storm damage

A soon-to-be-released report will estimate Florida’s agriculture industry sustained about $1.07 billion in damages from Hurricane Ian, with growers of citrus, vegetable and horticultural crops taking the biggest hits from the wind, rains and flooding. But citrus growers think the estimate doesn’t show the full damage from the storm.

Mayor Greg Brudnicki and other leaders from a rebuilt Panama City recently went to the southwestern coast to help officials plan a way forward. Brudnicki says they have to concentrate on removing debris because nothing else can happen until that's done.

A legislative budget panel this week gave Gov. Ron DeSantis millions more dollars to pump into storm recovery projects, two weeks after category 4 Hurricane Ian landed in Southwest Florida and crossed the state. Ian landed nearly 4 years after category 5 Michael hit the Panhandle, where recovery continues.

Experts say the number of bee colonies in the path of the Category 4 hurricane account for about 1 in 7 of the nation’s total. They represent a crucial pollination force.

Residents of Florida’s devastated barrier islands are starting to return, assessing the damage to homes and businesses despite limited access to some areas.

The family survived the storm, and so did their house. Now they're dealing with the sadness of what they couldn't save.

Biden will be joined by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Rick Scott, two of Biden's most prominent Republican critics.

Florida has a balancing act between building in vulnerable areas and protecting established developments. Will South Florida and the rest of the state see a shift in the wake of Ian?

Southwest Florida citrus growers are seeing conditions potentially worse than after Hurricane Irma, which played a key role in citrus production falling by more than one-third in 2017.

Insurers were required to begin submitting claims data Friday and will continue submitting the information each day through Oct. 7.