As Hurricane Helene brings dangerous storm surge, high winds and flooding rain to Florida, a look at power outages around ...

Hurricane Helene may have passed, but Sarasota and Manatee counties are still suffering from damage and flooding due to the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a significant expansion of critical habitat for Florida manatees, potentially ...

Hurricane Helene, now with winds at 125 mph, has sent rain, wind and storm surge into Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Multiple Gulf Coast counties deemed eligible for federal disaster assistance in declaration signed by President Joe Biden ...

FEMA announced Sunday that President Joe Biden approved federal disaster assistance for hard hit areas in Florida. FEMA announced that along with Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties, federal aid ...

WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida to supplement recovery ...

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is reopened Friday after Hurricane Helene brought strong wind and storm surge to Manatee County ...

Hurricane Helene. The St. Pete Pier, Tampa Bay, Florida, hours before Hurricane Helene made landfall, September 26, 2024.

Those affected in Tampa Bay counties are eligible for the aid, which includes grants for temporary housing and home repairs.

The West Indian manatee, of which the Florida manatee is a subspecies, was downlisted in 2017 from endangered to threatened. Nearly 2,000 manatees died in Florida in 2021 and 2022—a two-year record.