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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 Price-Gouging Hotline Receives 3,000 Irma Complaints
Most Florida Flood-Zone Property Not Insured
As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, an analysis by the Associated Press shows a steep drop in flood insurance across the state, including the areas most endangered by what could be a devastating storm surge.
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 »Commissioner To Welcome Homeless Guests During Hurricane Irma
Alachua County Commissioner Robert Hutchinson is planning to welcome homeless residents into his home during Hurricane Irma.
Read More »Ahead Of Irma, Florida Farmers Seek Shelter For Cattle
In preparation for Hurricane Irma’s potential landfall in Florida on Saturday, farmers and livestock owners across the state are searching for secure facilities for their animals.
Read More »In Photos: Florida Preparing For Hurricane Irma
With Hurricane Irma making its way towards the southeastern United States, Floridians are rushing to the store, pumping their cars with gas and filling sandbags. Here are images from around the state.
Read More »Gainesville Nonprofit Readying Diabetes Supplies For Irma Response
Gainesville nonprofit Insulin for Life USA is preparing to ship thousands of pounds of diabetes-management supplies to those in the path of Hurricane Irma — days after it also did so in response to Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas.
Read More »Hurricane Irma Pushes Toward Puerto Rico, With Florida In Its Sights
Hurricane Irma, the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic outside of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, is bearing down on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The storm maintained its 185-mph winds after making its first landfall on Barbuda early Wednesday.
Read More »State Officials Prepare For ‘Dangerous’ Irma
Gov. Rick Scott, who had already issued a state of emergency because of the ominous threat of powerful Hurricane Irma, asked Tuesday for pre-landfall assistance from the federal government.
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