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(The Center Square) – More than 12,000 miles of state roads are cleared, nearly 2,000 areas on bridges have been inspected and 1,600 people and 140 pets have been rescued following Hurricane Milton’s hit in Florida. Reports say 16 people have died from the storm, the third to hit FloridaContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Recovery in Florida continued Friday morning following Wednesday’s overnight strike of Hurricane Milton that left 12 dead and millions without power. Reports vary on the number killed, from as low as eight to as many as 14. An estimated three dozen tornadoes were part of theContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – As residents continued clean up from two hurricanes, federal prosecutors in Florida asked a judge for a brief delay to some court deadlines in the case of the man accused of trying to kill former President Donald Trump. Prosecutors asked a judge to extend the initialContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – At least 12 are dead following Wednesday’s overnight strike of Hurricane Milton in Florida, the second time in two weeks the state has took a blow from the Gulf of Mexico. The storm was down from a Category 5 hurricane to a Category 3, meaning atContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Hurricane Milton hit Florida’s west coast Wednesday night near Siesta Key as a Category 3 storm just weeks after Hurricane Helene took landfall in the Big Bend. By 1 a.m., the storm had weakened to a Category 1. Milton landed about 70 miles outside of TampaContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Mobilization for hurricane is larger for Milton than any previous in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said from Lake City on Wednesday. State officials say 6,000 Florida National Guard soldiers and 3,000 from other states await storm rescue and recovery efforts, along with 34 search and rescueContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Hurricane Milton, a major storm packing sustained winds of 145 mph, is predicted to make landfall in Manatee and Sarasota counties just south of Tampa Bay in Florida on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said residents still have time toContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Twenty-five Republican governors want to know how many illegal foreign nationals have been flown into their states by a Biden-Harris administration plan they argue is burdening their residents and creating an unsafe environment. Those being flown in have arrived through more than a dozen parole programsContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his efforts to get the state ready for a strike in the Tampa Bay area by Hurricane Milton. “The governor of Florida says he’s gotten all that he needs,” Biden said. “I talked again toContinue Reading