Hurricane Milton intensifies 'explosively' as it nears Florida
Milton has grown quickly and is forecast to make landfall in Florida midweek. The state could see its largest evacuation orders since 2017.
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Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas
Helene made landfall late on Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 Hurricane. It weakened Friday morning to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph.
Some don't evacuate despite repeated hurricane warnings — because they can't
People with disabilities, people who can't afford it and people who don't want to abandon their pets are among the many who can't easily get up and leave before a hurricane.
Helene has strengthened and now forecast to be a ‘major’ Category 4 storm
Helene is forecast to intensify rapidly over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida on Thursday. Residents are urged to make preparations — and in many counties, evacuate — before then.
Tropical Storm Helene threatens the U.S., Mexico
Tropical Storm Helene's trajectory threatens the Florida panhandle, which forecasters say could be hit on Thursday. Meteorologists say this system will be particularly big -- with a wide wind field.
Trump was targeted in apparent 'attempted assassination,' the FBI says
Former President Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his West Palm Beach golf club. President Biden said he was briefed and a person has been detained.
Francine weakens, but leaves 420,000 accounts without power and raises flood alarms
Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported in Louisiana and Mississippi early Thursday as residents in the region braced for possible flooding as tropical storm Francine moved inland.
Coastal flooding is getting more common, even on sunny days
High tide floods – when water collects in streets or even seeps into buildings on days without rain – are increasingly common in coastal areas as sea levels rise, a new report warns.
Bricks of cocaine washed up on a Florida beach. Here's why it keeps happening
This new discovery in the Florida Keys comes just weeks after the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol reported 25 packages of cocaine blew onto another beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Debby.
Roger Fortson's family demands charges against sheriff's deputy who killed him
In a news conference, attorneys representing the 23-year-old airman's family expressed concern that the investigation into his May shooting death is taking longer than expected.