Evacuees in Bradenton, Florida are receiving food from school staff among other agencies supporting the sheltering effort as Hurricane Milton approaches the state. Superintendent Jason Wysong who ...

The Panama City Police Department is preparing to depart for Manatee County to help recover from Hurricane Milton.

Due to hazardous conditions, emergency services in Manatee County have been suspended. All 911 emergency calls will be logged ...

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The Collier County Sheriff's Office said their over 700 inmates were safe from the effects of Hurricane Milton.

The incarcerated are included among the millions of Florida residents under evacuation orders during Hurricane Milton, but some jails will hold inmates in place.

As Hurricane Milton approached Florida's west coast, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said more than 1,500 inmates across their two facilities were safe. Nestor Montoya, spokesperson for the Lee County ...

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Jared Perdue, Florida ...

The sheriff’s offices in Manatee, Lee, Pinellas and St. Johns counties said they have no plan to evacuate local jails. Other ...

More than 20,000 people are incarcerated in Florida jails and prisons located in counties subject to evacuation orders.

The Manatee County Jail is in evacuation Zone A, but inmates had not been removed from the facility as of Tuesday afternoon.

Another monster hurricane is set to strike the U.S. just two weeks after the last one. Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified ...