County staff also presented a proposal to let homeowners in flood zones voluntarily raise their floor elevations to mitigate future flood risks.

Since the opening of Midnight Pass during Hurricane Helene, official re-opening, water quality is said to become much better ...

Allegiant wanted to go into the hotel business with a sprawling resort in southwest Florida. Now, just over a year later, ...

Allegiant Travel Co. announced Tuesday that it "had launched a competitive process to sell at least a majority interest in the resort." ...

Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...

A swath of red tide stretching for more than 200 miles has formed from Tampa Bay to Key West and the bloom started near Tampa ...

According to the latest update from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Karenia brevis, the organism responsible for red tide, was detected in 75 samples collected from the Gulf ...

as matching funds for Helene or Milton FEMA local share, for widening roads or bridges that bottle-necked during evacuation, to elevate infrastructure or to buy out residences or businesses, and to ...

Seven new Sarasota restaurants opened last month, one closed for good, and a legendary local spot was ranked among Florida’s ...

Are they reopening? 19 Sarasota-area restaurants, resorts, and shops temporarily or permanently closed due to damage from ...

One of those beaches – Siesta Key – took a direct hit on Oct. 9, when Hurricane Milton made landfall there with winds of 120 ...

The recovery of local governments and utilities from hurricanes Helene and Milton continues but the outlook for next season ...