Having sandbags ready ahead of a storm can make a big difference in protecting homes and property,” one Manatee County ...

State officials have opened free fuel distribution sites in local counties ... Officials initially opened sites in Manatee, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, but have since opened additional ...

(WFLA) — Points of distribution sites are opening ... supplies at one of the donation centers, check out Manatee County’s interactive map, which shows what’s available at each location.

Several Points of Distribution (PODs) were set up across Manatee County in the wake of Hurricane Milton. Residents were able to pick up water, tarps and meals between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. To find the ...

Longboat Key has opened a neighborhood point of distribution at 525 Bay Isles Parkway (the parking lot of Publix). It will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. In Manatee County, three points of ...

In addition to the 3-6 inches of rain received in Sarasota and Manatee counties, there could be up to 12 inches of total rainfall over the next seven days, according to the National Weather Service.