The Florida Small Business Development Center guided local businesses from Longboat Key, Anna Maria Island and St. Armands ...

In the last four years, the Atlantic Ocean has toppled 10 homes on Hatteras Island. Residents are grappling with an unknown ...

We did the stupid thing, and we survived. We did not evacuate our home on a barrier island on the west coast of Florida when ...

Outer Banks Voice Filmmakers Jordan Montgomery and Clay Mein grew up visiting the Outer Banks, a place that has always held special meaning for both. So when The Inertia—a ...

Sarasota again enforced downtown parking Monday after a brief respite due to the recent hurricane bonanza. The city will ...

Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said bad actors are preying on residents and businesses reeling from the storms. An aerial photo taken Oct. 16 in Madeira Beach shows debris piles outside of hurricane ...

Leave now if you can. Access to the barrier islands, including Casey Key, Manasota Key, Siesta Key, Bird Key, St. Armands Key, Lido Key, Longboat Key and the City of Anna Maria, will be closed at ...

Hurricane Milton caused more damage to some barrier islands that were still recovering from a previous hurricane. Storm surge swept into some of the same areas hit by Hurricane Ian two years ago.

SARASOTA, Fla. — Water service for customers living on the barrier islands in Sarasota is expected to be restored by Monday morning, Oct. 14, city leaders said in a news release. Water service ...

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — Amid the lingering scenes of destruction and devastation, a small sign of normalcy returns along some of Florida’s barrier islands that took the brunt of Hurricanes ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — The bridges to Sarasota County’s barrier islands closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, according to the Sarasota Police Department. Residents of Bird Key, St. Armands Key ...

Milton is the fifth hurricane to have hit the barrier islands in just two years. Residents say that despite the constant threat, rebuilding is worth it. “These things punch you in the gut ...