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Sarasota County hit a $1.9 million threshold for state and federal reimbursement Thursday; Manatee County estimates at least $2 million in damage.

The debut of a new Shake Shack on Monday created bumper-to-bumper traffic along Harrisburg Avenue near the Crossings at Conestoga Creek shopping center.

A federal rule thats to protect tax payers from rebuilding flood prone areas without proper mitigation is causing headaches all over Florida.

A federal rule thats to protect tax payers from rebuilding flood prone areas without proper mitigation is causing headaches all over Florida.

That uncertainty along with the fact that qualified contractors will be hard to come by in the coming months have local law enforcement officials preparing for a wave of fraud as insurance payments and federal assistance begins to flow into local bank accounts.

Hurricane Ian victims are laser-focused on recovery, making some of them easy marks for scammers offering quick help. And scammers know that.