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Hurricane Matthew sideswiped Florida's Atlantic coast early Friday and continues to move up the eastern shoreline toward Jacksonville.
Read More »This Is Not Over’: Hurricane Sideswipes Florida Coast
Scott: Worst Of Matthew “Still To Come”
Gov. Rick Scott warned Friday morning that the state is only half-way through the powerful storm.
Read More »St. Augustine: Police Use Bullhorn To Tell People To Leave
Police are patrolling St. Augustine, Florida, neighborhoods, announcing through a bullhorn that the area is in a mandatory evacuation zone as Hurricane Matthew approaches the state.
Read More »‘Not going to take any chances’: Hurricane menaces Florida
Hurricane Matthew is the most powerful storm to threaten the U.S. Atlantic coast in more than a decade.
Read More »Scott Says Hurricane “Is Going To Kill People”
With the first feeder bands from powerful Hurricane Matthew sweeping Thursday morning across southern Florida, Gov. Rick Scott advised people who live in evacuation areas not to wait. “If you’re watching and in an evacuation area, get out. Don’t take a chance,” Scott said after a briefing at the state …
Read More »North Central Florida Prepares As Matthew Strengthens
North Central Florida counties are taking measures to prepare for Hurricane Matthew as it heads toward the U.S. from the Caribbean.
Read More »Homeless Concerned For Safety As Storm Approaches
Residents of Gainesville's Dignity Village campground prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.
Read More »UPDATES: Florida, Other States Readying For Hurricane Matthew
The U.S. National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for South Florida.
Read More »President Obama Approves Disaster Declaration For Florida
The president has signed Florida Disaster Declaration to provide federal aid to the areas affected by Hurricane Hermine, the White House reported. Federal funding will be available for residents and business owners in the counties of Citrus, Dixie, Hernando, Hillsborough, Leon, Levy, Pasco, and Pinellas. They can apply for “grants …
Read More »New Rule Aims To Alert Floridians Of Pollution Incidents
This comes after a sinkhole in Polk County released possibly contaminated water from a phosphate plant and a separate sewage leak in Pinellas County.
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