Hurricane stories

Lee County is now working on an after action report that will come out later this summer. The report will review the actions taken after the storm.

The National Hurricane Center says many people focus on the forecast cone rather than their potential impacts. Lee and Charlotte Counties were always in Hurricane Ian’s cone and at risk for storm surge.

Hurricane Ian-damaged home is getting raised to meet FEMA standards.

How much money has been distributed from the Florida Disaster Fund?

One Cape Coral homeowner said not only did his homeowner’s insurance company write him a check worth less than 10 percent of the estimated damages, the company ignored his calls and emails too.

The deadline to file your tax returns or request an extension is April 18, 2023. With Hurricane Ian and the end of some COVID-19 relief, tax payers may need to spend more time preparing their returns.

The message to people hit hardest by Hurricane Ian on Fort Myers Beach is, knock it down we will rebuild.

Places like Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel, shaken to their foundations when Hurricane Ian swept through, can learn a lot from the rebuilding efforts in Mexico Beach after Hurricane Michael steamrolled the Bay County town in 2018.

Picking up all the pieces after a devastating storm like Ian can take a long time, and a large portion of Fort Myers Beach is still destroyed and needs to be rebuilt. But there is help out there. People are waiting in long lines getting drywall put back in their homes. 7,000 sheets of drywall […]

A popular restaurant in downtown Fort Myers is giving WINK News an exclusive look inside its new spot. Bruno’s shut down nine days before Hurricane Ian but then had to gut the entire place after the storm. The owners of Bruno’s told WINK News the new location would feature all of the exact special touches […]