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Florida has preliminarily outlined more than $273 million in Hurricane Irma costs for federal reimbursement, with the money primarily used for storm preparation and debris removal.
Read More »State’s Tab For Irma Already Mounting
Gas Shortages Continue In Alachua County After Irma
Alachua County residents and other drivers throughout Florida are still struggling to find fuel for their cars as gas shortages continue.
Read More »Focus Turns To Recovery After Irma’s Exit
More than 5.5 million homes and businesses in Florida remained without power at midday Tuesday after Hurricane Irma plowed through the state.
Read More »Irma Could Cost `Billions Upon Billions’
An initial estimate from Moody's Analytics on Monday projected property destruction from Irma between $64 billion and $92 billion.
Read More »Florida Price-Gouging Hotline Receives 3,000 Irma Complaints
Florida's price-gouging hotline — 1-866-9-NO-SCAM — had received more than 3,000 calls tied to Irma as of Thursday morning, with some 1,100 coming in Wednesday night.
Read More »Florida Sees Fuel Shortages, Traffic Jams Ahead Of Irma
While people from Florida to North Carolina anxiously watched the behemoth Hurricane Irma, the storm battered the northern Caribbean, killing at least six people and leaving thousands homeless.
Read More »12-Year-Old Dies When ATV Driven By 11-Year-Old Crashes In Ocala
The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a 12-year-old Florida girl died when an all-terrain vehicle being driven by an 11-year-old went off the road and overturned Sunday night in Ocala.
Read More »Governor Scott Calls Death of FHP Trooper a Terrible Loss
The Florida Highway Patrol says final funeral arrangements are still being made for Master Sergeant William Bishop. Bishop was killed in the line of duty Saturday night while working an accident on I-75 southbound at mile marker 403 in northern Alachua County.
Read More »To Help Farmers, Marion County Appoints Agricultural Deputy
The Marion County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that it will be assigning a deputy to just agricultural duties, such as assisting with missing or loose livestock, helping the county's animal-control employees and investigating stolen farm equipment.
Read More »Small-Town Police Departments Having Trouble Finding, Keeping Officers
Small police departments like Williston's 12-man team keep the community and police department in sync, but lower pay and lack of promotion makes it hard to recruit.
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