If you’re traveling on Interstate 75 in Southwest Florida, be prepared for road closures: On Friday night, the Florida Department of Transportation closed a 14-mile chunk of I-75 between mile … Click to Continue » ... Read More
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Recovery plans using ferry, barges start to take shape for isolated Pine Island
After inspecting storm-battered Pine Island, which is home to both fishing villages and long-term residents, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday vowed to restore the destroyed bridge that has severed the … Click to Continue » ... Read More
See the areas ravaged by Hurricane Ian and read the stories from the ground
Hurricane Ian made landfall in Cayo Costa as a monstrous Category 4 storm — just two miles per hour shy of a Category 5 — on Wednesday afternoon and pummeled … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Hurricane Ian damaged my Florida megamansion, ‘Queen of Versailles’ star tells TMZ
The so-called House of Versailles in Windermere, Florida, appears to have taken a hit from Hurricane Ian. The roughly 100,000-square-foot plus mega-mansion, the subject of the 2012 documentary “The Queen … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Biden calls Hurricane Ian ‘an American crisis’ as South Carolina hit, Florida devastated
Hurricane Ian is “likely to rank among the worst in the nation’s history” and is posing a crisis to the nation, President Joe Biden said on Friday, addressing the powerful … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Dozens of people helicoptered off Sanibel Island after rescue by Miami-Dade team
Residents stranded on Sanibel Island by Hurricane Ian flew to the mainland by U.S. Army helicopters after Miami-Dade County rescuers reached them, according to footage released by the agency. Footage … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Coast Guard sees human remains in flooded home as search and rescue continues
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 … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Hurricane center is watching a tropical wave. What the forecast says about it
The National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical wave that is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern tropical Atlantic. “Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Where is Hurricane Ian now? Storm leaves Florida, but makes trouble for Carolina coast
This article tracking Hurricane Ian is available for free as a public service to all readers. Get Hurricane Ian updates texted to you from The Miami Herald. Sign up at … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Ian leaves destruction, and death, in Matlacha. Colorful village flattened, isolated
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. … Click to Continue » ... Read More