One-legged sailor Joseph Malinowski, aka “Lieutenant Dan,” took the internet by storm for his defiance of Milton — but in the days following his rise to fame, his voluminous rap sheet ...

Hurricane Milton's unprecedented rapid intensification to a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds on October 7 was a clear indication of global warming's role in driving stronger, more intense storms.

Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm ... "Once vehicles could get on the road, BPD's SWAT and Crime Reduction Teams responded & evacuated the family," police said.

The Milton losses will likely total far below CoreLogic’s estimated losses of up to $47.5 billion from Hurricane Helene, which came only two weeks before Milton.

The former owner of a distressed dog found tied to a fence near a freeway as Hurricane Milton headed toward Florida said he left the bull terrier as he was evacuating the state, authorities said.

The former owner of a dog that was left tied to a post off a Florida highway in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall has been arrested for animal cruelty, officials announced Tuesday.

Hurricane Milton – the first hurricane to make landfall in the Sarasota-Manatee County area in more than a century when it struck Oct. 9 near Siesta Key – could have been much worse.

National Weather Service meteorologists confirmed Friday that Hurricane Milton spawned at least 41 tornadoes, but the final total could be even higher once damage surveys are completed.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton wreaked havoc on states across the U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coast, with each estimated to have caused losses of at least $50 billion. With hard-hit communities still ...

Dramatic photos show how deadly Hurricane Milton reshaped the Florida coastline — with some sections of iconic beaches now split in half. The startling images show the newly shifted coastlines ...

A flooded street with debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida ...