The Pinellas County barrier islands are open to the public on Tuesday afternoon after access was shut down Thursday evening ...

Pinellas County’s barrier islands, walloped by Hurricane Helene, will finally reopen to the public at 4 p.m. Tuesday. As ...

Between Oct. 2 and Thursday, deputies conducting looting patrols on the barrier islands had arrested 45 people on charges including armed robbery, burglary, loitering and prowling, grand theft, ...

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — More than 100 people have been arrested in Pinellas County, accused of looting or scamming people on the barrier islands after back-to-back hurricanes. Sheriff Bob ...

MADERIA BEACH, Fla. - Those who live or work on the Pinellas County barrier islands are now able to get back on the beach after Hurricane Helene. Access to the islands reopened for residents ...

Of the 45 suspects arrested by anti-looting patrols across the Pinellas County barrier islands, at least 41 of the suspects are illegal immigrants, Gualtieri said at a press conference Thursday.

Taylor had four feet of water in his home. He and his neighbors are some of about 7,500 residents on the barrier islands in Pinellas County without running water. "It’s impossible. It’s ...

In a news conference Thursday, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri discussed undercover operations targeting crime on the barrier islands. Of the 45 people arrested by “anti-looting patrols ...

TAMPA - Pinellas County is cutting off access to the barrier islands and Gulf beaches around 6 p.m. Thursday. If your road is not flooded yet, and it is safe to leave, do so before 6 p.m. Pinellas ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (Oct. 8, 2024) — Pinellas County Utilities will restrict potable water service on the barrier islands, from Sand Key south to Fort De Soto, starting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday ...

By far the worst damage in the area happened in Pinellas County on the narrow, 20-mile (32-kilometer) string of barrier islands that stretch from St. Petersburg to Clearwater. Mansions ...