The volume of debris left in the wake of Hurricane Milton is estimated at up to four times that of Hurricane Ian in 2022.

Joseph Malinowski, nicknamed Lieutenant Dan, was arrested in Tampa and taken to jail after surviving on his boat during the ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The emergency management chief of the Florida county where Hurricane Milton made landfall earlier this ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday issued an order allowing voting-related changes in counties hammered by Hurricane Milton, the second time in less than a month flexibility has been given to ...

During a five-day-long undercover human trafficking operation, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit arrested 157 ...

Atom Egert was arrested after attempting to grab a child out of an idle car. The child’s mother had parked the car at a 7/11 ...

Don Harvey filled up the last of several large plastic gas cans at a busy Wawa on Myrtle Street and Washington Boulevard in ...

Sarasota County has issued mandatory evacuations for levels A, B, and C, which includes the barrier islands and downtown ...

Sarasota County officials are now urging everyone in evacuation levels A, B, and C to leave their homes ahead of Hurricane ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Waste management suspended residential services in Sarasota County mainland areas ahead of Hurricane Milton. WM will suspend services on Monday, Oct. 7, and Tuesday ...

Self-service sandbags will be offered to Sarasota County residents Tuesday, Oct. 8, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., at the following locations: 17th Street Park, 4730 17th St., Sarasota; Twin Lakes Park ...

Hours will be extended during early voting. Request a vote-by-mail ballot:Sarasota County Request a vote-by-mail ballot:Manatee County The in-person early voting period runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 ...