In Pinellas County, a half-dozen shelters hosted 1,643 people. In Tampa, almost 500 sought safety from the storm in a shelter. For many residents, shelters are also a place to stay when evacuation ...

Every 14 days, FEMA reviews applicants’ eligibility for continued Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA). ST. PETE BEACH, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Several Tampa Bay area counties are opening shelters as a precaution ahead of Tropical Storm Debby heading toward Florida. Residents are urged to use emergency shelters as a ...

TAMPA — Isabella Sumner has lived in Tampa for two years, but she has never experienced a hurricane before Irma. For nearly a week, the 23-year-old Colorado native has been intently tracking the ...

The hurricane season begins on June 1 and ends November 30. Read the Tampa Bay Times’ coverage on the latest on active ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative will conduct its annual count of the homeless and with inflation and rent becoming more expensive, the number of people living on the ...

Live coverage has ended, for updates follow here. Rebecca Cohen DeSantis said "now is the time to shelter in place" as Hurricane Milton inches toward Sarasota. "First responders are staged and ...

Florida residents were urged to shelter in place as Hurricane Helene approached ... Thursday that he had had a report of a fatality in Tampa after a sign fell on a car. "We know that travel ...

Here are the latest evacuation maps (interactive and printable), shelter locations and emergency information provided by your county: The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the ...