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Keaton Beach devastated by Hurricane Helene; Sheriff says 90% of homes are gone: report
Hurricane Helene, which slammed into Floridaโs Big Bend region Thursday night as a powerful Category 4 storm, left behind devastation due to high winds and a historic storm surge.
โItโs in Godโs handsโ: Taylor County residents evacuate, prepare for โscaryโ Helene
According to Taylor County Emergency Management officials, people who did not leave are asked to write their names and other important identifying information on their arms or legs in permanent marker so families can be identified and notified later.
Florida Democrats sound the alarm as hurricane season collides with property insurance, affordable housing crises
Floridians are in the midst of hurricane season and a property insurance crisis.
Insurance industry says Southeast โdodged a bullet,โ but residents in hard-hit areas still worry about rate hikes
Saying the insurance industry โdodged a bullet,โ a reinsurance firm Thursday estimated that Hurricane Idalia caused $3 billion to $5 billion in insured losses.
โWeโve never experienced that beforeโ: Jasper residents cleaning up, helping one another after Idalia
Residents in the small community Jasper said that theyโd never seen anything like what Hurricane Idalia brought to town on Wednesday. Whipping winds and sideways rain started pounding the area just before noon and dragged on across the day.
Shark scientist shares ways to stay safe in light of recent attack
As friends and families flock to the beaches to celebrate the fourth of July, one Flordia family is in the hospital with 17-year-old Addison Bethea after she was attacked by a shark Thursday off the coast of Keaton Beach, Florida.