Motorists may want to avoid the causeway between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily as repaving work gets under way.
The FWC said there are an estimated 100 - 160 adult Florida panthers in the wild today.
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority officials believe a one-cent sales tax increase would help create a faster, more efficient bus system for all residents.
Lois Eannel, who is assistant director and the head of youth services at Palm Harbor Library, has been recommended by the East Lake Library Advisory Board to be the next director at the East Lake Library.
Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are asking people to keep an eye out for certain rare snakes.
Greenlight Pinellas is an ongoing community conversation about the future of transportation in Pinellas County
Pinellas County Property Appraiser Pam Dubov has provided us with a sample 2012 TRIM Notice, along with an explanation about tax changes for East Lake property owners.
The East Lake Community Library is asking its patrons to complete a survey about the library. They'll consider your feedback when making long-range plans for the library.
Assistant State Attorney Chris Sprowls has entered the race for House District 65.
A plan to cut paramedic first responders from 24 hour shifts to 14 hour shifts could save the county $6.3 million.
The tentative millage rate can be lowered during budget hearings, but it can not be raised.
The percentage of Pinellas residents – in particular, women – who are obese has ballooned in a decade. A third of county residents are obese.
Pinellas County Emergency Management Director Sally Bishop says East Lake residents could wind up seeing floating cars, houses and other debris during a storm surge situation.
It's back-to-school time already! Here's everything you need to know about Florida's 2013 Sales Tax Holiday.
The jury’s decision was read late Saturday night.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's office says it received at least a dozen calls from residents who said they received automated phone calls asking for personal information like a credit card number or bank account number.
The five finalists, J. Randall Burr, Wayne Ferguson, John Hall, Michael Peasley and Lauralee Westine were allowed to speak before commissioners to tell them about their qualifications.
If you're wearing a certain type of sunscreen and stand too close to a flame like an outdoor grill, you could catch fire. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned consumers about the danger.
Do you know the difference between legal and illegal fireworks in Pinellas County?
The CDC found E.coli in more than half of the public pool filters tested.
Due to the decision for the East Lake library to become self-funded, the Pinellas County Library Fund will go down by 18 percent.
DOMA is the law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages legalized by the states.
Does your yard have what it takes to win an award for water efficiency?
"… she is unhappy with the agreement, unhappy with some of the publicity that has been associated with her tenure," said PHCSA attorney Andy Salzman about East Lake Library Director Patricia Perez, who is being fired.
East Lake Library leaders will be distributing a survey seeking input about how additional library funding should be spent.
Tropical Storm Andrea brought to light the fact that Pinellas County does not offer sandbags to unincorporated areas like East Lake.
Here's a look at what's open and closed in Pinellas County on Memorial Day, Monday May 27, 2013.
East Lake Library Advisory Board member Roger Johnson has been pushing for the change. "This means that all of the tax dollars that you pay for the library will come back 100 percent to East Lake," he said.
Curious to see what passed and what didn’t during the Florida Legislature’s 2013 session?
The Florida Senate recently approved a measure that would make it against the law to text while driving. Do you think it will improve the safety of local roads?
A law that would have ended permanent alimony in Florida didn’t get Gov. Rick Scott’s stamp of approval. Do you think he was right to nix the legislation?
The Florida Legislature has passed a merit-based pay raise that will go into effect next year.
The total economic impact of February overnight visitation to Pinellas county added $689,232,813 to the economy, according to a report by the TDC.
The commission's proposal would create a separate taxing district for East Lake in which residents would pay a quarter mill in taxes and this money would fund the East Lake Library, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
Pinellas and Pasco residents who want to learn more about the proposed connector trail are invited to a workshop April 18.
The report also stated 16 percent of Pinellas adults could not afford to see a doctor in 2010.
'If we are endowed by our creator with rights, then why shouldn't those be attainable by gays and lesbians?' Sen. Bill Nelson told the Tampa Bay Times.
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis is inviting East Lake residents to an “interactive budget workshop” April 3.