When Hurricane Helene battered Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, one of the hardest-hit areas was the small town of Steinhatchee, which was overwhelmed by a 10-foot storm surge and 140 mph winds.

STEINHATCHEE, Fla. — Cleanup continues in the Big Bend of Florida, where now-Tropical Storm Debby slammed the area as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm slammed coastal and low-lying areas ...

STEINHATCHEE, Fla. – David Duckworth sat in his raised up, silver Chevrolet truck watching Hurricane Debby's storm surge roll in from the Steinhatchee River. For six hours, Duckworth monitored ...

STEINHATCHEE, Fla. — Residents returned to this coastal town Friday morning to find their beloved businesses flattened, homes swept away and roads flooded, a little more than a year after ...

STEINHATCHEE — Before Friday morning’s light showed boats in yards, homes flattened and docks thrown from the river into roads, 22 members of the Florida State Guard Special Missions Unit were ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke from Steinhatchee on Monday, giving the state an update in the wake of Hurricane Helene.He was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin ...

STEINHATCHEE — As Hurricane Helene pounded this tiny coastal community Thursday night, Charles and Dana Webb abandoned their wooden cottage, seeking shelter in a sturdier concrete house next door.

STEINHATCHEE, Florida ‒ For nearly two decades, Scott Peters poured his heart and soul into his Crabbie Dad's bar just across the road from the Steinhatchee River on Florida's Big Bend coast.

STEINHATCHEE — A year ago, after Hurricane Idalia flooded Roy’s Restaurant to the top of its doors, owner Linda Wicker restored the 55-year-old eatery. She faces the same daunting task again.