DeSantis heckled in Milton over Isaias response, school reopening

Residents also criticized the education commissioner's push to reopen schools quickly, and the state has asked Washington for a major disaster declaration.

• Oct 16

Panhandle recovery continues; nearly 54,000 lack power after Isaias

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that all areas able to receive power should be reconnected by day's end, and he announced $27 million in grants for rural areas.

• Oct 13

South Florida crews return home from Isaias deployment in Panhandle

Nearly 90 first responders from Miami-Dade and Broward counties helped areas hit by Isaias, which made landfall near Destin Friday night as a Category 2 storm.

• Oct 12

Hurricane Isaias has Florida residents scrambling to prepare, evacuate

Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph hours ahead of a potential Florida landfall.

• Oct 9

Florida's Panhandle residents prepare for Hurricane Isaias: "We got this"

Free sand for sandbags was offered at eight locations, and a Pensacola hardware store sold out of generators before noon Thursday.

• Oct 8