St. Petersburg: Northeast residents can flush toilets starting at midnight
Households and businesses in northeast St. Petersburg will be able to flush toilets, take showers and do laundry beginning at midnight tonight ahead of schedule. Mayor Ken Welch announced Friday at a 5:30 p.
What Northeast St. Petersburg residents need to know about water usage in homes and businesses
The Northeast Sewer Treatment Facility was taken offline Thursday night to protect it from storm surge damage from Hurricane Helene. Affected residents are not to drain water. That includes taking showers,
St. Petersburg residents: Avoid flushing toilets, taking showers due to sewage treatment plant closure
St. Petersburg officials announced its Northeast Sewer Treatment Plant will be down for at least two days. Here's what to know about its impacts.
Northeast St. Pete residents may soon be unable to flush toilets, drain sinks
After days of news conferences warning about Hurricane Helene’s expected historic 5- to 8-feet storm surge, and hours after the window to evacuate had passed, Mayor Ken Welch announced at 5:30 p.m. Thursday that the city may have to take the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility offline.
These St. Petersburg residents should avoid flushing toilets, taking showers
The City of St. Petersburg says its Northeast Sewer Treatment Plant will be down for at least two days, impacting thousands of people.
St. Petersburg knew for at least 2 years northeast sewage plant was at risk
ST. PETERSBURG — The city of St. Petersburg has known since at least 2022 that its lowest-lying sewage plant could not handle ...
Florida storm surge forces emergency sewer shutdown in St. Petersburg; no showers or flushing
St. Petersburg officials to cut power to the sewer treatment facility to protect the plant from unprecedented storm surge, ...
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch urges residents to prepare for Tropical Storm Helene
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Tampa Bay saw more than 1,000 rescues during Hurricane Helene
As first responders across Tampa Bay worked to assess damage Friday morning from Hurricane Helene, emergency managers ...
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Storm surge from a distant Helene creates major problems around the Tampa Bay area
While Central Florida was spared from destruction in the Big Bend, many residents were surprised by the flooding while the ...
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At least 7 killed in Bay Area during Hurricane Helene
At least seven deaths in the Bay Area have been blamed on the storm: two in Tampa and five in Pinellas County.
Threat remains as storm moves across Georgia as Category 1
Helene is expected to make landfall on Florida's Big Bend this evening as a major category 4 hurricane, bringing the risk of ...
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Ken Welch’s PAC threatened with regulatory action
Following a threat by state officials to cancel the registration of St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch’s political action committee, Pelican PAC, and a history of failure to file legally required ...
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Community Connections at the CommUNITY Festival
Connect with the St. Pete community at the second annual CommUNITY Festival Sept. 25 at Azalea Park from 2-9 p.m.
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Hurricane Helene: Full briefing on St. Pete's response
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch gave an update on Thursday about their response as Hurricane Helene continues to move up ...