Weather
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DeSantis declines call from VP Harris as Biden-Harris Administration ramps up Hurricane Milton support
As Hurricane Milton intensifies and heads toward Florida’s western coast, the Biden-Harris administration is ramping up efforts to support the state.
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Florida residents urged to prepare, potentially evacuate, as Hurricane Milton strengthens to category 5 storm
Milton intensified quickly Monday and was expected to become a large hurricane over the eastern Gulf. It had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph.
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Florida’s Big Bend communities hit by three hurricanes in 13 months grapple with how to rebuild
For the third time in 13 months, this windswept stretch of Florida’s Big Bend took a direct hit from a hurricane — a one-two-three punch to a 50-mile sliver of the state’s more than 8,400 miles of coastline, first by Idalia, then Category 1 Hurricane Debby in August 2024 and now Helene.
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Recovering from Hurricane Helene? Here’s where to get help.
Are you looking for temporary shelter or a hot meal? What about help filling out a FEMA application? If you are in the Tampa Bay area and were affected by Hurricane Helene, there are several organizations offering assistance.
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What to know about Hurricane Helene and widespread flooding the storm left across the Southeast US
Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region. Here’s what you need to know about Hurricane Helene.
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Helene lashes the South with wind and sheets of rain. Millions are without power.
Hurricane Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm in a sparsely populated region of Florida. Here’s what you need to know about Helene.
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Puerto Rico’s power woes: Thousands still without electricity a week after tropical storm Ernesto
During the storm, which spun past the island last Tuesday and Wednesday, a peak of 750,000 clients were without power.
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What to know about Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s plans if she’s elected to the Senate
The Democrat running to unseat Republican Sen. Rick Scott in November has several plans she says will improve the lives of everyday Floridians struggling to make ends meet in a state that many find unaffordable.
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Puerto Rico struggles with heat and power loss after Hurricane Ernesto
More than 450,000 of 1.4 million customers remained in the dark more than a day after Ernesto swiped past Puerto Rico late Tuesday as a tropical storm before strengthening into a hurricane.
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Hurricane Ernesto hits Puerto Rico, bringing power outages and flooding
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi announced late Tuesday that US President Joe Biden had approved his request to use emergency FEMA funds as a result of the tropical storm.
