manasota key

The Charlotte County Commissioners voted to pass charges that residents on Manasota Key have been dreading.

A sight no one wants to see: dead fish have begun to accumulate along the coast in Charlotte County, could it be red tide?

WINK News is getting a look at the south side of Manasota Key for the first time since Hurricane Milton.

Homes in North Manasota Key have been hollowed out from the storm surge after Hurricane Milton. Now, residents living on Manasota Key are trying to figure out their next steps moving forward while coping with the loss.

Parts of Manasota Key are already unrecognizable from the damage Helene caused, and now, with Milton on the way, people are heartbroken and wondering what the future holds.

Hurricane Helene caused severe flooding that seemed to spare no one on Manasota Key. Two families share their cleanup stories with WINK News.

Whipping winds – the sound of Hurricane Helene ripping through Manasota Key, as swells smashed into the island. Even so, Marsha Viglianco stayed to watch from her back porch.

The barrier islands are the most vulnerable in Charlotte County, and evacuations have been ordered for places like Manasota Key.

Charlotte County’s coastal team is celebrating the first-ever recorded leatherback sea turtle nest on Manasota Key.