Casey Albritton

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Casey Albritton

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County Schools is experiencing record-low student enrollment, which means less funding for the district. The district held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways they plan to save money. "It's a thought I have in my head every single year this time of year. Every year, I think, is it my turn to get cut?" Brennen Pickett, who has taught in Pinellas County for eight years. When Pickett heard about the changes coming to the district next school year, he was worried.

2 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Casey Albritton

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Six months after Tampa Bay's first direct hit from a major hurricane in decades, images of Milton's wrath are forever ingrained in our minds. For Melissa Edwards, who works at Seaside Seabird Sanctuary, those images stick with her, but now the sanctuary is getting repaired. "It was unrecognizable…I really wasn't sure how we were going to get it back up and running," said Edwards. For Edwards, recovery seemed out of reach.

2 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Casey Albritton

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — St. Pete neighbors are pushing for more affordable housing. Dozens of people attended a community meeting Monday night, asking the city council to commit to concrete steps. "It's a very difficult thing to have to consistently worry about where the money is going to come from," said Phyllis Young, who lives in St. Pete. Phyllis Young has struggled for years to make ends meet because of rising housing costs.

2 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Casey Albritton

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Wall Street saw the third straight day of losses since President Trump introduced his latest round of tariffs and it's causing people's retirement funds to take a hit. "I don't want to see any more money come out of it…I mean, I need what's left in there," said Diane Busto. Busto is retired and lives off of her 401k, something that many are seeing decrease. "I can't afford to lose money out of that. It has to last me for so long," said Busto.

3 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Casey Albritton

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — On Wednesday, ABC Action News got a first look inside Tropicana Field since Hurricane Milton ripped the roof off the stadium and damaged the inside. Rays of sun shined through the once-covered top of Tropicana Field. "Professionals that do this and work on stadiums day in and day out, they have given us a schedule that says, 'yes, this is doable,'" said Beth Herendeen with the City of St. Pete. Engineers have hope that the Trop will once again host the Tampa Bay Rays.