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Jan 15, 2025 | 
heraldtribune.com | Mike Lang
The Sarasota Bradenton International Airport showed off its new concourse on the east side of the airport terminal loop on Tuesday. Airport officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception in the new Concourse A. Construction began in 2023 on what started as a $71.5 million project.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
heraldtribune.com | Earle Kimel |Mike Lang
Scientists are studying tidal flow in the pass, which was created by hurricanes Helene and Milton; Sarasota County aims to keep it openSince Syd Solomon and Pasco Carter Jr. received permission to close Midnight Pass in 1983 in an attempt to save their south Siesta Key homes, many area residents yearned for its reopening. Hurricanes Helene and Milton – which impacted Sarasota County Sept. 26 and Oct.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
news.yahoo.com | Thomas Bender |Mike Lang |Mary Lett |Jesse Mendoza |Gabriela Szymanowska |Jennifer Sangalang
When does hurricane season end? Look back at damage in Bradenton, Sarasota, Venice BeachThree hurricanes made landfall in Florida during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June 1 to Nov. 30, with the busiest months between August and October. • None Hurricane Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida, about 7 a.m. Aug. 5, 2024, as a Category 1 storm. • None Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida, at 11:10 p.m. Sept. 26, 2024, as a Category 4 storm.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
heraldtribune.com | Thomas Bender |Mike Lang |Mary Lett |Jesse Mendoza |Gabriela Szymanowska |Jennifer Sangalang
When is 2024 Atlantic hurricane season over? Season runs June 1 to Nov. 30 every year, with busiest part between August and October. Thomas Bender Mike Lang Mary Lett Jesse Mendoza Gabriela Szymanowska Jennifer SangalangUSA TODAY NETWORK - FloridaHurricane season is coming to a close. Three hurricanes made landfall in Florida during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June 1 to Nov. 30, with the busiest months between August and October.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
news.yahoo.com | Jeffrey Meesey |Greg Lovett |Mishalynn Brown |Mike Lang |Thomas Bender |Wade Tatangelo | +3 more
How bad was Hurricane Helene damage in Florida? Catastrophic. How will Hurricane Milton affect Florida? It’s a waiting game. The Category 5 storm was projected to make landfall in the Gulf Coast on Wednesday, Oct. 9 — earlier tropical weather advisories suggested a Thursday, Oct. 10, landfall on the West Coast of Florida. Hurricane Milton became a hurricane Oct. 6, strengthening into a Category 5 storm a day later. It was briefly downgraded to a Category 4 on Tuesday, Oct.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
tcpalm.com | Jeffrey Meesey |Greg Lovett |Mishalynn Brown |Mike Lang |Thomas Bender |Wade Tatangelo | +3 more
How bad was Hurricane Helene damage in Florida? Catastrophic. How will Hurricane Milton affect Florida? It’s a waiting game. The Category 5 storm was projected to make landfall in the Gulf Coast on Wednesday, Oct. 9 — earlier tropical weather advisories suggested a Thursday, Oct. 10, landfall on the West Coast of Florida. Hurricane Milton became a hurricane Oct. 6, strengthening into a Category 5 storm a day later. It was briefly downgraded to a Category 4 on Tuesday, Oct.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
heraldtribune.com | Jennifer Sangalang |Mike Lang
When is 2024 Atlantic hurricane season? June 1 to Nov. 30, with the busiest part of the season August through October. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Perry, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2024. Less than a week later, Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie formed. National Hurricane Center says don't focus on the center of the storm. Impacts can be felt hundreds of miles away.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
heraldtribune.com | Jeffrey Meesey |Andrew West |Trevor Hughes |Mike Lang
When is 2024 Atlantic hurricane season over? Season runs June 1 to Nov. 30 every year, with busiest part between August and October. Show Caption Hide Caption Clean up efforts underway on Fort Myers Beach after storm surge from Hurricane HeleneStorm surge from Hurricane Helene leaves mess behind on Fort Myers Beach. Clean up efforts underwayIn Florida, at least seven deaths have been attributed to Hurricane Helene, which made landfall at 11:10 p.m. Thursday in Perry, Florida.
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May 18, 2024 | 
heraldtribune.com | Steven Walker |Mike Lang
Oak Park graduated its senior class at a ceremony in the school's gymnasium on Friday afternoon. The school, geared toward Exceptional Student Education students, has an enrollment of less than 100 students. Jeremy Ortiz, a senior at Oak Park, said he decided to defer his high school diploma and enter the school's structured work program. He was a dual enrollment student through Suncoast Technical College in the culinary program, according to the school.
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May 18, 2024 | 
heraldtribune.com | Steven Walker |Mike Lang
Suncoast Polytechnical High School graduated its senior class during a ceremony at the Sarasota Opera House on Friday evening. A technology magnet school with more than 580 students, according to an estimate from U.S. News and World Report, Suncoast Polytech ranks as the second-best high school in Sarasota County.
