Category: Lifestyle
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President Donald Trump approves greater FEMA aid for 37 Central Florida counties
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]entral Florida – President Donald Trump on Wednesday approved Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola, Brevard and Polk counties to receive individual assistance from the federal government. Qualified residents of 37 Florida counties can now access aid including mortgage assistance and unemployment aid. They are also eligible for late-fee forgiveness on mortgages and payments to JP Morgan…
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Hurricane Irma: Tornado warnings issued for Seminole, Brevard, Volusia, UCF
As Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys, John Huston of Key Largo watched small boats, furniture, and refrigerators floating past his home. “Very noisy,” he told the Associated Press by text message. “Shingles are coming off.” Hurricane Irma made landfall at Cudjoe Key at about 9:10 a.m. Sunday, passed over the water and again made…
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Tampa mayor: ‘We are about to get punched in the face’ by Hurricane Irma
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane Irma – Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn did not mince words when he described what Hurricane Irma would do to his city: “We’re about to get punched in the face by this storm.” (Photo via NOAA) The latest advisory from the National Weather Service has Irma causing life-threatening storm surges down Florida southwest coast that could…
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Hurricane Irma: By the numbers
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane Irma – Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Irma — the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade — which is expected to hit Florida Sunday morning after already devastating several islands in the Caribbean. Here is a breakdown of the monster storm by the numbers: As Irma…
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All Central Florida Publix stores will close tonight at 6 p.m.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ll Central Florida Publix stores will be closed tonight, so if you still need any last minute supplies, or Pub Subs, this is your last chance. According to the most recent list of closures, Publix Supermarkets in the greater Orlando area will be closing at 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 9. Just about every Publix store…
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Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia could all hit land this weekend
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricanes Irma – In this GOES-16 geocolor image satellite image taken Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, the eye of Hurricane Irma, center, is just north of the island of Hispaniola, with Hurricane Katia, left, in the Gulf of Mexico, and Hurricane Jose, right, in the Atlantic Ocean.(Photo: AP) Meteorologist Chesley McNeil explains where hurricanes come from…
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Hurricane Irma barrels toward Florida as ‘powerful’ Category 5 storm
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane Irma skirted north of the Dominican Republic early Thursday as the Category 5 storm set its sights on south Florida after leaving devastation in its wake in the Caribbean. Irma had maximum sustained winds of 180 mph as of 5 a.m. on Thursday morning as it moved away from the northern coast of Puerto…