Two back-to-back destructive storms make some ponder the burden of the barrier island’s beauty. Will they rebuild, again or ...

Anxious evacuees who live near Hurricane Milton’s landfall returned home Friday to find out if they faced more destruction or ...

Sanibel, the quaint barrier island just west of Fort Myers Beach, appeared to have withstood the winds and surge from ...

Gasparilla Island "still unstable and dangerous” after Milton's destruction. Saturday, residents could drive home for the ...

Sanibel Island is making progress in recovery after Hurricane Milton. The causeway has reopened to residents and business ...

When you think of islands, Georgia likely doesn't come to mind. However, the Georgia coast is home to around 15 barrier ...

In those locations where hurricanes have gone ashore this year the double whammy is ocean storm surge combined with heavy rain on land. To understand how rain plays into this, one has to look no ...

Chris Fiore was supposed to be accepting delivery of new household appliances and furniture, replacing items that were ...

After Hurricane Milton, Raphaela Williams pleaded for help for Charlotte County’s Little Gasparilla Island, a barrier island with a seven-mile beach. It’s only reachable by boat. Cars aren’t allowed, ...

Note: The Herald and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on our websites for this developing story, providing ...

Treasure Coast public schools resume this week, after closing because of the impact of tornadoes and Hurricane Milton, ...

A meteorologist with the National Weather Service and a science officer headed to Vero Beach Saturday to continue a damage survey that began Friday.