For decades Sarasota avoided a hurricane's direct. Milton finally made landfall on Sarasota's coast, but pulled its punch. Was it the legend?

A Siesta Key homeowner says the whole first level of his home was destroyed by Milton, which made landfall there as a ...

While the newly developed storm-proof homes have endured a few storms since people moved in last year, Hurricanes Helene and ...

The School District of Manatee County is targeting an Oct. 15 reopening date after an initial assessment of its campuses, ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, several communities and organizations across South Florida accelerated and amplified ...

Lance and Nichol Fountaine moved to Siesta Key in 2020 from Tennessee. Their home has flooded six times since then. Now ...

Residents of the Twin City community in St. Petersburg said they were forced to pay a monthly rental fee even though local ...

A 5-ton ex-military truck rumbles to a stop at the sight of Kathleen Killeen standing in calf-deep water while sticking her thumb out.

"Paradise is still paradise, despite this mess," said Pat Hurst, who along with her husband Bill has lived on Siesta Key ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — When Hurricane Miton arrived at Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday night, it made landfall near Siesta ...

Florida is now facing a long road to recovery following back-to-back “once in a lifetime” storms from Hurricanes Milton and ...

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