/A 27-year-old man from Polk County died Thursday from the coronavirus as the number of national, state and local cases continued to rise.Records were set Thursday — none of them good.The U.S. logged more than 2 million cases of the coronavirus. Florida saw the since the state first started reporting cases on March 1.And in the Tampa Bay region, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties saw the highest single-day number of coronavirus cases local officials have ever reported as the pandemic stretched into its fourth month.This week’s alarming spike renewed fears of a second wave of the novel...…/A 27-year-old man from Polk County died Thursday from the coronavirus as the number of national, state and local cases continued to rise.Records were set Thursday — none of them good.The U.S. logged more than 2 million cases of the coronavirus. Florida saw the since the state first started reporting cases on March 1.And in the Tampa Bay region, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties saw the highest single-day number of coronavirus cases local officials have ever reported as the pandemic stretched into its fourth month.This week’s alarming spike renewed fears of a second wave of the novel...WW…

“If it takes us 365 days for change to come, then we’ll be out here for the next year,” one protester said.UPDATE: 10 P.M.: After pausing to listen to speakers on the steps of City Hall, protesters took to the streets again in downtown St. Petersburg Wednesday night. The group of more than 100 chanted, danced and cheered for one another as they walked. They moved into south St. Pete neighborhoods, where they paused to learn more about the history of these areas of town. Carla Bristol pointed out ”that yellow building over there" in the heart of the 22nd Street South business district. It’s...…“If it takes us 365 days for change to come, then we’ll be out here for the next year,” one protester said.UPDATE: 10 P.M.: After pausing to listen to speakers on the steps of City Hall, protesters took to the streets again in downtown St. Petersburg Wednesday night. The group of more than 100 chanted, danced and cheered for one another as they walked. They moved into south St. Pete neighborhoods, where they paused to learn more about the history of these areas of town. Carla Bristol pointed out ”that yellow building over there" in the heart of the 22nd Street South business district. It’s...WW…

/The lawsuit comes after top health official calls for more masks to be worn. State Rep. Anthony Sabatini, a Republican lawyer from Howey-in-the-Hills, said his lawsuit against Pinellas County’s face mask ordinance seeks to eliminate the ordinance or reduce the mandate to a recommendation.In front of about 120 supporters outside the Clearwater Courthouse on Friday morning, Sabatini called the ordinance “unconstitutional.” He filed the lawsuit on behalf of residents Zachary Damato and Lucy Turek.“It’s illegal,” Sabatini said. “It’s absolutely just horrible policy.”As Sabatini criticized the...…/The lawsuit comes after top health official calls for more masks to be worn. State Rep. Anthony Sabatini, a Republican lawyer from Howey-in-the-Hills, said his lawsuit against Pinellas County’s face mask ordinance seeks to eliminate the ordinance or reduce the mandate to a recommendation.In front of about 120 supporters outside the Clearwater Courthouse on Friday morning, Sabatini called the ordinance “unconstitutional.” He filed the lawsuit on behalf of residents Zachary Damato and Lucy Turek.“It’s illegal,” Sabatini said. “It’s absolutely just horrible policy.”As Sabatini criticized the...WW…

/Pools can open on Thursday at 6 a.m. Beaches can open on Monday. After a four-hour discussion, the Pinellas County Commission voted Tuesday to reopen beaches and pools, with restrictions to make sure visitors don’t gather in groups of more than 10.Commissioners decided to separate resolutions on opening pools and beaches into two votes. The group voted unanimously to open pools on Thursday at 6 a.m. They then voted 6-1 to open beaches on Monday at 7 a.m.The votes in a virtual public meeting came after county administrator Barry Burton asked commissioners on Friday to lift restrictions that...…/Pools can open on Thursday at 6 a.m. Beaches can open on Monday. After a four-hour discussion, the Pinellas County Commission voted Tuesday to reopen beaches and pools, with restrictions to make sure visitors don’t gather in groups of more than 10.Commissioners decided to separate resolutions on opening pools and beaches into two votes. The group voted unanimously to open pools on Thursday at 6 a.m. They then voted 6-1 to open beaches on Monday at 7 a.m.The votes in a virtual public meeting came after county administrator Barry Burton asked commissioners on Friday to lift restrictions that...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement As the number of electric scooters across Los Angeles has spiked, so has the number of tickets issued to their riders.The Los Angeles Police Department wrote 800 tickets to riders on the zippy electric vehicles between January of 2018 and mid-July, and cited them for more than 900 violations, according to city data analyzed by The Times.For the record:The ticketing rate rose sharply this summer as police officers targeted riders on the city’s narrow and sometimes crowded sidewalks, the data show. In June, officers wrote 249...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement As the number of electric scooters across Los Angeles has spiked, so has the number of tickets issued to their riders.The Los Angeles Police Department wrote 800 tickets to riders on the zippy electric vehicles between January of 2018 and mid-July, and cited them for more than 900 violations, according to city data analyzed by The Times.For the record:The ticketing rate rose sharply this summer as police officers targeted riders on the city’s narrow and sometimes crowded sidewalks, the data show. In June, officers wrote 249...WW…