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Animal care experts with The Florida Aquarium successfully relocate its seven male cownose stingrays, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, from Tropicana Field back to the Aquarium in downtown Tampa. (Florida Aquarium via AP)

Safe! Florida Aquarium’s stingrays ride out Milton in MLB Rays’ ballpark tank

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

A child's swing still hangs on a tree, surrounded by debris from homes destroyed by Hurricane Milton, on Manasota Key, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Determination to rebuild follows Florida’s hurricanes with acceptance that storms will come again

By Russ Bynum and Brendan Farrington and Ty O'Neil - Associated Press

Tourists walk along Universal Orlando Resort city walk before the park closed early for the arrival of Hurricane Milton, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Orlando theme parks reopen after hurricane while some Tampa-area attractions stay closed

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A crane is seen across 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices in St. Petersburg, Florida, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, as Hurricane Milton's strong winds tore through the area. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

More than 3 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding

By Terry Spencer and Kate Payne - Associated Press

Ron Rook, who said he was looking for people in need of help or debris to clear, walks through windy and rainy conditions on a deserted street in downtown Tampa, Fla., during the approach of Hurricane Milton, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Here’s what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual

By Seth Borenstein - Associated Press

Ted Carlson puts his best friend Evan Purcell's cat McKenzie into a pick-up truck as the pair recover her along with other important items from Purcell's home ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, as debris from Hurricane Helene damage to Purcell's garage level still sits alongside the driveway, in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. "This place couldn't handle Helene," said Carlson, predicting. "It's all going to be gone." (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

What to know about Hurricane Milton as it churns toward Florida’s Gulf Coast

Associated Press

Max Watts, of Buford, Ga., walks in the parking lot to check on a trailer parked outside the hotel where he is riding out Hurricane Milton with coworkers, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. Watts, who works for a towing company, was deployed with colleagues to Florida to aid in the aftermath of the storm. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

More than 1.5 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding

By Terry Spencer and Kate Payne - Associated Press

Melvin Lee Hicks, who is homeless, lies under a sheet donated by a nearby hotel, as he shelters alongside a parking garage in downtown Tampa, Fla., during the approach of Hurricane Milton, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm

By Terry Spencer and Kate Payne - Associated Press

Boats destroyed during Hurricane Helene are shown on the Davis Islands Yacht Basin ahead of the possible arrival of Hurricane Milton Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

As Milton takes aim at Florida, why is Tampa Bay so vulnerable to hurricanes?

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

Heavy traffic flows northbound on Interstate-75 as people evacuate the Tampa Bay area ahead of Hurricane Milton's arrival late Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Ocala, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Tampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the one

By Terry Spencer and Haven Daley - Associated Press

Workers board up a grocery store to protect it from Hurricane Milton, in Progreso, Yucatan state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)

Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris as Cat 5 Milton approaches

By Haven Daley and Mike Schneider - Associated Press

This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken at 11:36pm ET on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, shows Hurricane Milton. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Milton strengthens into a Category 4. Florida prepares for evacuations and storm surge

By Jeff Martin and Freida Frisaro - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by Neon in August 2024, former U.S. Green Beret Jordan Goudreau holds an assault rifle in a documentary film about the combat veteran's involvement in a coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (Neon via AP)

Ex-Green Beret behind failed Venezuela coup released pending trial on weapons charges

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

A driver negotiates a flooded street as Tropical Storm Debby passes just to the west of the Tampa Bay, Fla., region, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Hurricane Debby makes landfall in northern Florida as Category 1 storm

By Kimberly Chandler and Christopher O'meara - Associated Press

City workers empty trash cans to prepare for the storm at Clearwater Beach on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Clearwater, Fla. (Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings

Associated Press

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark drops to the ice, but fails to make the save, on a gaol byy Ottawa Senators left wing Jiri Smejkal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

History with Maple Leafs could help Bruins snap short playoff slump

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Lightning fans watch from boats with the downtown skyline in the background during the NHL hockey Stanley Cup champions' boat parade, July 12, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. On Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, the city of Tampa reached an agreement with the federal government to resolve a discrimination lawsuit alleging that male workers didn't receive the same parental leave as female workers. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Tampa settles lawsuit with feds over parental leave for male workers

Associated Press

In this image from video provided by the Tampa Police Department, Joseph Ruddy, a prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa, hands his business card to Officer Taylor Grant, outside his home in Temple Terrace, Fla., on the evening of July 4, 2023. When police arrived at his house to investigate a hit-and-run, Ruddy, one of the nation’s most prolific federal narcotics prosecutors, was so drunk he could barely stand up straight, leaning on the tailgate of his pickup to keep his balance. (Officer Taylor Grant/Tampa Police Department)

Body cam catches elite federal prosecutor offering Justice Department card during DUI crash arrest

By Joshua Goodman and Jim Mustian - Associated Press

Members of the Tampa, Fla., parks and Recreation Dept., help residents with sandbags Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Idalia strengthens to a hurricane, pushing a surge of ocean water toward Florida

By Laura Bargfeld - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber celebrates intercepting a pas by Detroit Lions' Daunte Culpepper in the second quarter of an NFL football game in Detroit, Nov. 23, 2008. Barber never doubted he’d wind up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The undersized cornerback’s journey included some of the most memorable plays in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history, as well as five trips to Canton in which he resisted the temptation to step foot in the building where he’ll be enshrined as part of a class of nine 2023 inductees. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Hall of Famer Ronde Barber emerged from shadow of twin brother Tiki to make name for himself

By Fred Goodall - Associated Press