SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Helene made landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida. The Suncoast also received storm surge and wind damage. The City of Venice say they have ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - The City of Bradenton is urgently asking residents to conserve water for the next 24-48 hours. Storm surge from Helene over-exerted water treatment systems and crews are ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The National Hurricane Center says that Helene continues to move north through Georgia and has weakened to a Tropical Storm, but she continues to dump heavy rains. There is a ...

City crews will be conducting damage assessments as soon daylight allows. There are reports of flooding on the barrier island. As for downtown Sarasota, there are downed trees, downed power lines and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) - TPA is now open to the public. There was no major damage to facilities. Please verify flight information with your airline. Delays and cancellations expected as airlines update ...

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - The United States Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater conducted a heroic rescue during Hurricane Helene, and the operation was captured on video. Rescuers saved the man ...

Video from South Pasadena, Florida, shows first responders encountering a house on fire in the flood waters as they conduct ...

The fire department said it has rescued 25 people so far in the Peachtree Creek/Peachtree Battle area. Those affected are ...

Vice President Kamala Harris is making her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a press conference at the Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee beginning at 9 a.m. to discuss the aftermath of Helene, which made landfall ...

To check for in county roads, Manatee County has a live dashboard with full road closures. The list is too numerous to list individually, but you can search for verified closures here. The Skyway ...

At least one person was killed in Florida as Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm Thursday night. The hurricane center ...