Residents and small business owners in the area have been at odds about the practicality of the proposal.

Six days of lost work left a hurricane-sized hole in Michelle Cartaya’s budget. She told WUSF how she’s making it work.

Homeowners and renters may be able to get federal assistance for displacement, home repairs, property losses and other uninsured or underinsured expenses.

Chris Kopel moved to Florida to take a job with Pinellas County Schools. Two months later, he lost his home and belongings to Hurricane Helene.

The business on the Upper Manatee River has had a number of different owners, none longer than Mark Stukey and his wife, Laura, who after 20 years would like to retire.

Horseshoe Beach continues to recover from devastating hurricanes.

As the 2024 hurricane season comes to a close, tropically induced tornadoes lands a top spot among record breaking seasons.

SBA disaster loan applications for damage caused by Hurricane Helene need to be in by Nov. 27. Loans help fill the gap between what insurance and FEMA has paid and what people need to rebuild.

During a Senate hearing, the head of FEMA says money available to help communities hit by disasters has shrunk after back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton

Officials said that some farmers may have avoided additional devastating losses from Helene, but only because they had not yet replanted after Debby hit just eight weeks before.

The emergency order gives the county administrator and emergency managers the ability to move quickly to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community.

It has been an unusually active final month for the hurricane season, when forecasters typically see a single named storm every year or two. And the 2024 season still has two weeks to go.