ST. PETE BEACH – Returning to a beleaguered state battered by back-to-back hurricanes, President Joe Biden was scheduled to land in Florida Sunday to again survey the damage from a major storm and rally federal resources around a recovery effort that likely will take years and billions of dollars. Biden was in Florida just 10 days…
President Joe Biden is flying into MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Sunday morning to begin his second visit in a little more than a week to hurricane-ravaged communities in Florida. He is expected to deliver remarks at St. Pete Beach, which took a one-two punch from a Cat. 4 Hurricane Helene sideswipe and then…
Cleanup from Hurricane Milton’s destruction was slow going Saturday, with roads in some counties still impassable, resources scarce for some evacuees making their way back home and power only gradually being restored. Milton hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday evening and barreled east across the state, wreaking havoc before spinning out into the…
For the second time in two weeks, President Joe Biden is coming to Florida to visit hurricane-ravaged communities. A Friday news release from the White House said Biden will come Sunday to tour areas affected by Hurricane Milton, which slammed the state as a Category 3 storm Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage and leading to…
Milton, now categorized as a post tropical cyclone, is expected to continue moving northeast off of Florida’s Atlantic coast on Friday afternoon, as recovery efforts are underway for the millions impacted by the storm. The National Hurricane Center issued its final advisory on Thursday evening, with the storm continuing to generate maximum sustained winds of…
How much storm surge did Naples, Florida get from Hurricane Milton? News Sports Business Restaurants Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals Hurricane Milton has left the state of Florida and that’s a big relief for everyone who lives in the Sunshine State. The aftermath coverage of the powerful storm, which was a Category 3 hurricane, is…
TAMPA, Fla. − Hurricane Milton howled across the Florida Panhandle on Thursday, tearing a path of destruction from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic as it flooded neighborhoods, destroyed homes, tore the roof off a major sports venue and toppled a massive crane into an office building. In downtown Tampa early Thursday, fierce winds…