Hurricane

A new tropical disturbance is developing in the Atlantic Ocean and it could pose threats to Puerto Rico and Florida, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.The hurricane center began issuing advisories on potential tropical cyclone nine, which was located about 585 miles east southeast of the Leeward Islands on Tuesday…

As Texas deals with the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna, first responders are having to adapt their policies to account for the state’s ongoing coronavirus crisis. On both coasts, dozens of lifeguards have tested positive as Florida overtakes New York in total number of cases.July 26, 2020Read More

Even as young adults have been the recent focus of concerns about growing COVID-19 cases across the United States, a Florida senior living advocacy group is likening the state's skyrocketing deaths to the kind of destruction caused by a catastrophic hurricane."If the coronavirus in Florida were a hurricane, its intensity…

Following up on the best NHL rivalries, today we look at which teams you just hate. Once again we turned to the experts, team sites and NHL fans, and asked: rivalries aside, which teams do you loathe? The fans spoke and the answers were fairly predictable, three Original Six teams…

Beatriz knows that the piece of paper she was given by her employer, certifying her as a critical worker, is not what makes her essential. “I know they say now we’re essential, but we always have been, because we’ve always brought the food to people’s tables. If it wasn’t for…

A first-of-its-kind study by the Federal Emergency Management Agency shows that modern building codes are averting $1 billion a year in structural damage in California and Florida, the nation's most disaster-prone states, according to preliminary findings. The study could be groundbreaking in the agency's effort to convince states and localities…

The GOP has chosen Jacksonville, Florida, as the site where President Donald Trump will accept his party's nomination for reelection. Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the announcement a day after saying that Jacksonville was a front-runner to hold the event. Florida's prize of 29 electoral votes is considered crucial to…

Tropical Storm Cristobal could soon renew its strength by uniting with another storm system coming from the west to form one giant cyclone, forecasters say.After drenching much of the South, forecasters now expect the remnants of Cristobal to bring fierce winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of the Midwest…

Tropical Storm Cristobal could soon renew its strength by uniting with another storm system coming from the west to form one giant cyclone, forecasters say. After drenching much of the South, forecasters now expect the remnants of Cristobal to bring fierce winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of the…

Residents at their home in the West End section of New OrleansImage: GettyHurricane season just officially started last week, but it’s off to a terrifying start. Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall on Sunday, bringing dangerous weather to the Southeast. By Monday morning, Cristobal had weakened significantly with wind speeds of…