Jason Beisel News Today

The Tampa Bay area is bracing for severe weather over the weekend, and organizations and residents are preparing accordingly.

The small beach community passed the ban after a pregnant 10-foot tiger shark washed up on their shores. Now, a nearby town is moving forward with a similar ban.

After being closed for a month, Sunset Beach in Treasure Island is now back open. City and county leaders shut it down after Hurricane Idalia washed away much of the dunes.

Sunset Beach is now back open after taking the brunt of the storm surge during Hurricane Idalia at the end of August.

The beach is closed as Pinellas County and Treasure Island work to restore dunes after Hurricane Idalia destroyed much of the beach back in August.

An emergency dune restoration project has begun on Sunset Beach, as the Tampa Bay coastline recovers after Hurricane Idalia.

Sunset Beach is closed for a month after the Army Corp of Engineers announced it would stop all beach renourishment projects until Pinellas County provides 100 percent of the easements.

Parts of Sunset Beach on Treasure Island officially closed Wednesday as crews got ready to start work to restore the dunes following Hurricane Idalia.

With sand in the streets and furniture being tossed, officials say the neighborhood was hit hard by the storm, and folks living there need this weekend to clean up.

In 2022, a change to state law allowed local governments to ban smoking on beaches and in parks. It also created an exception for unfiltered cigars.