The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho de la Nueva España, and, finally Gulf of Mexico.

WPTV poured over hundreds of pages of storm damage assessments the state of Florida published after major hurricanes and tornado events.

Hurricane Milton hit the west coast of Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. It then made its way across the state, causing damage, outages and deaths from tornadoes generated by the storm.

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Nearly four months ago, our communities were hit with an unprecedented number of tornadoes as Hurricane Milton ripped across the state. On Tuesday evening, the Okeechobee ...