Florida Boy, 13, crushed to death in Hurricane Debby after tree falls on family home
Hurricane Debbie has claimed its first victim: a 13-year-old boy was killed when a tree fell on his family’s mobile home as the powerful storm pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast. Deputies were called to a home in Levy County around 8 a.m. Monday after reports of a tree falling. Deputies later confirmed the boy had been […]
4 Confirmed Deaths As Tropical Storm Debby Makes Landfall In Florida
CEDAR KEY, FL – August 5: Christy Hatcher checks on her neighborhood as the high winds, rain and storm surge from Hurricane Debbie flood the area (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffMonday, August 5, 2024, 11:55 a.m. Tropical Storm Debby had claimed at least four lives in Florida as of Monday […]
Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida; expected to pound Southeast
Hurricane Debbie made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend at 7 a.m. ET on Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm reached maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane. According to the NHC, the hurricane was moving in a north/northeast direction at 10 mph and made landfall […]
Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida as Cat. 1 storm
Steinhatchee, Florida Hurricane Debbie made landfall along Florida’s Big Bend early Monday morning, battering the state with flooding rains, destructive winds and life-threatening storm surge. The Category 1 storm struck near Steinhatchee around 7 a.m. ET with sustained winds of more than 80 mph. By the middle of the week, the storm is expected to […]
Hurricane Debby to bring heavy rains and catastropic flooding to Florida, Georgia and S. Carolina
The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to reach Florida’s Big Bend coast early Monday, potentially bringing record-breaking rainfall, devastating flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it moves slowly through the upstate and stalls over coastal areas of Georgia and South Carolina. Debby was located about 40 miles west of Cedar Key, Florida, and had […]
Tropical Storm Debby to Become Hurricane, Make Florida Landfall by Monday
Weather officials predict Tropical Storm Debby could be upgraded to a hurricane by Monday as it moves from the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. Parts of Southwest Florida were already feeling the storm’s effects before it made landfall, with officials issuing tornado watches, watches and evacuation orders as winds and rainfall intensified. Fox Weather report. […]
Tropical Storm Debby floods Fort Myers area while inching toward Florida landfall
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Photos and videos taken in Southwest Florida on Sunday showed homes, businesses and roads flooded as Tropical Storm Debby approached land. Tropical Storm Debby is currently swirling in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in Florida’s Big Bend early Monday morning. Meanwhile, […]
Biden approves Florida emergency declaration ahead of Tropical Storm Debby
The White House confirmed Sunday that President Biden has approved an emergency declaration for Florida as Tropical Storm Debby heads toward the state. The White House said the president’s action will free up federal resources and authorize the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts. Debby […]
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis Orders Halt to Contracts with News Censorship Groups Like NewsGuard
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has ordered the state’s Department of Financial Services to stop contracting with entities involved in news censorship and blacklisting activities, including media censorship agency NewsGuard. “Florida rejects censorship! Today I banned @FLDFS from working with censorship and blacklisting groups like NewsGuard. These groups issue ‘credibility ratings’ to news sources […]
Florida Young Republicans, GOP Chair open chapter HQ in Orlando
The National Federation of Young Republicans expanded its reach this week with the opening of a state headquarters in Orlando, Florida. The choice of location for the office was strategic, as Republicans hope to flip the largely blue region red ahead of the 2024 presidential election. “Putting that investment into Orlando and getting twice the […]