DeSoto County

Counties in southwest Florida saw an uptick in unemployment after Hurricane Ian. Here's how one charter boat captain in DeSoto County is faring.

The storm caused significant damage in the southern part of Sarasota County, but Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner says the turnout so far has been on par with what his office saw in 2018.

The assistance is available in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Lee, and Sarasota counties, those hardest hit by Hurricane Ian

At San Carlos Park Elementary, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $2 million has been awarded to support local education foundations in six school districts hardest hit by the storm.

Roads neighboring waterways throughout Polk, Highlands, Hardee and DeSoto counties require emergency repair following Hurricane Ian.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, swaths of standing water are creating access issues in rural Highlands, Hardee and DeSoto counties.

After Hurricane Ian dumped record levels of rain across Florida, rivers flooded, leaving thousands stranded on newly created islands.

Rural areas — including Highlands, DeSoto and Hardee counties — have been hit especially hard, with nearly 100% of customers losing power.

Deputies from three counties arrived in DeSoto County to assist in delivering water to landlocked residents.

Plans to rezone thousands of acres in Central Florida for a new phosphate mine have been put off for at least two years.

It hopes to help spread awareness about the housing affordability crisis with the dashboard, which will be updated regularly.

The spill from the former phosphate plant in Manatee County earlier this year was a cautionary event. But the country's largest producer of phosphate currently has plans for a new mine in southern Florida.