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‘Like a ghost town’: Some UCF students shelter on the closed campus as...
Tony Paladino has been glued to FOX Weather since Hurricane Milton set its sights on Florida. His daughter, Isabella, is a University of Central Florida sophomore living at Knights Circle, an apartment...
View ArticleFACT FOCUS: Online posts make unfounded claims about a helicopter delivering...
BY MELISSA GOLDIN A video of a helicopter attempting to land in a Burnsville, North Carolina, area used to store supplies for victims of Hurricane Helene has been viewed millions of times online, with...
View ArticleNo Orlando Sentinel delivery on Thursday; e-edition free to all readers
Because of Hurricane Milton, Orlando Sentinel newspapers will not be delivered on Thursday. Conditions were unsafe overnight to transport the newspapers from our printing facility to our distribution...
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Hurricane Milton made a mess of Central Florida — but it could have been worse
Roberto Ramirez returned Thursday morning from his overnight shift in a local hospital to find water up to his knees in front of his Altamonte Springs home. The scene has become all too familiar to...
View ArticleTampa man survives after riding out Hurricane Milton on his sailboat;...
The itinerant, heavily tattooed amputee sailor who captured the world’s attention this week insisting he will ride out Hurricane Milton aboard his small sailboat in Tampa Bay served nearly six months...
View ArticleMilton poses ‘threat’ to Florida insurance market, rating agency says
TALLAHASSEE — Hurricane Milton “poses a significant threat to the Florida property insurance market,” particularly for insurers that focus their business on the state, the financial-rating agency AM...
View ArticleTropicana Field roof ripped apart by Hurricane Milton | PHOTOS
Aerial photos of the Tampa Bay Rays' Tropicana Field roof, that was torn to shreds by Hurricane Milton in St. Petersberg, FL. on Thursday, October 10, 2024.
View ArticleWhat’s open, still closed in Central Florida after Hurricane Milton
Businesses Publix said on its website that many of its Central Florida stores will reopen by 2 p.m. Thursday. The popular supermarket chain closed its stores in the path of Hurricane Milton on Tuesday...
View ArticleFrost, Soto call for vote on more FEMA funding post-Hurricane Milton
Central Florida congressmen Maxwell Frost and Darren Soto joined more than 40 other Democrats nationwide who this week called for House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on additional funding for...
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‘It was a morgue here last night.’ Neighbors sift through rubble after...
FORT PIERCE — Carmen Harrell stood next to the space where her 82-year-old father’s manufactured home used to be and wondered if it was worth trying to find his Navy yearbook. She had picked him up...
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Hurricane Milton hit Florida with a never-before-seen tornado outbreak....
As Hurricane Milton neared Florida’s west coast on Wednesday, southeast Florida felt mostly removed from the pending destruction. But the region was caught off guard by a historic outbreak of powerful...
View ArticleOrange County man dies from likely stepping on downed power line, Sheriff’s...
An Orange County man died after apparently stepping on a downed power line while cleaning up debris from Hurricane Milton, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Orange deputies found a man...
View ArticlePort Canaveral reopens amid cancellations, delays from Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton walloped Port Canaveral on a path across Florida from Wednesday night into Thursday, but was able to open on Friday morning, although several cruise lines had to cancel or delay some...
View ArticleThousands of Central Floridians expected to get power back this weekend
Tens of thousands of Central Floridians were still waiting to have their power restored on Friday, a day after Hurricane Milton ripped through the region, but local utilities promised most customers...
View ArticleDeSantis urges residents to be wary, avoid preventable post-storm fatalities
Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke rom St. Petersburg on Friday giving an update of Hurricane Milton recovery, urging residents to avoid the hazards that have already led to post-storm fatalities. Governor...
View ArticleFishing boat captain survives night clinging to a cooler in Gulf of Mexico...
A fishing boat captain who disappeared on his boat in the St. Petersburg area Wednesday night as Hurricane Milton made landfall was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico the next day with nothing but a...
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Flooding, debris greet Hurricane Milton evacuees on return home
Florida residents hurried back to flooded neighborhoods on Friday and began to assess the damage to their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. President Joe Biden estimated the total damage to...
View ArticleFlorida’s citrus forecast ‘extremely discouraging’ even before Hurricane Milton
TALLAHASSEE — A new federal report says Florida’s struggling citrus industry already was expected to produce less fruit during the 2024-2025 growing season. And that was before Hurricane Milton swept...
View ArticleFACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton
By MELISSA GOLDIN Back-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which still circulates...
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Hurricane Milton evacuees return to barrier islands to pick up pieces
LIDO KEY — Less than 48 hours after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, many residents were returning to the barrier islands off of Sarasota for the first time since evacuating earlier in...
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