Supplies available include water, ice, sports drinks, tarps, flood buckets, non-perishable food items and Meals-Ready-To-Eat ...

Hurricane Helene, which has strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 storm with 140 mile-per-hour winds, continues to create havoc in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Although the storm's eye has ...

Sarasota County anticipates shutting off water service in the early morning on Thursday, Sept. 26, due to storm surge impacts ...

Avoid the barrier islands and coastline communities in Sarasota and Manatee counties. We'll keep this list updated as we ...

Ringling College of Art and Design will also close through the end of this week. Manatee County schools, USF Sarasota-Manatee ...

The county will send out an evacuation alert for Level A and manufactured home communities starting Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7 ...

Helene is a very large storm covering a lot of area—like Hurricane Debby, but much more powerful—and in a bad location for ...

Along with those changes, chef and owner Drew Adams has welcomed Edie Zaki—best known for his downtown restaurant 1592—as his ...

Self-service sandbags will be available for Sarasota County residents from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, and Wednesday ...

Declaring a state of emergency allows state and local governments to speed up assistance to communities by making funding, ...

Floridians in counties under a state of emergency can use the code HELENERELIEF to get free rides to and from shelters.