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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Most years we say it could happen here. In 2024, it did. The worst storms were Helene and Milton. Two storms just 13 days apart. They were very different hurricanes, devastating ...
Atlantic hurricane season will bring months of danger for millions of Americans. Here's a primer on what to know.
Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott released a video with Weather Channel Meteorologist Jim Cantore urging Floridians to ...
A federal judge sentenced two sisters from Northwest Florida to prison over a yearslong embezzlement scheme in which they ...
Tropical Storm Debby & Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The 2024 hurricane season in Florida had anxiety, destruction, ...
Minor repairs to the Tampa Bypass Canal should be completed in time for hurricane season, which begins June 1.
Fishermen are breathing a sigh of relief as the Ponce Inlet walkway to the jetty at the end of the inlet has reopened in time for Memorial Day weekend. The walkway had been washed out in a nor'easter ...
Spend long enough in the major leagues, and the road trips start losing their novelty. You visit the same ballparks in the same cities. You stay at the same hotels and eat at the same restaurants. But ...
WPTV is hosting a hurricane preparedness day in St. Lucie County on Thursday, May 29th. The forum is being held at the IRSC ...
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 ...
US primary insurer Allstate has secured its targeted $150 million of multi-peril and fully-collateralized reinsurance ...
The Rod & Reel Pier is reopening its iconic restaurant on Anna Maria Island after suffering catastrophic hurricane damage — ...