Hurricane Ian recovery News

Eight Months After Ian, Struggles Continue for Swamped Florida Residents

Eight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach. Now, after Hurricane Ian swept all that away, he lives in his older Infiniti sedan with …

Fishing Towns Bouncing Back After Hurricane Ian

Chokoloskee and Everglades City, two fishing villages-turned-travel-destinations that sit next to each other on the cusp of Everglades National Park and the Gulf of Mexico, have seen more than their share of hurricane destruction — Donna in 1960, Wilma in …

Search for Victims Done, Florida Coast Begins Recovery from Storm

An army of 42,000 utility workers has restored electricity to more than 2.5 million businesses and homes in Florida since Hurricane Ian’s onslaught, and Brenda Palmer’s place is among them. By the government’s count, she and her husband, Ralph, are …