OLDSMAR, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council announced that Oldsmar is this year’s winner of its “Future of the Region Award for Community Preparedness and Resiliency,” in recognition of ...

"We rise early, work long hours and fuel industries that keep our state running. Yet over 43,000 of our friends and neighbors ...

Louisiana is shrinking. Since the early 1930s, the state has lost about 2,000 square miles of land for a variety of reasons ...

With Border Patrol agents expected to begin sweeps in New Orleans this week, some Hispanic businesses are temporarily closing ...

Chris Hartnett has been selected as the new Regional Administrator for FEMA Region II, marking a major milestone in a career ...

Second Harvest Food Bank opens Bayou Distribution Center in Houma, improving local food access and emergency support for Louisiana families.

Rising sea levels and storm surges from hurricanes will bring more frequent extreme floods to northeastern U.S. states, ...

The 2025 Atlantic Basin hurricane season has officially ended. The season ended with 13 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes.

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

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Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' devices in ...