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Shreya Vuttaluru - Data Reporter/Investigations
Shreya Vuttaluru

Data Reporter/Investigations

I make sense of complicated datasets for the investigative team at the Times — and I have lots of fun doing it. I’m a New Jersey native and a graduate of the University of Maryland, where I studied journalism and political science but quickly fell in love with programming and investigative reporting. When I’m not coding or writing, you can find me enjoying Tampa Bay’s sunshine and beaches, or watching cooking competition shows.

  1. Water pollution puts Floridians at risk of severe health problems
    • Investigations
    Carol Leone was visiting Florida on vacation when she encountered a red tide off Longboat Key. She experienced a cough and difficulty breathing, even weeks after she left the state.
  2. Florida lets big companies pollute with impunity. Waterways suffer
    • Investigations
    Florida is supposed to police the state’s biggest sources of water pollution: agriculture and development. Instead, regulators and lawmakers have protected the major industries at nearly every turn, a Tampa Bay Times investigation has found.
  3. Gotten sick from Florida algae blooms? We want to hear from you
    • Environment
    A health alert sign warns visitors to Sand Key Park in Clearwater of the presence of red tide in March 2023.
  5. More hurricanes are slamming the Gulf Coast. Is this the new normal?
    • Hurricane
    Manufactured homes were destroyed by Hurricane Milton on Manasota Key in Englewood, as shown in this Oct. 16 photo.
  6. Florida waters are getting more polluted. Here’s what the Times found
    • Investigations
    A Times journalist surveys algae at Shell Key Preserve in Pinellas County in 2022. Tangles of seaweed coat the water and surrounding mangroves.
  7. Which polluted Florida waters are getting worse? Find out here
    • Investigations
    Screenshot of a Tampa Bay Times interactive tool.
  8. Florida must act quickly to stop water pollution, federal lawmakers urge
    • Investigations
    A devastating red tide bloom hit Tampa Bay in 2021, causing dead fish to float ashore in downtown St. Perersburg. Niko Price, center, used a net to collect carcasses while working with a contracted crew around a marina.
  9. How the Times analyzed water pollution across Florida
    • Investigations
    Aqua-green water of the Atlantic Ocean collides with brown water from the St. Lucie River off Stuart. The river water is laden with runoff that flows off farms and developed lands.
  10. Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.
    • Investigations
    Hundreds of manatees starved in the Indian River Lagoon after the animals' main food source, seagrass, disappeared following decades of pollution. To trace the manatee die-off to its roots, Times reporters conducted a first-of-its-kind statewide analysis, pinpointing alarming levels of chemicals in nearly 1 in 4 waterways.
  11. More hurricanes are slamming the Gulf Coast. Is this the new normal?
    • Hurricane
    Manufactured homes were destroyed by Hurricane Milton on Manasota Key in October. Milton was the latest major hurricane to make landfall in the gulf as part of an unprecedented eight-year streak of storms.
  12. How many properties did Milton’s surge flood? Here’s what the data show.
    • Hurricane
    A couch sits in the exposed living room of a home damaged by Hurricane Milton storm surge, on Manasota Key, in Englewood, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
  13. After Hurricane Milton, a feeling of ‘fight or flight’ along Pinellas beaches
    • Hurricane
    Damage is shown on Pass-a-Grille in St. Pete Beach on Friday.
  14. For Paradise Grille in St. Pete Beach, a chance to come back stronger after Milton
    • Hurricane
    The owner of the Paradise Grille on St. Pete Beach said his business will be closed for several months as they recover from Hurricane Helene, but that Milton didn't add much if any damage to the business.
  15. Florida live cameras: Watch Hurricane Milton landfall videos
    • Hurricane
    A live camera view of Clearwater Beach.
  16. Tampa Bay traffic jams as thousands evacuate before Hurricane Milton
    • Hurricane
    Congested traffic on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Monday afternoon.
  17. DeSantis expands state of emergency ahead of expected Hurricane Milton
    • Hurricane
    Gov. Ron DeSantis walks towards the podium for a news conference near John's Pass Village on Wednesday in Madeira Beach.
  18. Where to find sandbags around Tampa Bay ahead of Hurricane Milton
    • Hurricane
    Sandbags are seen outside a home in the flood-prone neighborhood of Shore Acres in St. Petersburg before Hurricane Helene on Sept. 25.
  19. Tampa comedian Bert Kreischer to host benefit show for Hurricane Helene victims
    • Life & Culture
    Parade Grand Marshal and comedian Bert Kreischer is seen shirtless among hundreds of pirates aboard the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship before the start of the Gasparilla Invasion Parade on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 in Tampa.
  20. Tropical Storm Milton could become major hurricane before Florida landfall
    • Hurricane
    Tropical Storm Milton is forecast to become a major hurricane before hitting Florida.
  21. For Tampa Bay, Helene was the worst storm in a century
    • Hurricane
    A vehicle was pushed out of its garage caused by storm surge from Hurricane Helene on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 in Madeira Beach.
  22. Florida live cameras: Watch Hurricane Helene landfall videos
    • News
    View of Tampa Bay from Downtown St. Petersburg.
  23. Tampa man arrested in Saturday shooting that killed 2 people
    • Crime
    Robert Craig Webb, 65, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after a fatal shooting in Tampa, according to police.
  24. Pinellas inmate death under investigation
    • Breaking News
    The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of inmate Kevin Kelley.