PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — For many, downtown Punta Gorda is the heart and soul of the city. But too often, homes and businesses there are at the mercy of flood waters. The city has a plan to look at the ...

Over a dozen New Smyrna Beach homes are set to either be demolished and rebuilt or raised off the ground to meet emergency standards. This initiative is part of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, ...

U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, stopping the state from immediately moving ...

Florida leaders are focusing on improving hurricane response by utilizing new technology and strengthening coordination to streamline future efforts.

Coming off last year’s hurricanes, residents up and down the coast were confused and frustrated with permitting and recovery delays.

In a heart-wrenching tale of resilience you'll see only on WPTV, an Okeechobee family is teetering on the edge of ...

Yulee, Fla. — A group of people living in an area of Yulee that FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, says is ...

More than three decades ago, residents who lived along Phillippi Creek donned matching T-shirts that read “I survived the ...

Hernando County will host three Elevate Florida workshops: ...

Upcoming Elevate Florida Workshops in Hernando County: March 17 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hernando County Emergency Operations Center (18900 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville) March 18 from 10 a.m. to 7 p ...

Aerial video taken after an EF-2 tornado ripped through a Florida neighborhood north of Orlando shows one home torn to pieces and old oak trees ripped from their roots along a normally quiet community ...

Avelo Airlines is adding more travel options for passengers at Philadelphia’s Wilmington Airport (ILG) with the new nonstop ...