The Tampa Bay Times reported on the damage from Hurricane Milton firsthand as the storm sent a construction crane crashing into the paper’s office building on Wednesday night. The crane reportedly collapsed in downtown St.

Joe Lindquist, 32, of St. Petersburg, walks over bricks near a fallen crane along 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices. The crane broke free from the south side of the 400 Central Residences as Hurricane Milton’s strong winds tore through the area Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]

By the time Hurricane Milton caused a construction crane to crash onto the building that houses The Tampa Bay Times late on Wednesday, the newsroom’s journalists had already evacuated, fanning out across the region to cover the storm.

The editor of the Tampa Bay Times says his news operation didn't miss a beat despite a crane collapse during Hurricane Milton that gouged a hole in the St. Petersburg office building that housed his n

Powerful winds from Hurricane Milton caused a crane to collapse in downtown St. Petersburg overnight, causing damage to an office building.

City officials said the crane had collapsed onto a neighboring building, which houses the Tampa Bay Times newspaper offices.

A construction crane came crashing down on the building that houses the Tampa Bay Times during the height of Hurricane Milton’s menace across Florida

A construction crane toppled into an office housing the news outlet, the Tampa Bay Times, leaving a massive hole in the side of the building during violent winds from Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton knocked over a towering construction crane in St. Petersburg on Wednesday night, sending the crane collapsing. The crane was part of the c