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To address flooding, USF Professor Barnali Dixon began developing static cameras that monitor water levels. The post USF researchers developed flood monitoring cameras; now their funding is running out appeared first on WMNF 88.5 FM .

A new Florida Policy Institute (FPI) report indicates the state’s disaster-recovery efforts might be at risk of losing funding. Counties like Monroe, Lee, Bay, Taylor and Sarasota are predicted to be the most affected.  FPI identified two potential threats: Florida ballot’s Amendment 3 and cuts to the general Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding, suggested… The post Report states Flo...

The project will take place at the Shore Acres neighborhood and it is a part of the St Pete Agile Resilience initiative to prevent flooding. The post St Petersburg receives two million dollars for storm damage project appeared first on WMNF 88.5 FM .

Clearwater teen arrested after Sunday shooting. After a "teen takeover" at Clearwater beach ended in a shooting, the police department arrested a 16-year-old. WMNF's Megan Fair reports they believe he fired seven times before injuring a 17-year-old. The post The Scoop: Wed. June 3, 2026 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF appeared first on WMNF 88.5 FM .

Listen: A hurricane forecast tailored specifically for Florida’s west coast has been released.  It was revealed at the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus on Thursday.  The forecast is from the Climate Adaptation Center, a Sarasota nonprofit for combating climate warming.  They predict a below-average storm season with 12 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 2… The post Climate Adapta...