Hurricane flags burned to mark end of 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Eleven of the 18 named storms became hurricanes, which brought tropical storm-force winds to parts of the Keys before making landfall elsewhere.
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Eleven of the 18 named storms became hurricanes, which brought tropical storm-force winds to parts of the Keys before making landfall elsewhere.
It can't end soon enough for storm-weary Floridians after three hurricanes - Debby, Helene and Milton.
The Public Service Commission is scheduled to take up FPL's request during a Dec. 3 meeting.
The plan approved in 2022 included Florida Power & Light.
The agency did not say where the situation happened, but Gov. Ron DeSantis said it occurred in Florida, calling it "targeted discrimination."
Cuba was reeling from a fierce major hurricane that ripped across the island and knocked out its power grid, after ravaging parts of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.
The hurricane's maximum sustained winds dropped to 105 mph.
Cuba was without power nationwide for the second time in just weeks, as Hurricane Rafael made landfall on Wednesday afternoon.
Rafael, the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, became a hurricane on Tuesday evening as it approached the Cayman Islands.
The state-backed property insurer had had 1,037,811 as of Friday, up from 1,035,534 policies a week earlier.
Up and down Florida's Gulf Coast, residents are deciding whether to stay or go following two recent hurricanes.
If that preliminary estimate holds, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund would have adequate cash to cover its share of losses.
The state program provides critical backup coverage for property insurers.
A benefit raising money for relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton will be broadcast Saturday night.
Florida Power & Light customers likely will face increased monthly bills in 2025.
Hurricane Helene leveled communities in the western part of North Carolina but hasnt deterred residents from early voting. In fact, turnout is shattering records in the battleground state.
The nonprofit GiveDirectly harnesses a Google-developed artificial intelligence tool.
Greenhouse and nursery-grown plants, particularly holiday poi
Hurricane Milton slammed FPL customers on both coasts and spun off damaging tornadoes in other areas.
Two weeks after Hurricane Milton hit Florida, about 15.8% of insurance claims had been closed.
The changes affect the fall semester.
Florida motorists paid an average of $3.09 for regular unleaded gas, which was a penny less than the cost before Hurricane Milton's Oct. 9 landfall in Sarasota County.
CBS News contributor David Begnaud shows how a dog rescued just before Hurricane Milton hit Florida is inspiring others to foster and adopt animals.
Several counties in Florida are experiencing an unusual increase in Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that can lead to flesh-eating infections.
Arrest records show Malinowsky was arrested for trespassing and failure to appear in court on previous charges of operating an unregistered vehicle and having no valid driver's license.
