STEINHATCHEE — This coastal community of 500-plus people, nestled along a river and the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, fought against a Goliath tempest and emerged battered but not beaten. “We’ll build ...

Hurricane Idalia had such strong winds at the peak of battering Florida with 125mph winds that it managed to reverse the flow of a river. The Steinhatchee River had its current turned on its head as ...

Some people say Steinhatchee is the best-kept secret destination on Florida's Gulf Coast. Sure, it is located inside the tree capital of the South and is the home of great events like the Fiddler Crab ...

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 the ...

STEINHATCHEE, Fla. — Cheri and Rusty Jakes were forced to wait for about a foot of storm surge to recede from their property on Monday before they could start cleaning the mess that Debby made. The ...

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. Most ...

This flier was posted on the “James Aaron Toole - Missing Person” Facebook page by Toole’s granddaughters Ashley Solomon and Amanda Marrow as a way to spread the word of their missing ‘papa.’ (Photo ...

Spend a few days at the tiny Gulf Coast fishing village of Steinhatchee and you’d swear you were in a time warp. Somehow, you’ve returned to the Florida of the 1940s and ’50s – a time when fish were ...

STEINHATCHEE, Fla- (WTVY) - The body of James Aaron Toole, who had been missing for 28 years, has likely been found in a Florida river. Workers cleaning up following Hurricane Idalia discovered ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Flooding dangers along the coast included the Steinhatchee River, where water levels are rising. Neighborhoods are now taking precautions and preparing for the days ahead.

Fred Mitchell, 85, entertained friends at his riverside home in Steinhatchee while debris floated across his flooded lawn during Hurricane Michael. Four generations of the Mitchell family currently ...