MIAMI — Forecasters on Wednesday are closely watching a system near the Caribbean Sea that has a high chance of turning into a tropical depression in the next few days. They’re also watching a recently formed depression in the eastern Atlantic, but tha…
Could another storm form in the Atlantic? A look at the final stretch of hurricane season
MIAMI — Hurricane Ian has left its mark on Florida. Thousands of Floridians will have to start over and rebuild after the storm struck Southwest Florida as a deadly Category 4 hurricane, damaging bridges and roadways, destroying homes and upending ever…
‘Politics are going to get injected’: Days after Ian, campaigns roar back to life
Even one of the state’s worst natural disasters couldn’t keep politics at bay for long in Florida. Less than a week after Hurricane Ian devastated parts of the state’s southwest coast and flooded its central region, many Florida campaigns are roaring b…
Grueling Ian search takes toll on Miami fire crews. ‘Forget about our jobs, we’re human’
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — It’s grueling work being a member of Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 2, made up mostly of city of Miami firefighters. In Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian, just as in countless other disasters, they go about their work me…
Biden visits Puerto Rico, says he’s ‘determined to help’ recovery after Hurricane Fiona
PONCE, Puerto Rico — President Joe Biden declared in Puerto Rico on Monday that his administration is committed to helping the island recover from Hurricane Fiona and other disasters, announcing a $60 million federal investment in flood management that…
President Biden visits Puerto Rico on Monday, will announce aid after Hurricane Fiona
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are traveling to Puerto Rico on Monday, the first stop to storm-stricken parts of the United States after Hurricane Fiona flooded the island last month and Hurricane Ian devastated s…
‘It’s a total loss.’ Iona residents left with little after Hurricane Ian
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The small unincorporated Lee County community of Iona lies a few miles east of Fort Myers Beach, still closed off to the public while rescue crews search through what is reported to be complete devastation in the aftermath of Hurrica…
‘We are tired, dirty and hungry’: Hurricane Ian survivors leave Fort Myers Beach on foot
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Feeling increasingly isolated in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach residents and renters continued to exit their devastated island by foot Sunday, four days after a 10-foot storm surge driven by 150 mph winds inu…
FEMA administrator: Floridians must ‘understand what their risk is’ when rebuilding
MIAMI — With at least 70 people dead in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell promised to provide assistance to Floridians as they recover from the powerful Category 4 storm, but also said it’s important to consider t…
Bodies of 3 women believed to be Cuban migrants found off the Florida Keys
MIAMI — The bodies of three women were found in mangroves near Naval Air Station Key West Saturday afternoon, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday. This is, MCSO said, “the third time since Thursday the Sheriff’s Office has removed bodies in…