Hurricane Helene nears landfall in Florida
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist is tracking the hurricane, while Ivan Rodriguez reports from Tallahassee on the preparations and urgent warnings.
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Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist is tracking the hurricane, while Ivan Rodriguez reports from Tallahassee on the preparations and urgent warnings.
The volunteers made it just in time—for some, only a few hours before flights stopped. Sara Machi reports.
Helene will be the first hurricane for Red Cross volunteer Pattie Eakin of Mount Prospect, who is now in Tampa. Sara Machi reports.
The storm is expected to make landfall Thursday evening in Florida’s Big Bend region, with a possible 20-foot storm surge. Tom Hanson reports.
Heavy winds and rains are already pounding Florida and parts of the southeast, as Helene hurtles towards Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon reports on the track of the storm, while Michael Yoshida reports on preparations from the Florida Panhandle.
The U.S. Gulf Coast is bracing for a major hurricane, with Tropical Storm Helene expected to intensify rapidly into a Category 3 storm and hit Florida's Big Bend.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Meanwhile, a former Secret Service agent says we really need to tone it down when it comes to hate speech and conspiracy theories. Charlie De Mar reports.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe said the suspect "did not fire or get off any shots at our agent" — the clearest statement from law enforcement officials yet that Routh did not fire a gun during the incident.
Former President Donald Trump was golfing Sunday afternoon in Florida when secret service agents noticed a rifle pointing through the bushes on the golf course.
The cat's owner left her behind with someone else to care for her after traveling to Florida from Chicago.
A missing cat from Chicago recently was found wandering around on the property of an animal sanctuary in Florida.
A Florida deputy was being hailed as a hero after he rescued an autistic 5-year-old boy from drowning in a pond.
So far, five people have died in Florida. On Monday, it made landfall as a category one hurricane, causing flooding and knocking out power. The storm also impacted airports.
The storm, which made landfall as a hurricane, is expected to bring up t0 30 inches of rain.
The storm hit Florida's Big Bend coast on Monday as a hurricane but has since weakened. Cristian Benevides reports from Savannah, Georgia, on where the storm is headed now.
It is now the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
The dog, Ellie, was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico for over an hour before being rescued.
The former freshman building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will take weeks to dismantle. Six years ago, a gunman killed 17 people at the Florida school. Relatives watched from a viewing stand on Friday.
North of Miami, one driver mistook a canal for a road and drove into it.
The Florida crash involved a bus transporting about 53 farmworkers and a 2001 Ford Ranger truck, officials said.
Crocodiles are making a comeback in Florida after years of hunting and habitat destruction. Human-made canals are part of what’s helping the crocs feel at home again.
Initial reports from the Florida sheriff's office said the deputy who fired the fatal shot that killed 23-year-old Roger Fortson acted in self-defense, but the family says the deputy went to the wrong apartment.
A pesky problem sometimes requires peculiar solutions. A south Florida town has found itself overrun with peacocks.
