Hurricane Irma’s ‘Last Gasp’: 3-Year Claims Deadline Put to the Test September 10, 2020 By Amy O'Connor It’s been 3 years since Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, and the trail of...
Survey: Florida Keys Population Fell by Nearly 3K After Hurricane Irma October 25, 2018 An annual population survey in the Florida Keys shows how many people left the island chain after Hurricane Irma last...
Feds Approve $616M for Florida Irma Recovery July 5, 2018 The federal government has approved Florida’s request for $616 million that will be partially used to repair homes destroyed or...
USDA to Grant $340M to Florida Citrus Farmers Impacted by Irma May 3, 2018 The federal government will provide $340 million to help Florida citrus farmers recover from Hurricane Irma. The U.S. Department of...
FEMA to End Short-Term Shelter Program for Florida Irma Victims March 9, 2018 Federal disaster officials are ending a program that paid for hotel rooms for more than 27,000 Florida households in the...
Florida’s Hurricane Irma Recovery: The Cost, The Challenges, The Lessons November 30, 2017 By Amy O'Connor The hurricane season is officially over, but it didn’t go by without leaving a major mark on Florida and its...
Florida’s Everglades City Pushes Toward Recovery After Irma’s Hard Hit November 16, 2017 By Terry Spencer Two months after Hurricane Irma’s storm surge slammed through tiny Everglades City, the mountains of debris that lined the streets...
Florida’s Hurricane Irma Recovery Tab Tops $650M October 27, 2017 The tab for Hurricane Irma keeps rising, and Florida legislators are warning that it could require some tough budget choices...
Florida Insurance Agents Recount Hurricane Irma’s Personal Impact October 26, 2017 By Amy O'Connor It’s been just over a month since Hurricane Irma hit Florida, and it won’t be forgotten in Florida by anyone...
Florida to Deploy Anti-Fraud Strike Teams to Areas Hard-Hit by Irma September 28, 2017 Anti-fraud strike teams comprised of investigators working for the Department of Financial Services’ Division of Investigative and Forensic Services will...