Larissa Scott

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Larissa Scott

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — “No way I got into Harvard, there’s absolutely no way,” said Milanna Brookins. She did, in fact, get into Harvard. Let’s rewind to how we got here. WATCH: Pinellas County senior gets full-ride scholarship to Harvard University Pinellas County senior gets full-ride scholarship to Harvard University Brookins is a Countryside High School senior, the class valedictorian, and she’s been on a mission.

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Larissa Scott

CLEARWATER, Fla. — In the early morning hours after Hurricane Milton last October, ABC Action News was at the Standard Apartments on Drew Street in Clearwater, as water was rapidly rising. We arrived at the same time as first responders did, the same time as they deployed boat after boat to rescue people who were trapped. 565 people were rescued that day, according to Clearwater Police.

2 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Larissa Scott

TAMPA, Fla. — Several Florida student-athletes have collapsed on the field in recent years. That’s one reason state lawmakers just passed SB 1070, also known as the Second Chance Act. It requires student athletes to get an electrocardiogram to participate in school athletics, including games, conditioning, tryouts, and practice.

3 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Larissa Scott

Construction for phase two of Downtown Tampa's Water Street neighborhood is officially underway. Just 10 years ago, Water Street was nothing but a thought. But today, it's a 56-acre mixed-use development in the heart of downtown. WATCH: Phase 2 of Water Street begins to bring more shopping, green space to downtown Water Street renovation project transforms Downtown Tampa “We started construction in, like, 2019.

3 weeks ago | abcactionnews.com | Larissa Scott

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Since 2019, the meal prices in the Pinellas County school district have been the same, but that could now change. “I think we’ve just reached a point where that’s been reevaluated,” said Dustin Walker, Director of Food and Nutrition for Pinellas County Schools. Prices have been $2.25 for elementary school lunch and $2.75 for secondary school lunch. The Food and Nutrition Department is proposing a price increase to $2.75 for elementary lunch and $3.15 for secondary lunch.