Local health departments advised people to stay away from more than a dozen beaches in Southwest Florida. Respiratory ...

“Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida," according to a Tuesday update from National Hurricane Center specialist John Cangialosi. All ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — We're more than four months from the start of the next hurricane season, but Florida's "hurricane hunters" are staying busy. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, rip currents are the deadliest weather-related hazard in the state.

A West Ashley carpenter is building staircases for people living in campers in Western North Carolina, following devastating flooding from Hurricane Helene. “You see your neighbor in need and ...

More information: Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf et al, Understanding hurricane preparedness behaviors: The case study of Florida college students, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction ...

Homeowners and renters in Florida who sustained losses from last year's hurricanes only have one day left to apply for FEMA assistance. Florida saw back-to-back strikes from Category 3 hurricanes ...

Rays ‘expect’ city to repair Tropicana Field by Opening Day 2026 Hurricane Helene’s surge left several Treasure Island communities in shambles. The City of Treasure Island is moving through ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced the appointment of five people to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees. The appointments of Paul Bailey, Gates Garcia, Adam Kissel, Scott Yenor ...

University of West Florida will be the the second school DeSantis has redeemed from Leftist rule as part of his mission to reform higher education in the Sunshine State: In 2023, he installed a ...

to sit on the board of trustees at the University of West Florida, a public state university. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Yenor frequently mouths off from his perch at ...