In 2016, Donald Trump was elected to the White House. The Cubs won the World Series. And Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In other words, it was the kind of year that seemed designed to make Florida news look normal.
Read More »Increases in water-damage claims --- primarily in South Florida --- will likely reverse years of downsizing by the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance, board members were advised Wednesday as they approved a hike in the corporation's operating budget.
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Florida ended its 2016 hurricane season Wednesday, marking the first time in more than a decade that the Sunshine State was hit by a hurricane.
Read More »Federal funding has come through for Florida residents following two of the most recent natural disasters that affected the state, Hurricane Hermine and Hurricane Matthew. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the State of Florida and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that they have given more than $7.3 …
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Amid the ongoing recovery from the hurricane, the city went on with its 47th annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival.
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Pat Bonish, his wife, and their two dogs boarded Mayor Heath Davis' makeshift boat during Hurricane Hermine and paddled through downtown Cedar Key to higher ground.
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Eight counties, and a number of adjacent ones, may be eligible for disaster relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration if owners file claims for damages caused by Hurricane Hermine. Citrus, Dixie, Hernando, Hillsborough, Leon, Levy, Pasco and Pinellas County are under presidential disaster declaration for …
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After two hurricanes in the first nine weeks, North Central Florida schools are scrambling to make up the days.
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Citizens Property Insurance policyholders have filed more than 1,100 claims regarding Hurricane Matthew as of Monday afternoon and more claims are expected, according to the state-backed insurer.
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Hurricane Matthew is slowly approaching the state of Florida, and many on the coast are preparing for the worst.
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