Fort Myers Beach rebuilds after brutal 2024 hurricane season
Fort Myers Beach residents are rebuilding after three devastating hurricanes, driven by resilience and renewed preparedness.
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Fort Myers Beach residents are rebuilding after three devastating hurricanes, driven by resilience and renewed preparedness.
The case focused, at least in part, on requests by the center for phone or text logs that could provide information about communications by DeSantis' then-chief of staff, James Uthmeier, related to the flights.
A family expected a large insurance payout after Hurricane Ian devastated their Florida home. Then the check came, and questions about allegedly shortchanged homeowners came with it.
Adjusters in Florida say insurance companies altered Hurricane Ian damage reports to underpay homeowners. Whistleblowers detail what they found.
Wiped out during Hurricane Ian, a little league baseball field in Fort Myers Beach sees new life.
One year after riding out Hurricane Ian, Najahe Sherman returned to Ft. Myers to see how the community was recovering.
Fort Myers Beach residents will gather together for a remembrance ceremony at Bayside Park
Teri Hornstein reports a ceremony was held to remember those who died.
Teri Hornstein reports a remembrance ceremony was held at Bayside Park.
Teri Hornstein reports they will gather at Bayside Park and then head over to Times Square for the unveiling of a new clock tower.
Najahe Sherman returned to Fort Myers and spoke to those impacted by the storm.
Carbon monoxide poisoning from using a generator indoors can "kill you in minutes," the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns.
Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm names beginning with "I" have been retired
State Farm said they received nearly 59,000 claims after Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole last year
Florida is one of 21 states with no requirements to disclose flood risks to home buyers, according to a nonprofit organization.
Jim goes one-on-one with Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber about his concerns in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, where 149 people died because officials failed to adequately warn residents of the need to evacuate.
Jim goes one-on-one with Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber about his concerns in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, where 149 people died because officials failed to adequately warn residents of the need to evacuate.
Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore last September in southwest Florida, eventually causing over $112 billion in damage in the U.S. and more than 150 deaths directly or indirectly, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Monday.
Hurricane Ian briefly reached maximum Category 5 status before weakening to a Category 4 storm as it blasted ashore last September in southwest Florida, eventually causing over $112 billion in damage in the U.S. and more than 150 deaths directly or indirectly.
The lighthouse had a long road to recovery, it lost one of its legs in the storm
72-year-old James "Denny" Hurst is believed to be the last missing person in Lee County, Florida, authorities said.
Ilonka Knes, 82, was positively identified by dental records and authorities say she drowned
Cristian Benavides reports one of the big problems is an insurance industry in the state that's on the brink of collapse.
Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie pointed to issues that have arisen as the state recovers from hurricanes Ian and Nicole.
The beaches are not open because they're not safe
Residents in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park neighborhood say a string of car break-ins and burglaries has left them frustrated and fearful after multiple failed arrests.
A rescue group says the French bulldog mix dubbed "Miracle" may need weeks of treatment after being found severely malnourished behind a local drug store.
A mother says her two young sons are still recovering after the blast that injured 11 people and killed the boat operator.
With inflation hitting its highest point since 2023, Kiana Powell told CBS News, "I cannot let a deal go to waste if it's something that I am using daily."
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
Residents in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park neighborhood say a string of car break-ins and burglaries has left them frustrated and fearful after multiple failed arrests.
A rescue group says the French bulldog mix dubbed "Miracle" may need weeks of treatment after being found severely malnourished behind a local drug store.
A mother says her two young sons are still recovering after the blast that injured 11 people and killed the boat operator.
With inflation hitting its highest point since 2023, Kiana Powell told CBS News, "I cannot let a deal go to waste if it's something that I am using daily."
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Thirty years ago, a Cuban fighter jet shot down two civilian planes operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that inflamed U.S.-Cuba relations.
The Trump administration announced it's restricting people who don't have U.S. passports from entering the country if they have been in Congo, South Sudan or Uganda amid the Ebola outbreak.
The Trump administration has placed intense pressure on Cuba's communist leadership.
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
President Trump had accused the Treasury Department and IRS of unlawfully allowing a government contractor to leak his tax returns and those of his sons and company.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.