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With FEMA in the Trump Administration’s crosshairs, Florida’s top emergency management official said Floridians need not worry ahead of the upcoming hurricane season.
As hurricane season looms, cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are already making a local impact.
MANATEE COUNTY ... with one local reporting significant flood damage from Hurricane Debby According to county officials, with the success of this cleanup effort, they will be going back to ...
Marilyn Mendez Arnett lives in an area of Tampa currently considered a ‘non-flood zone’ by FEMA ... Hillsborough County and Tampa have teamed up with Black & Veatch to perform an extensive ...
Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, it's ...
Work hours are 7 a.m.-6 p.m. • County Road 5 closure ... In the remainder of the work zone, lane closures may occur from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Work will begin on the north end of the corridor, just ...
the Supervisor of Elections Office shows close to 138,000 registered Republicans in Manatee County. In comparison, there are about 71,000 Democrats. Mark Flanagan, who also served in the Florida ...
Fischetti had unwittingly waded into one of the murkiest secrets in the Florida real estate market ... requiring policies for any homes in flood zones. FEMA not only knows if a claim has been ...
It took just three months for Samantha Fischetti to discover the hidden flood history of her new home. By 3 a.m. one rain-drenched night, the rising water reached three feet — inside the house. She’d ...
Michael Richardson speaks with Smith County District Attorney Jacob Putman about SB 990, which would expand the death penalty to those who murder individuals between 10 to 14 years old.
The crash happened on April 20 at about 11:45 p.m. as the Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputy was on routine patrol in Florida. As the deputy was going to turn left, a pickup truck veers into ...