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How many people has Tropical Storm Helene killed in North Carolina? How many remain missing?

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Tropical Storm Helene has caused 95 confirmed deaths in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper said at a Tuesday press conference. And almost as many, 92, remain missing.

Buncombe County has had the most Helene-related deaths, with 42. Yancey County has had 11 confirmed deaths; Henderson County has had seven; and Haywood County has had five, the North...Read more

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92 people remain missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

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Almost three weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall, 92 people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, officials said Tuesday.

Gov. Roy Cooper said that number was likely to change as emergency responders continued assessing the devastation throughout the state.

The nationwide death toll from Helene is estimated at 243 people, with ...Read more

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Hurricane center tracks Atlantic, Caribbean systems that could develop

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to track one system in the Atlantic and one in the Caribbean that have chances to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, one system located in the central tropical Atlantic was a well-defined area ...Read more

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NC Gov. Roy Cooper: Mark Robinson, other candidates are using Helene disinformation to 'sow chaos'

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Disinformation and misinformation are harming the ability of storm-battered communities in Western North Carolina to receive federal aid at the time they need it most, Gov. Roy Cooper and FEMA Administrator Deanna Criswell said Tuesday.

The remarks come after a man was arrested and charged with going armed to the terror of the...Read more

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Hurricane center tracks Atlantic, Caribbean systems that could develop

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to track a system in the Atlantic and one that could form in the Caribbean that have chances to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, one system located in the central tropical Atlantic was a well-defined area...Read more

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Hurricane center ups odds for Atlantic system to develop, tracks 2nd in Caribbean

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is keeping track of a system in the Atlantic forecast to approach the Caribbean this week, and a second already in the Caribbean that could form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the well-defined area of low pressure was ...Read more

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Forecasters are watching a potential new system that could approach the Caribbean

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MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is tracking two disturbances — one with a growing chance of developing and approaching the Caribbean this week and another that could soon form in the Caribbean.

As of Monday afternoon, forecasters have upped the chances of the Atlantic system strengthening into a tropical depression in the next five ...Read more

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Hurricane Milton made a mess of Central Florida. When will the debris be picked up?

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Mountains of sticks, limbs and bagged debris strewn by blustery Hurricane Milton are piled in front of homes across Central Florida, and officials warn it could be weeks until it’s picked up.

Solid waste crews in Orlando began working as soon as roads were deemed safe and collected more than 120 tons of debris over the ...Read more

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Five days after Milton, fewer than 5,000 Central Florida customers still without power

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Most Central Floridians who lost power during Hurricane Milton got it back right after the storm or over the weekend, with fewer than 5,000 Central Florida utility customers still in the dark on Monday.

In Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake counties, just 4,790 out of the more than 1.3 million customers remain without power, ...Read more

Forecasters are watching a potential new system that could approach the Caribbean

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A tropical disturbance in the mid-Atlantic has an increasing chance of developing and approaching the Caribbean this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Forecasters have upped its chances over the weekend to a 50% shot at strengthening into a tropical depression in the next five days, with a 10% chance of it happening in the next ...Read more

Hurricane center ups odds for Atlantic system to develop

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is keeping track of a system in the Atlantic forecast to approach the Caribbean this week that could form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the well-defined area of low pressure was located several hundred miles west of the Cape Verde...Read more

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Florida therapy dog comes out of retirement to help Hurricane Milton recovery efforts

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VERO BEACH, Fla. — The same tornado that devastated the Spanish Lakes neighborhood in For Pierce, killing six people, crossed into Indian River County — ripping up roofs and trees in Vero Beach, according to the National Weather Service.

Although there were no deaths in Vero Beach from Hurricane Milton — which spawned a series of violent ...Read more

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DeSantis says state will help with Hurricane Milton debris removal

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Gov. Ron DeSantis is again using state forces to help with county and city debris removal after Hurricane Milton came tearing through Florida, he announced Sunday.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a 100% reimbursement rate for debris collection in Florida’s impacted areas for a 90-day window. Ordinarily, the federal ...Read more

Biden surveys Pinellas storm damage, pledges funds after Milton, Helene

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ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — Standing in front of a storm-battered home outside Sunset Park, President Joe Biden announced $612 million in new investments in projects to support recovery from Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

The funds, dispersed through the U.S. Department of Energy, include $47 million to Florida Power & Light and $47 million to ...Read more

State green-lights free gas for residents after Hurricane Milton -- but lines are long

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MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis gave the green light to open a network of free-fuel distribution depots in Southwest Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton — a Category 3 storm that left much of the area without power, including gas stations.

DeSantis made the announcement on Saturday in Bradenton during the opening of a gas distribution ...Read more

Gulf Coast beach towns reel from back-to-back hurricanes but promise a 'comeback'

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SIESTA KEY – Scott Giorgi worked outside his waterfront home Friday loading hurricane debris into the bed of his black pickup when a tossed tree branch shattered the truck’s back window. He shrugged it off and kept hauling.

What’s one more window to fix when two hurricanes in two weeks battered your island home, pushing six feet of sea ...Read more

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13 days, 2 hurricanes, and incalculable anxiety in Tampa Bay

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TAMPA, Fla. — We were still mucking the floors and ripping out drywall when we saw the first forecast.

The National Hurricane Center released the graphic, an ugly white blob over the Gulf of Mexico, at 11 a.m. last Saturday. It reached us via texts from our cousins and alerts from the local news or guys showing us their phone screen in line ...Read more

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'Nobody came': Tampa Bay seniors go days without power after Milton

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TAMPA, Fla. — By Friday evening, Jan Elizabeth Campbell was tired.

Tired of walking up and down 11 flights in a pitch-black stairwell to get out of her downtown St. Petersburg senior living complex, 540 Town Center.

Tired of living without air conditioning, without water, without hot food.

Tired of hauling all her devices to a nearby Wendy�...Read more

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Orange growers were looking for a turnaround. Then Milton came.

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Oranges and some citrus trees are lying useless on the ground in Florida’s groves after Hurricane Milton tore through the state, setting back growers just as they hoped the worst for the struggling industry was over.

The powerful storm moved through key citrus-producing counties after making landfall in Florida Wednesday night, killing at ...Read more

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Orlando-area farms rocked by Hurricane Milton work to recover

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Garcia’s boots sank into the earth as he walked the drowned fields of Orlando’s Everoak Farm in the wake of Hurricane Milton’s violent visit. The urban oasis off Carrington Road just outside the Baldwin Park neighborhood has been serving the city for five-and-a-half years. He’s been market farming for longer than ...Read more