Hurricane Ian made landfall for the last time in South Carolina on Friday afternoon. Ian left a stretch of the Southwest Florida coast in ruins as a Category 4 and crossed the state as a tropical storm. It later gained strength and became a hurricane w…
Ian leaves destruction, and death, in Matlacha. Colorful village flattened, isolated
MATLACHA, Fla. — Many of the colorful cottages, boutiques and restaurants that made this artsy little fishing village famous and fun are gone or battered now, swallowed by surge or broken by wind. Boats have been flung into yards, homes flung into wate…
Coast Guard sees human remains in flooded home as search and rescue continues
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials on Friday gave a glimpse into the death toll following Hurricane Ian: 20 unconfirmed deaths, 1 confirmed fatality and an unknown number of drownings in one house. Kevin Guthrie, Florida’s emergency management direc…
Legal battle over Miami bank allegedly controlled by Venezuela intensifies
The legal battle over the control of a Miami bank alleged to have been secretly run by the Venezuelan government is heating up, following the efforts of its original owner to take back the reins of the bank’s Curaçao-based parent company. The original …
Florida begins to assess devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian
FORT MYERS, Fla. — On the vacation island resorts of Sanibel and Captiva, rescuers flew in on helicopters because the roads from the mainland of Southwest Florida had collapsed into San Carlos Bay. To the south, Fort Myers Beach, once a lively town cen…
Mail ballot delays possible in parts of Florida amid Hurricane Ian, election official says
MIAMI — Election officials in Florida are discussing alternative means of voting for counties most affected by Hurricane Ian, with just a week before the deadline for mail ballots to be sent out and less than six weeks until Election Day. Mark Earley, …
Hurricane Ian death toll rises in storm-stricken areas. ‘Takes days’ or longer to determine
MIAMI — About a dozen people have died due to Hurricane Ian, which President Joe Biden has said could be the “deadliest” in Florida history. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating two deaths related to the hurricane. The Florida …
Ian’s path of ruin: Sanibel bridge severed, Gulf Coast cities flooded. Rescues continue
FORT MYERS, Fla. — As Ian continued its destructive trek across Florida, roughly 2 million households across the state awoke on Thursday without electricity as the Gulf Coast began to assess leveled homes, flooded buildings and streets, and damaged or …
Is Disney World and Cinderella’s Castle storm-proof? What we know as Ian crosses Florida
MIAMI — Ian is crossing the state Thursday, making its way through Central Florida before exiting through the east coast. Walt Disney World and other Orlando-area theme parks and attractions shut down in anticipation of the storm. What can Central Flor…
Depression forms in the Atlantic, and it’s forecast to be Tropical Storm Julia soon
MIAMI — A new tropical depression formed Wednesday morning in the central Atlantic and is forecast to turn into Tropical Storm Julia during the night, forecasters say. Tropical Depression 11 is about 710 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and has max…