About 45% of Puerto Ricans still without power after Hurricane Fiona
As of Sunday, about 45% of Puerto Rico’s 1.47 million power customers remained in the dark, and 20% of 1.3 million water customers had no service as workers struggled to reach submerged power...
View ArticleTropical Storm Ian path shifts east but still lots of ‘uncertainty’
While dueling predictions are starting to align more with a possible landfall in west Central Florida, the National Hurricane Center cautioned that “uncertainty is still high” with Ian's track.
View ArticleHurricane Ian: Dyer warns Orlando to brace for Category 1 storm
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said city residents should prepare like the city will be directly hit by a Category 1 storm.
View ArticleHow to get Hurricane Ian news alerts from the Orlando Sentinel
Here's how to get Orlando Sentinel Hurricane Ian alerts sent to your phone, email or computer.
View ArticleIan shoppers in Orlando stock up on water, pasta, power for lizards
As Hurricane Ian approached Florida on Monday, customers cleared out shelves of water bottles at a Publix and Walmart in Casselberry.
View ArticleHurricane Ian up to 100 mph, expected to intensify as Florida warnings issued
Hurricane Ian gained strength into a Category 2 system Monday afternoon with its path continuing to target Florida’s Gulf Coast including a threat to Central Florida, which is now under a tropical...
View ArticleCentral Florida schools shut down because of Ian
Public schools and colleges are starting to make decisions about whether to close because of the storm.
View ArticleHurricane Ian Live Updates: Florida prisons prepare for Hurricane Ian,...
Hurricane Ian Live Updates: Weather in Central Florida will include a threat of tornadoes as Hurricane Ian makes its way close to the peninsula.
View ArticleWith Hurricane Ian, Tampa Bay braces for storm not seen in a century
The National Hurricane Center is predicting storm surge in Tampa Bay and surrounding waters of between 5 and 10 feet above normal tide conditions and rainfall of between 10 and 15 inches because of...
View ArticleWhere to find hurricane shelters in Central Florida
Central Florida hurricane shelters open for Hurricane Ian.
View ArticleHurricane Ian could smash Florida’s fragile property insurance market
A massive, deadly hurricane like Ian could topple the state’s already unstable property insurance market, experts say.
View ArticleHurricane Ian: Concerns about Orlo Vista, other flooding-prone areas
As Hurricane Ian approaches, residents of Orlo Vista are taking precautions as the flooding during Hurricane Irma in 2017 remains fresh in their minds.
View ArticleDisney, Universal close for Hurricane Ian; Rosen Hotels host evacuees
Both parks are slated to close for two days as the hurricane tracks toward Orlando.
View Article‘It could be life-changing.’ Tampa Bay preps for Hurricane Ian’s worst, hopes...
Tampa Bay agonized Tuesday over Hurricane Ian’s shifting track, knowing that just a slight wobble could mean the difference between a bad storm and a catastrophic one.
View ArticleHurricane Ian forecast to strike Florida as Category 4 storm; Orlando area...
Powerful Hurricane Ian pushed toward Florida on Tuesday with a likely landfall on the southwest coast late Wednesday, putting metro Orlando under a hurricane warning and bringing potentially...
View ArticleHurricane Ian: In Orlando, expect ‘Charley-esque’ storm but less intense
Hurricane Ian will be much like Charley in 2004 in Central Florida but maybe with less wind damage, a key expert said.
View Article2 arrested in car burglary, shooting at OBT Popeye’s, Orange deputies say
Orange County deputy sheriffs arrested two people on Tuesday after a man was killed in the parking lot of a Popeye’s on Orange Blossom Trail.
View ArticleWoman stabbed sister to death in Orange, deputies say
A woman was arrested Tuesday after authorities said she stabbed her sister to death earlier this week.
View ArticleHurricane Ian: Central Florida Publix stores to close by noon Wednesday
Publix stores across Central Florida will close Wednesday evening as Hurricane Ian approaches.
View ArticleBiden to oil industry: Don’t raise prices as hurricane nears
President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned oil and gas companies against increasing prices for consumers as Hurricane Ian neared landfall along Florida’s southwest coast.
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