Matlacha and Pine Island Fire Control District crews began assessing Matlacha in the early hours of Thursday morning after Hurricane Milton began pushing further inland. According to the Matlacha ...

Ced Franklin is assisted to get on a bus to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Matlacha, Florida.Reuters A general view shows washed out Pine Island Causeway bridge ...

Nearly three years after Hurricane Ian, damaged homes and businesses still line Matlacha's entrance as residents worry about ...

Here we are one year after Hurricane Ian ... one of the most popular fishing bridges in Southwest Florida. Lessons learned: Pine Island, Matlacha leaders will never forget Hurricane Ian They ...

Hurricane Ian ... for visitors to Southwest Florida and season residents. Watch:Sights and sounds of Hurricane Ian aftermath in Matlacha An entry point to Pine Island, Matlacha has bee turned ...

We found this out a year ago when Hurricane Ian slammed the Southwest Florida coast ... pavement from Pine Island Road along Matlacha appears gone Sunday October 02, 2022, after the impact of ...

But for those of us that were here when Hurricane Ian slammed the Southwest Florida coastline ... Sanibel and Matlacha, the gateway to Pine Island. Ric Rolon, the drone pilot for The News-Press ...

Connect at rhgeorge@fortmyer.gannett.com This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Photos of Matlacha restaurants, shops before, after Hurricane Milton struck the island ...

"It's just heartbreaking… " The vacation waterfront house they bought over a year ago suffered major damage from Hurricane ... that were battered in Matlacha, a small island of about 600 people ...

It is, or was, a slice of Old Florida. Where the condo towers weren’t. No thonged models, celebrities or South Beach vibe either. Matlacha, Florida, is now struggling to stay on the map.