The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says money available to help communities hit by disasters has shrunk after back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton.

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency tells lawmakers she has encouraged the agency’s inspector general to review whether an employee was acting alone when directing workers helping hurricane victims to avoid homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump.

The next storm in the Atlantic is likely to spin up over the weekend or early next week out of the Central American Gyre, or CAG, the semi-permanent, sprawling area of spin that straddles the land areas separating the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea on the Atlantic side -- the same feature responsible for so many of our devastating hurricanes in 2024 -- including the likes of Milton and Helene.

New research shows Russia has worked to amplify false and misleading claims about the U.S. government's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton as part of the Kremlin's efforts to manipulate Americans before the Nov. 5 election.

The Biden administration has announced temporary legal status for Lebanese citizens already in the United States, likely pleasing some Arab voters, including in the battleground state of Michigan.

Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but experts in economics, insurance and risk say they are likely to be in the pantheon of super-costly $50 billion disasters.

Monroe County Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein said the way construction is done in the Florida Keys has to change.

Helene and Milton are two names many Floridians won’t soon forget as they recover from the major hurricanes, with many hoping to rebuild. But will the two major storms, coming essentially back-to-back, sink Florida’s property insurance market?

Residents in the Sarasota area are starting the process of evaluating the damage, again.

Charities are asking for your help as Florida recovers from two devastating hurricanes.

A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year’s presidential election.

Florida Gov. DeSantis is holding a news conference at Horseshoe Beach on Tuesday, where he is expected to talk about the state’s recovery efforts following a path of destruction that was left by Hurricane Helene.

We continue to monitor a disturbance lifting northward from the western Caribbean for possible development over the Gulf of Mexico by this weekend.

Another tropical system could form later this week over the northwestern Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico – in the vicinity of where Helene formed last week – and move toward the Gulf Coast for next weekend or early next week.

Helene landed on Thursday night in Florida’s Taylor County as a Category 4 hurricane. A man said he heard “a constant loud roar” for hours, as the invasive storm surge and the pounding rain caused widespread devastation. The force tossed boats like toys. Dozens lineup for aid Saturday.

Nearly 3,900 National Guard troops have been deployed across Florida in the wake of Hurricane Helene, with numerous South Florida first responders heading north to join rescue and recovery efforts.

While South Florida wasn’t a direct target for Hurricane Helene, many are wondering if this latest Florida catastrophe will wind up costing homeowners more for property insurance.

As Hurricane Helene swept through Northern Florida, residents across the Big Bend area are grappling with widespread damage caused by a massive storm surge.

Residents in Perry, Florida are once again left to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Helene slammed into their town. It’s the third major storm to wreak havoc in just over a year.

Fort Myers Beach residents are coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, just two years after Hurricane Ian wiped out the area.

Storm surge records shattered along Florida’s Gulf Coast, with hurricane gusts and flash flood emergencies sweeping inland across the southeastern U.S.

Officials estimated Helene was to blame for at least four deaths: A sign fell on a car killing one in Florida. A tornado killed two in Georgia. A tree fell on a home in North Carolina killing one person.

A man and his "best friend" are safe after the U.S. Coast Guard pulled them from the water off of Sanibel Island on Thursday afternoon.

Hurricane Helene has made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warn of “catastrophic” flooding along the Gulf Coast.

Fort Myers Beach, which was ravaged by Hurricane Ian in 2022, experienced storm surges and flooding Thursday thanks to Hurricane Helene.

Gusting winds and choppy conditions on the water were some of the effects Miami-Dade and Broward counties saw from the bands of Hurricane Helene Thursday. The conditions were expected to persist for another day or so.

Helene steadily strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane early Thursday morning and is poised to strike the northeastern Gulf coast tonight as a major hurricane, bringing catastrophic winds and storm surge into Florida’s Big Bend from east of Apalachicola to Florida’s Nature Coast, centered on Apalachee Bay.

In Tallahassee, more than 200,000 people are directly in Hurricane Helene’s path, causing many residents in Leon and Levy counties to evacuate.

As the clock ticks down, activity has ramped up in Cedar Key on Wednesday, where residents and business owners are racing to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Helene.

Hurricane Helene was still a good distance away from the Florida coast Wednesday, but its size became a concern for residents in the South Florida area.

Monroe County Public Schools announced all of the schools and districts’ offices will be closed on Thursday as part of preparations for Hurricane Helene’s impact in Florida.

Weather will continue to deteriorate across South Florida on Wednesday as Helene continues to strengthen and move northward.

Helene continued to steadily strengthen as it grazed the northeastern tip of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula Wednesday morning. The storm is on the cusp of becoming Hurricane Helene and is projected to deliver a devastating blow to Florida’s Gulf Coast tomorrow as a major hurricane.

South Florida first responders are heading north to the Big Bend area Wednesday as Hurricane Helene heads toward Florida.

Although Tropical Storm Helene is not expected to hit South Florida, it could still bring some rain to the area, prompting Broward County officials to hold sandbag distributions.

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to strengthen into the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States in over a year sometime in the next 24 hours.

At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene was located near latitude 36.6 North, longitude 87.4 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east near 3 mph (6 km/h)...