Florida

The FBI was alerted to the case on Sept. 26 when police in Florida contacted them about a woman who said she had been separated from her infant son since May and was being extorted for money.

The death toll from Hurricane Ian surpassed 100 in Florida Tuesday, as search efforts for anyone trapped inside flooded and damaged homes continued.

The mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio has been identified by several media outlets as Perla H. Huerta, a former combat medic and U.S. Army counterintelligence agent living in Tampa. The New York Times reported late Sunday that a Venezuelan migrant who was working with...

President Joe Biden visited Puerto Rico on Monday to survey damage left by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, pledging to rebuild the island to be more resilient to future storms. “You deserve every bit of help your country can give you…. I’m determined to help Puerto Rico build faster than in the past, and stronger and better prepared for the...

President Joe Biden promises to “rebuild it all” after visiting Puerto Rico on Monday to survey damage from Hurricane Fiona, as tens of thousands of people remain without power two weeks after the storm hit. Biden says he’s “committed to this island,” and acknowledges that Fiona was only the latest in a string of disasters that have battered the U.S....

Days after the skies cleared and the winds died down in Florida, Hurricane Ian’s effects persisted Monday, as people faced another week without power and others were being rescued from homes inundated with lingering floodwaters.

Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas, the dangers persisted, and even worsened in some places.

The Gladiolus Food Pantry usually hands out supplies on Wednesdays to about 240 families. But when Hurricane Ian swept through last week it canceled their distribution and laid waste to much of their supplies. Food bank founder and director Miriam Ortiz couldn’t even get out of her nearby house the day after Ian because of the floodwaters. Over the weekend,...

Rescuers have evacuated stunned survivors cut off by Hurricane Ian on Florida’s largest barrier island, and the state’s death toll has risen sharply amid recovery efforts.

Experts say that Hurricane Ian is shining a spotlight once again on the vulnerability of the nation’s barrier islands and the increasing cost of people living on them.

Rescuers continue to search for survivors in flooded homes in Florida after Hurricane Ian’s passage earlier this week.

Naples, Florida was hit by storm surge and heavy rain during Hurricane Ian, creating an estimated $200 million in damages.

Drone footage taken before and after Hurricane Ian slammed into Punta Gorda, Florida, on Wednesday reveals the devastating levels of flooding and destruction left by the storm.

Coastal cities in South Carolina like Charleston and Myrtle Beach are now bracing themselves for the storm’s impact.

From Las Vegas, one woman posted frantic pleas on social media for someone to check on her mother — who was alone in Florida as Hurricane Ian gained in ferocity. A Good Samaritan came to the rescue.

After being downgraded to a tropical storm, Ian has strengthened to a hurricane once again and is headed for the South Carolina coast Friday.

A revived Hurricane Ian made landfall again on Friday, this time in South Carolina as a Category 1, after the deadly storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and trapped thousands in their homes.

Ian’s fierce winds howled through a Gulf Coast trailer park with such force that residents felt they would be lifted off the ground, even blown away.

The storm flooded homes on both of the state’s coasts, cut off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroyed a historic waterfront pier and knocked out electricity to 2.67 million Florida homes and businesses.

Alligators, bears and snakes are likely to be encountered more in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Here’s why and how to avoid them.