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  1. Hurricane Ian’s arrival meant we all covered the story
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Jake Moses, 19, left, and Heather Jones, 18, of Fort Myers, explore a section of destroyed businesses at Fort Myers Beach on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022. The community was mostly destroyed after Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday.
  2. Before-and-after aerial photos show Hurricane Ian’s stunning toll on Florida coast
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    Before-and-after photos from southwestern Florida show the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian when it hit the area as a powerful Category 4 storm earlier this week.
  3. Hurricane Ian’s rapid intensification could become more common with climate change
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    This GOES-East GeoColor satellite image taken at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the eye of Hurricane Ian approaching the southwest coast of Florida.
  5. Hurricane Ian ‘street shark’ video in Fort Myers defies belief
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    Screen grab of video shared on Twitter that shows an apparent shark in a street in Fort Myers while Hurricane Ian was rolling through.
  6. People trapped, millions without power after Ian drenches Florida
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    This image provided by the Naples Fire Rescue Department shows a firefighter carrying gear in water from the storm surge from Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Naples, Fla. Hurricane Ian has made landfall in southwestern Florida as a massive Category 4 storm.
  7. Thursday updates: Tampa Bay surveys Hurricane Ian’s damage
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    A man is evacuated by the United States Coast Guard after being found among the wreckage of homes on Fort Myers Beach on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022, which was mostly destroyed after Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday.
  8. Hurricane Ian was supposed to slam Tampa Bay head on. What happened?
    Sep. 28• Hurricane
    A view of The Pier as the Tampa Bay drains in a reverse storm surge with Hurricane Ian expected to make landfall this afternoon on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  9. Tampa Bay water recedes ahead of Hurricane Ian. It’ll likely rush back.
    Sep. 28• Hurricane
    A view of the pier as the Tampa Bay is draining in a reverse storm surge with Hurricane Ian expected to make landfall this afternoon on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  10. Tuesday updates: Tampa Bay in final hours of prep as Hurricane Ian nears
    Sep. 27• Hurricane
    Kiwi, a parakeet, arrives with his family at one of Hillsborough County’s pet-friendly shelters in preparation for Hurricane Ian at Durant High in Plant City on Tuesday.
  11. How to help Tampa Bay efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
    Sep. 24• Environment
    Antonio Perez Miranda walks out of his house through the mud left by the river Rio de la Plata overflowing in the San Jose de Toa Baja caused by Hurricane Fiona that passed by Puerto Rico on Monday Sept. 18, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2022.
  12. ‘Reliving trauma’: Tampa’s Puerto Rican community responds to Fiona
    Sep. 24• Tampa
    A man points to a home that was collapsed by Hurricane Fiona at Villa Esperanza in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Tampa Bay groups are sending help to the island after the hurricane.
  13. More consumers buying organic, but US farmers still wary
    Sep. 22• Business
    George Naylor looks over organic apples grown on his farm, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, near Churdan, Iowa. Naylor, along with his wife Patti, began the transition to organic crops in 2014. The demand for organics has increased so fast that the U.S. Department of Agriculture last month committed up to $300 million to help farmers switch from conventional crops.
  14. Hillsborough adds to Upper Little Manatee River Preserve
    Sep. 21• Hillsborough
    This property at 3535 Safford Road, Wimauma, is scheduled to be acquired by Hillsborough County through the Jan K. Platt Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program..
  15. Tampa Bay Water picks 26-mile, $419 million route to south Hillsborough
    Sep. 19• Hillsborough
    Some residents preferred a pipeline route more to the east to cause fewer disruptions, but Tampa Bay Water's board of directors Monday settled on a corridor for a planned $419 million, 26-mile pipeline to deliver more water to fast-growing southern Hillsborough County.
  16. State Sen. Darryl Rouson calls for investigation into smells around Childs Park
    Sep. 15• St. Petersburg
    An aerial view of the Howco Environmental Services plant, on 43rd Street S between 8th Ave S and 9th Ave S, and other parts of St. Petersburg's Childs Park industrial corridor, with homes in the neighborhood pictured in the background in February. After the city and neighborhood association's awareness-raising campaign about persistent odors associated with the corridor, State Sen. Darryl Rouson has called for a state investigation into the source of the smells and increased air-quality monitoring.
  17. Tampa’s plan for its wastewater in peril after City Council vote
    Sep. 15• Tampa
    Tampa City Council members Thursday rejected a $1.2 million funding request for a controversial project that would turn wastewater into water.
  18. An electric vehicle in every Florida driveway? The bumpy road ahead.
    Sep. 15• Transportation
    Tesla vehicles are seen at charging stations Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 at a Wawa gas station in Clearwater. There are an estimated 58,000 electric vehicles in Florida and, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, Florida has the third-largest electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the country, behind California and New York.
  19. Hillsborough’s Pine Key Island seeks to stay afloat in zoning dispute
    Sep. 15• Hillsborough
    Pine Key Tampa Bay, formerly known as Beer Can Island, is seen in this image taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2018, in Tampa Bay. The owners, four partners who purchased the land for $63,650, are seeking a new land use category from Hillsborough County - Island recreation. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
  20. Tampa wastewater reuse project under fire again
    Sep. 13• Tampa
    Sierra Club Tampa Bay vice chairperson Gary Gibbons and other opponents of the city's plan to reuse highly treated wastewater detailed their concerns at a news conference Monday in Sulphur Springs.
  21. Mayor Castor celebrates victory in Tampa tree fight
    Sep. 12• Tampa
    Nearly three dozen trees were cut down at a half-abandoned trailer park along Gandy Boulevard in 2019, enraging tree advocates. Mayor Jane Castor held a news conference Monday to celebrate a judge upholding a hefty fine against the company that did the work. [CHARLIE FRAGO | Times]
  22. Hello Fresh, Blue Apron pull lobster from menus after ‘red list’ warning about whales
    Sep. 10• Environment
    A lobster fisherman drops an undersized lobster into the water while fishing Thursday off of Kennebunkport, Maine. Hello Fresh and Blue Apron have pulled lobster from their menus after a warning about the dangers lobster harvesting poses to whales.
  23. Pinellas residents secure $2.5 million state grant to save 14-acre forest
    Sep. 9• Pinellas
    Members of the media join the West Klosterman Preservation Group for a tour in November 2021 of 14 acres owned by Pinellas County Schools in Tarpon Springs. A state grant helped the nonprofit group close the gap to meet the school district's $3 million asking price for the land.
  24. Tampa Bay got millions from legislators for local projects. Here’s what they are.
    Sep. 9• Politics
    A view from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus in front of the USF St. Pete University Student Center on Monday, March 21, 2022, in St. Petersburg.
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