The damage left by Hurricane Milton was the No. 1 news story in 2024 in The Villages. In October, the late-season hurricane flooded the boardwalk at Lake Sumter Landing and left behind plenty of ...

The efforts to keep loud, gas-powered leaf blowers from going extinct in Florida are more promising than the state’s efforts ...

"A very large amount of these letters that did go out are not accurate. Nowhere near accurate. Two houses next door to each other have the same amount of water," said Treasure Island resident Chris ...

The climate crisis took a hefty economic toll in 2024, with just 10 disasters causing over $200bn in damage ... Hurricane Helene sit piled along the street awaiting pickup on Anna Maria Island ...

Many communities in Southwest Florida are still recovering from 2022's Hurricane Ian, but had to deal with back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton, which brought more damage. Milton left nearly ...

Hurricane insurance is somewhat of a misnomer: No one policy can cover all the damage caused by a hurricane ... including hurricane-prone ones like Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.

This year had no shortage of incidents and events that gripped the nation's attention — aside from celebrity and sports happenings and a historic presidential election. Some dazzled millions of ...

While homeowners insurance in Florida may cover damage from severe weather, your policies may have a separate deductible for hurricanes and named storms, usually between 1% and 5% of your dwelling ...

This TCPalm graphic published May 14, 2006, explains where St. Lucie County's Towns, Villages and Countryside plan ... I saw ...