Despite the destruction, many people expressed relief that Milton wasn't worse. The hurricane spared Tampa a direct hit, and the lethal storm surge that scientists feared never materialized.

Wednesday night, Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, a barrier island off the coast of Sarasota, Florida.

Live updates and developments about Hurricane Milton, which made landfall near Sarasota, Florida , after spawning tornadoes.

Manatee and Pinellas counties did not evacuate jails ahead of the storm. Other jails in Hernando, Pasco, Manatee and Sarasota ...

As skies began to clear across Florida Thursday, they offered a first glimpse of Hurricane Milton’s devastating toll — ...

"Reverse storm surge" is a familiar, if sometimes unremarked-upon, function of how hurricane winds move seawater as the ...

Damage to homes, tree debris and piles of sand that washed up along coasts are the main complaint, as no fatalities are ...

Sarasota, Florida resident, Alec Sessa, described what Hurricane Milton sounded like and what they endured as the hurricane ...

Residents in Sarasota woke up to widespread destruction Thursday morning after a powerful storm surge swept through the area.

Milton brings fear of more widespread damage, with tropical storm-force winds that extended to 255 miles, according to the hurricane center. Millions of storm-weary Floridians had been ordered or ...

Officials with the City of Sarasota say garbage collection will resume on Friday with a one day delay. Recycling collection ...