Bethany Barnes

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Investigative Reporter at Tampa Bay Times

Not here anymore! Find me on Bluesky! Deputy investigative editor @TB_Times. Contributor @LMattersNews. Past: @Oregonian, Vegas papers. [email protected].

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1 dead, several hurt after hit-and-run boat crash into Clearwater Ferry

1 month ago | flcourier.com | Emily Mahoney |Bethany Barnes |Christopher O’Donnell |Chris Tisch

CLEARWATER — One person died and several passengers were injured Sunday night, April 27, after an aquatic hit-and-run crash slammed the Clear-water Ferry, a public water taxi touted for its convenience and safety, into a sandbar near the Memorial Causeway bridge. Clearwater officials announced three hours after the collision that the driver who they said fled the scene had been found by a partnering law enforcement agency.
Wasting away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve and Florida waters are getting worse

1 month ago | news.wgcu.org | Zachary Sampson |Shreya Vuttaluru |Bethany Barnes

Editor’s note — about this story: This story is part of the Pulitzer Center's nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more information, go to pulitzercenter.org/connected-coastlines. This story was originally published by the Tampa Bay Times and shared in partnership with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, a multi-newsroom initiative founded by the Miami Herald, the Sun-Sentinel, The Palm Beach Post, the Orlando Sentinel, WLRN Public Media, and the Tampa Bay Times.
1 dead, several hurt after hit-and-run boat crash into Clearwater Ferry

1 month ago | gazettextra.com | Emily Mahoney |Zachary Sampson |Bethany Barnes

CLEARWATER, Fla. - One person died and several passengers were injured Sunday night after an aquatic hit-and-run crash slammed the Clearwater Ferry, a public water taxi touted for its convenience and safety, into a sandbar near the Memorial Causeway bridge. Clearwater officials announced three hours after the collision that the driver who they said fled the scene had been found by a partnering law enforcement agency.
1 dead, several hurt after hit-and-run boat crash into Clearwater Ferry

1 month ago | thederrick.com | Emily Mahoney |Zachary Sampson |Bethany Barnes

CLEARWATER, Fla. — One person died and several passengers were injured Sunday night after an aquatic hit-and-run crash slammed the Clearwater Ferry, a public water taxi touted for its convenience and safety, into a sandbar near the Memorial Causeway bridge. Clearwater officials announced three hours after the collision that the driver who they said fled the scene had been found by a partnering law enforcement agency.
1 muerto y varios heridos tras choque de embarcaciĆ³n con Clearwater Ferry

1 month ago | centrotampabay.com | Emily Mahoney |Zachary Sampson |Bethany Barnes

CLEARWATER - Una persona murió y varios pasajeros resultaron heridos la noche del domingo tras un accidente marítimo de atropello y fuga que chocó el Clearwater Ferry, un taxi acuático público elogiado por su conveniencia y seguridad, contra un banco de arena cerca del puente Memorial Causeway. Funcionarios de Clearwater anunciaron tres horas después de la colisión que el conductor, quien había huido de la escena, había sido encontrado por una agencia de policía asociada.
1 dead, several hurt after hit-and-run boat crash into Clearwater Ferry

1 month ago | tampabay.com | Emily Mahoney |Zachary Sampson |Bethany Barnes |Chris Tisch

CLEARWATER — One person died and several passengers were injured Sunday night after an aquatic hit-and-run crash slammed the Clearwater Ferry, a public water taxi touted for its convenience and safety, into a sandbar near the Memorial Causeway bridge. Clearwater officials announced three hours after the collision that the driver who they said fled the scene had been found by a partnering law enforcement agency.
1 dead, several hurt after hit-and-run boat crash into Clearwater Ferry

1 month ago | swoknews.com | Emily Mahoney |Zachary Sampson |Bethany Barnes

CLEARWATER, Fla. — One person died and several passengers were injured Sunday night after an aquatic hit-and-run crash slammed the Clearwater Ferry, a public water taxi touted for its convenience and safety, into a sandbar near the Memorial Causeway bridge. Clearwater officials announced three hours after the collision that the driver who they said fled the scene had been found by a partnering law enforcement agency.
Florida waters are getting more polluted. Here’s what the Times found.

1 month ago | tampabay.com | Zachary Sampson |Bethany Barnes |Shreya Vuttaluru

After hundreds of manatees starved in the Indian River Lagoon, the Tampa Bay Times decided to trace the crisis to its roots. That meant examining water quality across Florida. Manatees’ main food source — seagrass — was wiped out following decades of pollution in the Lagoon. Miles of once-lush seagrass beds transformed into underwater deserts. Manatees washed up dead and emaciated.
Florida waters are getting more polluted. Here’s what the Times found.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Zachary Sampson |Bethany Barnes |Shreya Vuttaluru

After hundreds of manatees starved in the Indian River Lagoon, the Tampa Bay Times decided to trace the crisis to its roots. That meant examining water quality across Florida. Manatees’ main food source — seagrass — was wiped out following decades of pollution in the Lagoon. Miles of once-lush seagrass beds transformed into underwater deserts. Manatees washed up dead and emaciated.
Which polluted Florida waters are getting worse? Find out here

1 month ago | tampabay.com | Shreya Vuttaluru |Zachary Sampson |Bethany Barnes

The Tampa Bay Times spent more than a year examining water quality across Florida. Nearly 1 in 4 waterways are contaminated by high levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, or other issues that point to imbalances of the chemicals, the Times found. The pollutants fuel devastating algae blooms that kill seagrass that manatees and many other animals rely on to survive. Related: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.