While Vibrio vulnificus thrives in brackish water, freshwater presents a different but equally rare threat: Naegleria fowleri ...

Hurricane Ian slammed Lee County with treacherous storm surge, damaging nearly 50,000 homes, killing 150 people and causing a ...

FEMA is still paying Florida claims on 2024 storms amid debate about whether the federal agency should continue to exist.

The Fanchers’ predicament is just one of many linked to the insurance crisis in hurricane-prone Florida. Rates are sky-high and expected to continue rising as catastrophe claims surge and Floridians ...

Homes destroyed by Ian, Helene and Milton are being rebuilt, boosting county tax rolls and helping plug deficits - for now ...

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Invest 93L, a low pressure system off Florida that could impact Fort Myers and Lee County in the coming days.

In the fall of 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the southeastern U.S., later downgrading to a tropical storm causing strong winds, flooding and major destruction throughout Appalachia. Now ...