Over a 125-year period, Manatee and Sarasota counties have been among the safest coastal counties in Florida when it comes to ...

Buc-ee's wants to build one of the largest convenience stores in the world in Charlotte County near Peace River. What safety ...

Kevin Guthrie, the head of Florida’s emergency management department, rattled off the state’s bragging rights: debris is picked up 24/7 after a storm, power is restored within 120 hours, roads are ...

With estimated damages of $16.3 billion, Hurricane Charley became the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history at the time.

Senate Bill 180 would freeze tougher rules for at least two years, potentially allowing developers to rebuild under the same ...

Charlotte County is gearing up for the upcoming hurricane season with new equipment designed to handle natural disasters better.

When a hurricane sets its sights on Florida ... after he heard that a local park that Charlotte County officials designated as a drop-off site was filling up with the stuff.

The death toll from Hurricane Milton continues to climb ... and flooding and on Tuesday another death was announced in Charlotte County after a man died from smoke inhalation after a golf cart ...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificusa, so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," have more than doubled in Florida ... Hillsborough County, four in Lee County, three each in Pasco County and Charlotte County ...

MANASOTA KEY, Fla. — Residents in Charlotte County are still reeling after Hurricane Milton devastated the area last week. In coastal communities like Manasota Key and Grove City, entire homes ...

They include six deaths in St. Lucie County ... extended into Atlanta and Charlotte. Tropical storm-force winds have begun lashing the western coast of Florida as Hurricane Milton draws closer ...

Tiffany Tompkins [email protected] Debris scattered in a Charlotte County neighborhood caused by Hurricane Milton in Sarasota, Florida on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Al Diaz / Miami Herald ...