As recovery efforts from Hurricane Milton began Oct. 10, Longboat Key officials reported a mixed bag of damages and ongoing ...

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

A popular restaurant on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota has reopened after being closed due to damage from Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

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 WATER: Boil Water Advisory has been rescinded Locations may ...

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.

Back-to-back blows from Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene have caused unprecedented damage to Sarasota and Manatee County ...

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 ...

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