Less than 48 hours after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, many residents were returning to the barrier islands ...

The bridges to Sarasota County's barrier islands closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, according to the Sarasota Police ...

Live updates on Hurricane Milton are seen on TV as patrons drink and dine at the Copperhead Tavern’s bar in Melbourne Beach, ...

Police are located at John Ringling Causeway, Siesta Drive Bridge, Stickney Point Bridge, Blackburn Point Swing Bridge, Albee Road Bridge and the Manasota Beach Road Bridge to ensure no one enters.

With excessive storm surge, high winds, and rainfall associated with Hurricane Milton forecasted, the City of Sarasota has extended the local state of emergency declared Sept. 24.

Siesta Drive Bridge, 1400 Siesta Drive in Sarasota • Stickney Point Road Bridge, 1512 Stickney Point Road in Sarasota • Blackburn Point Swing Bridge, 733 Blackburn Point R ...

Access to Sarasota County’s barrier islands will be closed starting Tuesday at 7 p.m. This includes Casey Key, Manasota Key, Siesta Key, and Longboat Key. After 7 p.m., community members will continue ...

For the faithful in Florida, destructive Hurricane Milton has disrupted plans for observing the Day of Atonement — the ...

President Biden calls Sarasota Mayor Liz Alpert with offer of assistance prior to landfall, but many breathed a sigh of relief that it wasn't worse.

People will still be able to evacuate and get off the barrier islands, but after 7 p.m., the John Ringling Causeway and North Bridge to Siesta Key will be closed and no one will be able to access ...