While our shores are still home to nesting colonies of black skimmers and least terns, we used to be a safe place for birds ...

The system tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm in Siesta Key, about 70 miles south of Tampa. Damage was widespread, and water levels may ...

Updated: Jun 18, 2025 / 12:44 PM EDT SIESTA KEY, Fla. (WFLA) — A former Siesta Key resort manager was arrested last month after deputies said he stole $110,000 from a top-rated resort.

Former Sarasota County employee Ben Quartermaine has been selected to head the county's new Stormwater Department.

Staff Author, Opheli Garcia Lawler June 10, 2025 TriggerPhoto/Getty Images A colorful lifeguard stand on Siesta Key Beach, Florida.

The annual World’s 50 Best Beaches list was recently released, and only one U.S. beach made the list—Siesta Beach in Siesta Key, Florida.

More than 100 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.

Climate change increases South Florida’s flood threats, with studies revealing how groundwater, tides and rainstorms strain outdated drainage systems.

The widespread street flooding from two gloomy days of rain last week in South Florida is just a hint of things to come. Storms, scientists say, will only continue to get more intense.

Governor DeSantis signs law requiring Florida landlords to disclose past flooding to renters and home sellers to home buyers. Protections aim to assist tenants in flood-prone areas.

The Siesta Key community is specifically looking forward to its annual fireworks display. This show is community driven and community funded. Many businesses in the area are contributing to the cause.

Wherever you live in South Florida, the flooding you see right now is likely to get worse in the years ahead – despite billions of dollars in drainage projects intended to protect communities.