Most people hit by Hurricane Helene do not have flood insurance
Outside of Florida, roughly 99% of homeowners that sustained flooding are not covered, Insurance Information Institute estimates.
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Outside of Florida, roughly 99% of homeowners that sustained flooding are not covered, Insurance Information Institute estimates.
Thirty-two years ago, the same area in Hendersonville, North Carolina, helped Robert is Here Fruit Stand after Hurricane Andrew hit.
A South Florida staple is helping gather goods to send up north to those in need in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene struck.
Thursday's order will not affect "voter security efforts," DeSantis said.
Marcia and Jerry Savage are among the more than 200 people who died in one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history.
The back-to-back hits to Florida's Big Bend are forcing residents to reckon with the true costs of living in an area under siege by storms.
Hurricane Helene killed dozens of people, caused widespread destruction and knocked out power to millions of homes and businesses.
Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn't expect a special legislative session to address issues stemming from Hurricane Helene.
With the number of claims mounting, estimated insured losses in Florida from Hurricane Helene have topped $500 million.
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Governor Ron DeSantis shared on X that "99% of the state of Florida has power" as recovery and relief efforts continue.
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Torrential rains on the heels of Hurricane Helene have left many stranded or homeless as cleanup begins. So far, at least 75 people are dead from storm-related causes. Officials are counting the damage in billions. More than 2 million customers were without power Sunday.
Storm surge from the massive storm caused damage up and down the state's Gulf Coast.
Some South Florida parents are breathing a sigh of relief after their kids decided to ride out Hurricane Helene in Tallahassee.
Authorities have successfully airlifted over 50 people stranded by fast-moving flood waters from the roof of a hospital in Erwin, in eastern Tennessee.
Airports across Florida were reporting flight delays and cancellations after Hurricane Helene made landfall.
Fort Lauderdale beach hit with beach erosion from Hurricane Helene feeder bands
Helene made landfall on Thursday night as a Category 4 hurricane and was downgraded to a tropical storm on Friday morning.
Across the state, school districts, public buildings and offices have closed their doors ahead of the storm.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect for either storm however, the waves from Issac could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions in the Azores
City officials shared clips of boats slammed into homes and a residence burning amid the floodwaters as they conducted water rescue operations.
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
The Florida Keys were not in the eye of Hurricane Helene, but they did get some strong winds and rough waves.
Residents in the path of Hurricane Helene in northwest Florida evacuated or were hunkered down Thursday.
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Reports of an armed person on the campus of Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade prompted a massive emergency responds on Wednesday morning.
The Caribbean-themed restaurant's parent company announced that its remaining 28 locations, including 2 in South Florida, will be permanently closing or converted into another restaurant in April.
The disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, is being investigated as a crime.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) after unusually cold temperatures hit Florida, causing the iguanas to "freeze."
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Reports of an armed person on the campus of Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade prompted a massive emergency responds on Wednesday morning.
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A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds has formally pleaded not guilty nearly three months after her indictment.
A federal court in Florida has thrown out a lawsuit by Republican groups that challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census.
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Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
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Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
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The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.
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