A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2019
4min444
Expect action once evacuation orders are issued.
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A.G. GancarskiAugust 29, 2019
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 22, 2019
7min366
“I have heard hundreds of reasons why people don’t want to evacuate."
Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2017
5min199
The lower Florida Keys were hammered in special ways by Hurricane Irma and remain closed to residents, visitors and even more volunteer cleanup workers as authorities try to get them livable, officials said Friday. An estimated 65 percent of the housing was damaged to the point of being uninhabitable, according to authorities, but residents will […]
Associated PressSeptember 12, 2017
3min205
Thanks to reconnaissance by a neighbor who stayed behind, Pam Szymanksi knows Hurricane Irma blew out the living room window of her southwest Florida home, but she isn’t sure when she’ll get to see the damage for herself. “All I know is we have to check out of here tomorrow, because they’re booked,” she said […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 7, 2017
6min178
Today, Gov. Rick Scott made the following statement outlining the steps that are being taken to bring more fuel to Florida gas stations. Scott said: “We are aggressively working around the clock to bring more fuel to Florida gas stations. I have held calls with the federal government, fuel retailers and oil companies to find […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2016
11min269
Last updated: 5:45 p.m. When it comes to hurricanes, Jacksonville has had a lot of dry runs, false alarms, and close calls. Hurricane Matthew is different. NOAA said as much in its noon Thursday update: “A major hurricane has not impacted this area in 118 years, since Oct. 2 1898. There is NO local living memory […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2016
5min183
On Wednesday evening, Gov. Rick Scott spoke to media from the Jacksonville Emergency Operations Center about the impending onslaught of Hurricane Matthew. Using emphatic, strong language, Scott urged people who need to evacuate to do so and not take any chances, as the dread prospect of a Category 4 hurricane becomes a reality. With the latest […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 5, 2016
3min395
Florida’s Department of Transportation will suspend tolls in counties where there are evacuation orders. The National Hurricane Center has called Hurricane Matthew a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. The most recent forecast showed the entire east coast — spanning from Monroe to Nassau counties — could experience tropical storm or […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2016
3min439
On Wednesday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry briefed local media on the city’s response plan for Hurricane Matthew. The eye, slated to parallel the Jacksonville coast sometime Friday evening, presents the closest thing to an existential threat Jacksonville has faced from a hurricane this century. The Jacksonville City Council is slated to meet at noon to […]
Jim RosicaOctober 5, 2016
4min456
Gov. Rick Scott in a Wednesday news briefing on Hurricane Matthew told Floridians that “protecting life is our No. 1 priority.” “If Matthew directly impacts Florida, there will be massive destruction, the likes of which we have not seen in years,” he said at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. “This is a deadly storm […]
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