BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — The start of “snowbird” season in Florida is only weeks away, but many Florida Gulf Coast beaches, regularly voted some of the best in the United States, are closed ...

Martin, who hunkered down at the aquarium through the hurricane to keep an eye on the marine life, said sandbags were no match for the storm surge in Clearwater. "It came in so quickly.

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — When a hurricane sets its sights on Florida, storm-weary residents may think of catastrophic wind, hammering rain and dangerous storm surge. Mounds of sand swallowing ...