel...
Pinellas transit authority checks out electric bus option
Pinellas County’s transit authority is thinking about purchasing some electric buses to replace diesel vehicles as they reach the end of their useful lives. PSTA is bringing in electric bus companies to demonstrate the advantages...
Pinellas agrees to chip in for Tampa-St. Pete ferry
A pilot program for a passenger ferry between the downtowns of Tampa and St. Petersburg moved a step closer to reality Tuesday; the Pinellas County Commission agreed to set aside $350,000 to help fund the...
Hillsborough on board for Tampa-St. Pete ferry
Hillsborough County is on board with a pilot program to link the downtowns of St. Petersburg and Tampa with a high-speed ferry service. Hillsborough will spend $350,000 for the six-month test-run that will begin in...
Crist running for Congress; Jolly calls him huckster
Charlie Crist is running for Congress; the former Republican governor of Florida announced Tuesday morning in St. Petersburg he will run in the Pinellas County district that is likely to be redrawn to include Clearwater and...
Law professor urges action on sea-level rise
On Friday and Saturday at St. Petersburg College in Seminole, dozens of policy-makers, scientists and residents talked about a growing concern in Pinellas County: sea-level rise. A University of Miami geologist who spoke Friday, Harold...
