What she didn’t know was that it would all happen again just two weeks later, when Hurricane Milton made landfall on Siesta ...

Florida communities could be blocked from rebuilding stronger after a hurricane, and more than 44,000 Floridians could see higher flood insurance costs this year if Gov. Ron DeSantis signs into law a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Most years we say it could happen here. In 2024, it did. The worst storms were Helene and Milton. Two ...

Sarasota County has outlined plans to spend $75 million to dredge local waterways, but flooded residents are wondering why it wasn't done before.

The little, unassuming building itself is right off that yawning roundabout connecting Tuttle Avenue and Siesta Drive in Sarasota ... ears so long they became a flood themselves, sweeping ...

which made landfall on Siesta Key packing 120-mile-per-hour winds. Data analyzed by Suncoast Searchlight, a nonprofit investigative newsroom, attributed $187 million in direct revenue losses to ...

Things are starting to slow down a bit in the Sarasota area as we reach the middle of May, including the local concert calendar. Even still, this week will offer a full-fledged music festival ...

Of those storms, the federal weather agency forecasts that six to 10 will be hurricanes — with three to five of them major.

Just as Americans are entering what has been forecast to be a potentially worse-than-average Atlantic hurricane season ...

The destination on Siesta Key — a roughly 65-mile drive south from Tampa — has powdery, white sand that stays cool on hot days, according to The World’s 50 Best Beaches. “The gentle slope ...

Now. After battering the West Coast of Florida with winds, pounding rain and storm surge, Hurricane Milton roared onshore near Siesta Key at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, as a powerful Category ...