This is the time to gather your supplies and make sure your home and auto documents are in a safe place for retrieval when you need them.
Counties across the 352 area are opening sandbag sites for residents to fill emergency sandbags. Find a location near you.
This mistake has the potential to cause engine damage or affecting your vehicle’s ability to operate.
Gov. Ron DeSantis was met with boos from the crowd of about 200 people.
The National Hurricane Center forecasts Idalia to be a Category 3 hurricane when it makes landfall on Wednesday morning. This is the current forecast track as of Monday, Aug. 28, at 5 a.m. EDT. Impacts including tropical storm force winds and rain forecasted to begin Tuesday.
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The latest NHC forecast track for Idalia has it making landfall on Wednesday with winds of up to 100 mph. That would make it a Category 2 hurricane.
Duke Energy encourages customers to have a plan in place to withstand an extended power outage following impacts from tropical weather.
OPD says one driver killed a pedestrian when he plowed into a crash scene. OPD says the driver took off and seriously injured a police officer when he crashed into a patrol car. The hit-and-run driver died from injuries from the second crash.
Boaters are urged to NOT attempt to corral or rescue the injured manatee if you happen to come across it. Instead, call FWC Dispatch at 904-359-6584 to report its direction of travel.