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Tampa Officers Save Abandoned Dog Tied to Pole Ahead of Hurricane

Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) officers in Tampa rescue a dog tied to a pole from a highway ahead of Hurricane Milton, prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) warned that Florida would “detain anyone who abuses pets.” take responsibility. ” FHP shared heartbreaking footage Wednesday ahead of the storm's landfall. Troopers said the dog was tied to […]

Hurricane Milton shifts south away from Tampa: forecast

Cockroach Bay, Fla. — Monster storm Hurricane Milton made landfall late Wednesday, potentially causing once-in-a-century damage to the West Coast and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearly 6 million Floridians. Flooded debris from Hurricane Helen, which hit the Sunshine State less than two weeks ago, still lines the streets of Ruskin on the southeast side […]

Tampa mayor: If you stay in evacuation area, ‘you are going to die’

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor is warning residents ahead of Hurricane Milton that they will die if they remain in evacuation zones. “The No. 1 message, as has been the case for the past few days, is that you need to be prepared and do whatever you have to do to get out of the evacuation […]

Latest maps show Tampa could take direct hit

Hurricane Milton, now a powerful Category 4 storm, continues to track east Tuesday, potentially hitting the densely populated Tampa Bay area once in 100 years. Although Milton's strength has weakened slightly, the hurricane is expected to approach the Florida Gulf Coast and possibly make landfall in the Tampa Bay area by early Wednesday evening, with […]

Tampa mayor issues warning to residents before Hurricane Milton

The mayor of Tampa Bay, which has been hit hard by Hurricane Milton, has issued a dire warning to Floridians who don't heed calls to evacuate ahead of the massive storm. Mayor Jane Castor spoke candidly on CNN about the dangers of the “literally devastating” Category 5 Hurricane Milton barreling toward the Sunshine State's coast. […]

Florida man, Matt Heller, paddles kayak inside flooded Tampa Bay home

This Florida man has taken channel surfing to a whole new level. Matt Heller is seen paddling through his flooded Tampa living room in the kayak he intended to use as an “escape plan” as Hurricane Helen's historic storm surge “came out of nowhere.” It was captured in stunning footage on camera. The intrepid Floridian […]