"This is pretty intense," said Mary Bewley hours ahead of Hurricane Milton. Bewley, who is originally from Speedway, now lives with her husband in Port Charlotte, Florida. In her more than 20 ...

GET IT ON G E T I T O N For Robert Hill, a Navy veteran, the destruction of his home on Bayshore Road has been a challenge. “Brings up old memories,” said Hill, reflecting on the painful ...

Live coverage has ended, for updates follow here. Rebecca Cohen DeSantis said "now is the time to shelter in place" as Hurricane Milton inches toward Sarasota. "First responders are staged and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hours before the Hurricane Milton made landfall on the west coast of Florida, something was brewing to the east: a historic outbreak of tornadoes, the most in a single day in the ...

PORT CHARLOTTE — As spring training baseball kicks off this week with pitchers and catchers reporting in Florida and Arizona, no team is dealing with off-field issues like the Tampa Bay Rays.

Floridians will not soon forget two weeks in September and October of 2024, when two powerful hurricanes cut through the state. First, Hurricane Helene delivered a surge of destruction to the Gulf ...

Florida experiences a high frequency of tornadoes, exceeding other southeastern states, including Oklahoma. Spring and summer are the most active periods for tornadoes in Florida, with spring ...

The Tampa Bay Rays have begun spring training 2025 in Port Charlotte, Florida. Here's how to find tickets, plus the Grapefruit League schedule.