CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. — Clearwater Mayor Bruce Rector appeared on Tampa Bay 28's Clearwater Beach live community show Friday and spoke one-on-one with morning anchor Andrew Kinsey.
WATCH: Clearwater mayor talks hurricane recovery, historic pavilion
Rector discussed why hurricane recovery from back-to-back storms Helene and Milton is taking so long, nearly two years after the hurricanes hit, and the projects still underway.
The mayor also addressed the new ownership of Crabby's Beachside Pavilion. Beachside Hospitality Group runs the 100-year-old building, and Rector said he is delighted the new owners are caring for the historic structure, which is the oldest beach pavilion in Florida.
Saudi flight from Tampa, secret FBI probe reveal possible Saudi support network for 9/11 hijackers
Twenty years after the Sept. 11 attacks, more than 80,000 records compiled by the Tampa FBI Field Office remain classified. Newly declassified documents are pointing to a possible secret Saudi support network for the hijackers. Soon after the attacks, the FBI uncovered that 15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.
