Just as Pinellas County neared the end of its months-long dune restoration project, the severe winter storm last weekend washed away nearly half of its progress on some beaches. Since work on county beaches began in October, about 189,000 cubic yards of sand has been added to reinforce shoreline from Pass-a-Grille to Indian Shores — enough to fill 58 Olympic-size swimming pools. The project .
MIDDLETON, Wis. Community members came together Friday for the sixth-annual "A Round for Rylee" fundraiser to raise money for the UW Carbone Cancer Center.
Beachgoers at Treasure Island’s Sunset Beach had to be attentive while walking along the shoreline. A precarious 4-foot ledge separated gulf waters from high sand dunes up the beach. That was before Hurricane Idalia’s surge washed out the vegetation that was holding the dunes together, according to Tyler Payne, the city’s mayor. “It’s not just damaged,” Payne said. “They’ve just been totally .