Carter Weinhofer is the Longboat Key news reporter for the Observer. Originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, he moved ...

Public beach access point, power, mail and debris pickups. WATER: Boil Water Advisory has been rescinded Locations may ...

Hurricane Milton plowed through Florida on Oct. 10, as many seasonal Ohioans prepared to travel south to avoid the colder ...

Crews with the Coast Guard’s Southeast division rescued a boat captain on Thursday after the man got stuck off the west coast ...

Power restoration, water service bring some relief to Longboat Key, struck by two hurricanes in less than a month.

A Coast Guard crew from a Miami base rescued a commercial fisherman who rode Hurricane Milton out inside a fishing cooler.

One brought a devastating storm surge, another’s winds added to the destruction. Longboat Key officials weigh in on what ...

Sarasota city officials reported that barrier islands residents and businesses are expected to get water stored Monday. Once ...

As climate change makes hurricanes stronger and more intense, island communities like Longboat Key are particularly ...

MIAMI – The Coast Guard released a video Saturday of a recent rescue at sea northeast of Key West. A crew in a Coast Guard ...

The School District of Manatee County is targeting an Oct. 15 reopening date after an initial assessment of its campuses, ...

Hundreds of people were without power and thousands remained in shelters Thursday more as emergency crews assessed the ...