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Phil AmmannSeptember 1, 2016

Duke Energy is getting ready for Hermine. As Florida’s Gulf Coast faces Tropical Storm Hermine — upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as of 3 p.m. Thursday — Duke meteorologists are carefully monitoring the storm’s path and say they are ready to respond as necessary. Duke’s detailed storm response includes more than 1,200 line technicians, tree resources, […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 1, 2016

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday announced court closures because of Tropical Storm Hermine: Alachua County: Courts closed all day Friday. Baker County: Courts closed all day Friday. Bradford County: Courts closed all day Friday. Clay County: Courts closed noon Thursday and will remain closed Friday. Columbia County: Courts closed all day Friday. Dixie County: Courts closed noon Thursday and will remain closed […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 1, 2016

According to the Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service, the following state park campgrounds have been closed as of Thursday in preparation for what is now Tropical Storm Hermine: Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park, Eastpoint (Franklin County) Falling Waters State Park, Chipley (Washington County) Fanning Springs State Park, Fanning Springs (Levy County) Fort […]

Michael MolineSeptember 1, 2016

How serious is Tropical Storm Hermine? Gov. Rick Scott said the words “life threatening” five times Thursday during a 15-minute press briefing at the state’s Emergency Operations Center. He wanted, he said, to impress on Floridians jaded by a decade without major storms, or new to the state, or visiting, that this thing could kill […]

Michael MolineSeptember 1, 2016

Thinking about making a killing during Florida’s weather emergency? Don’t. State law strictly prohibits price gouging. And Attorney General Pam Bondi has activated Florida’s price-gouging hotline to field reports of the same from consumers during Tropical Storm Hermine. The law applies in the counties where Gov. Rick Scott’s state of emergency prevails. It prohibits extreme […]

Michael MolineAugust 31, 2016

Hermine’s coming. Got your homeowner’s insurance policy handy? You might want to, said Logan McFaddin, Florida regional manager for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency across a broad swath of the state Wednesday because of a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico, forecast to hit the Gulf […]

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Duke Energy prepares for Hermine, reminds customers to stay safe

Florida courts closing as Hermine approaches

State parks closing as severe weather approaches

Rick Scott closes state offices in 51 counties as Hermine looms [updated]

Pam Bondi on the hunt for price gougers during Hermine

Florida insurers say they’re ready as Hermine nears