A Siesta Key homeowner says the whole first level of his home was destroyed by Milton, which made landfall there as a Category 3 hurricane—and still, he considers himself one of the lucky ones.

Joe and Carla Italiano flew down to Siesta Key from their permanent home in Ontario, Canada, after Hurricane Milton, fearing the worst − but hoping for better − for the famous beach ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Residents and business owners in Siesta Key say they are feeling hurricane fatigue after getting hit by a second storm in as many weeks. Workers there are handing out free food ...

Lance and Nichol Fountaine moved to Siesta Key from Tennessee in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic made it possible to work remotely. They love the island life and the community on the key ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. ‒ Standing in calf-deep water that threatened to swamp her pink rainboots, Kathleen Killeen stuck out her thumb as the heavy ex-military truck rumbled down the road. Driver ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane near Siesta Key on Oct. 9. The eye of the ...

SIESTA KEY — Near the place Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night, like so many of the Gulf Coast barrier islands ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — When Hurricane Miton arrived at Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday night, it made landfall near Siesta ...

After evacuating to Fort Lauderdale for Hurricane Milton, Siesta Key resident Scott Giorgi was on the road before dawn ...

Standing on a thick layer of sand, Adam Robinson’s head nearly reached the ceiling of his beachfront condo in Siesta Key — ground zero for Hurricane Milton. The storm had dumped much of the ...