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

Hurricane Milton brought high winds to Longboat Key but not a storm surge, a welcome relief after Helene's high waters took a ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Thursday rescued a men found clinging to a cooler in the water off Florida's Longboat Key in the ...

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 WATER: Boil Water Advisory has been rescinded Locations may ...

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

The captain was instructed Wednesday night to put his boat in an emergency position as conditions were deteriorating due to ...

Reed Savidge and his wife, Ginny, have owned and operated Ace Hardware stores on Longboat Key for over 37 years. Over that time, they have never filed an insurance claim for anything − until ...

The sun was unforgiving above Pastor Julia Piermont and her volunteers Monday as they carried waterlogged books out of the Christ Church of Longboat Key’s annex library. The small building ...

Dezzi urged residents to plan now on where to go to escape the Key and the storm, and to leave “as soon as you can”. “If you ...

The U.S. Coast Guard says a life jacket, emergency position indicating locator beacon and a cooler likely saved the life of a ...