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Days before it came ashore, Hurricane Michael whirled into the Florida governor's race, and one of the beneficiaries could be Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee who spent days in the storm's path. While the state waited for Michael to make landfall, Gillum seemed to blanket the national airwaves, sounding much like the man he wants to replace, Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who constantly urged residents to seek shelter and take the massive storm seriously.
A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Hernando County to help survivors affected by Hurricane Hermine's severe storms and flooding that severely impacted the state between Aug. 31 and Sept. 11, 2016.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended federal disaster aid in eight Florida counties to help the state, local and tribal governments and certain private nonprofits cover disaster-related expenses and the repair or rebuilding of critical infrastructure. The state, local and tribal governments and certain private nonprofits in Alachua, Baker, Gilchrist, Manatee, Marion, Sarasota, Sumter, and Union counties can now request funding through FEMA's Public Assistance grant program to help pay for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair or rebuilding of roads, bridges, water control facilities, buildings, equipment, utilities, parks and recreational facilities.
The remains of Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old boy kidnapped from a rural Minnesota road nearly 27 years ago, were identified Saturday, authorities said, providing long-awaited answers to a mystery that has captivated... The first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade wiped away beachside buildings and toppled trees onto homes Friday before plowing inland on a path that could send it rolling up the densely populated East... By JESSICA GRESKO The Associated Press The once-and-future Hurricane Hermine regained strength Saturday as it moved slowly up the Eastern Seaboard and made a mess of the holiday weekend.
Brian Kolodiejchuk, postulator of the cause of beatification and canonization of Mother Teresa, Marcilio Andrino, and his wife Fernanda Nascimento Rocha pose for photographers at the end of a press confe... . From left, Sr. Mary Prema Pierick, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, Marcilio Andrino, center and his wife Fernanda Nascimento Rocha pose for photographers at the end of a press conference at the Vatican,... .
Concerns about an off-road race running through a national monument in Nevada turned out to be much ado about nothing - sort of. Donald Trump pinatas, with dark suits, oversized pink lips and unruly yellow manes in paper mache, are top sellers across South Texas.