Like millions across Florida, Carol Whitmore was all-in Tuesday on her plan for weathering a massive and powerful storm ...

The National Weather Service projects tropical storm force winds will be the first of Hurricane Milton’s impacts in Manatee ...

Increased storm intensity prompts Sarasota County to extend evacuation order to Level C; Riverview High School pulled from ...

Manatee County officials have opened several shelters ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall as a devastating storm. Residents ...

Bradenton residents need to prepare for heavy rain and flooding. Here’s the latest on closures and emergency info from around ...

Communities from the Tampa Bay area south to Sarasota, Southwest Florida could be where Milton comes ashore midweek as a ...

Less than two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene pummeled Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 storm upon making landfall near Perry. The images from Helene’s aftermath showcase the damage a powerful ...

Hurricane Milton, which swiftly intensified from a tropical storm to a fearsome Category 5 hurricane in barely a day, was ...

Manatee County residents living in storm-surge vulnerable areas or in homes that could easily be damaged by high winds are ...

The school system has approximately 6,250 employees (by far the largest employer in the county), 43,000 students, has 51 ...

Underdog candidates running for elected positions in Manatee County and local cities are heavily featured on the 2024 general election ballot.

The lawsuit came after a record 1,100 manatees died in 2021 in Florida, many because a lack of seagrass — a key food source — ...