Manatee County

Despite evacuation orders in 16 Florida counties, some residents say they are riding out the storm, either out of convenience or because they're convinced Helene will swerve.

Florida braced for damaging winds, a storm surge that could reach 18 feet in places along the Gulf Coast and flooding rains as Helene officially became a hurricane on Wednesday headed toward the Sunshine State.

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Horseshoe Beach residents have come together, with help from around the state, to attempt to clean up and rebuild their homes and livelihoods.

Current watches, warnings, evacuations and closures for Florida counties as Idalia closes in The National Hurricane Center has issued alerts for Florida…

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When McKenzie McAliley, a senior at Atlantic Community High in Delray Beach along Florida’s East Coast, took the bus to school, she…

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