Most of the $10 million to construct the Beach berm came from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.

Duke Energy restores power for 95% of customers within 72 hours; mobilizes Pinellas County barrier islands command center ...

Residents and businesses along Pinellas County's barrier islands didn't just get inundated with record storm surge during ...

Days after Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane, more than 2 million customers remain ...

With some barrier islands inaccessible and thousands of homes damaged by Hurricane Helene, thousands are recovering in ...

The Tampa Bay death toll from Hurricane Helene rose to at least 11 on Saturday, with nine Pinellas deaths and two in Hillsborough. Barrier island reopened in Pinellas and residents continued to be ...

The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on the Gulf of Mexico for future tropical development while several other ...

Pinellas County in west central coast of Florida pushes through extensive cleanup as Helene leaves beaches devastated. Video ...

Michael Ward -- who has lived on Treasure Island, off Florida's Gulf coast, for 33 years -- decided to ride out Hurricane ...

Florida's big bend area has been torn apart by Hurricane Helene.  Entire communities have been nearly wiped off the map by severe floods and some barrier islands are now cut off. NBC News' Marissa ...

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — Pinellas County officials reopened access to beaches and barrier islands to residents, business ...