The Latest Breaking News from Kevin Guthrie

Hurricane Idalia could hit the Gulf coast of Florida as a Category 4 storm nearly 11 months on from the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop across inland portions of South Florida and move toward the east coast during the afternoon and early evening hours of Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The head of the state agency now tasked with handling Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant relocation program told a Senate committee on Tuesday that he was not sure whether he will continue the state’s arrangement with Vertol Systems Company, the politically-connected aviation company paid to transport migrants from…

TAMPA, Fla. — Joe Biden was supposed to be standing next to Charlie Crist.

PINE ISLAND, Fla. — The helpers were busy in Southwest Florida on Tuesday.

At least 100 people have died from the impact of Hurricane Ian in Florida which hit last Wednesday causing devastation and rescue teams are continuing to look for survivors

MIAMI — Florida officials have linked about 100 deaths spanning 10 counties to Hurricane Ian, with more than half in Lee County where storm surges as high as 10 feet razed homes and destroyed some of the only bridges that contact barrier island residents to the mainland.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — At least 1,700 people remain in emergency shelters five days after Hurricane Ian ravaged the Southwest Florida coast and parts of Central Florida, a figure that demonstrates the enormity of the post-hurricane crisis as recovery efforts are underway.

It was Tuesday morning, the day before Hurricane Ian bulldozed into Southwest Florida and already less than 24 hours before Gov. Ron DeSantis declared it was too late for remaining residents to evacuate.

The powerful storm terrorized millions for most of the week, hitting western Cuba before raking across Florida and then South Carolina.

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