Carter Weinhofer is the Longboat Key news reporter for the Observer. Originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, he moved ...

One brought a devastating storm surge, another’s winds added to the destruction. Longboat Key officials weigh in on what ...

Power restoration, water service bring some relief to Longboat Key, struck by two hurricanes in less than a month.

As climate change makes hurricanes stronger and more intense, island communities like Longboat Key are particularly ...

Longboat Key initially opened only to residents on ... multi-million dollar beachfront homes tower over a slice of old Florida that's quickly disappearing. Derek Gilliam covers real estate for ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Thursday rescued a men found clinging to a cooler in the water off Florida's Longboat Key in the ...

The captain was instructed Wednesday night to put his boat in an emergency position as conditions were deteriorating due to ...

Hurricane Milton heavily damaged homes on Bradenton Beach, Florida, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Anna Maria Island was still closed ...

A man who was found floating dozens of miles off of Florida's Gulf Coast while clinging to a cooler to keep him afloat, was ...

The Sandpiper Inn on Longboat Key was hit hard by flooding during Hurricane Helene, leaving the owners little choice but to ...

Hours after Hurricane Milton slammed Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents and leaders in the region have hit the streets to survey ...

Straddling Sarasota and Manatee counties, Longboat Key saw "hundreds of millions" of dollars in damage, according to Town ...