Tag Archives: Florida

TROPICAL storm Philippe is currently on path to hit Florida and New York and could strengthen to Hurricane strength. Here is the latest Storm Philippe forecast and live updates from the NOAA, NHC, Weather Channel and more. Daily Express :: News Feed

Hundreds of police will be deployed at the University of Florida today as thousands are poised to protest a speech by an avowed white nationalist. The event prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency. CBC | World News

On October 5, a Florida doctor reportedly made an unthinkable discovery: a newborn baby girl stuffed into a trash can and covered with paper towels. What’s worse? The infant’s mother stands accused of putting the baby there, and leaving her for dead. As the Sun-Sentinel reports, the horrific situation began after 25-year-old Rubi Ramirez of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was taken ...

Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans have left for the U.S. mainland to escape the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. With conditions back home still grim — about 85 per cent of residents still lack electricity and 40 per cent are without running water — many are scrambling to build new lives away from the island. CBC | World News

A Florida woman allegedly left her daughter in a hot car yesterday while she was visiting an inmate at the Orange County Jail in Orlando. The child, who reportedly was sitting in the car alone outside the jail for about 20 minutes, is described as being either two- or three-years-old per various media accounts. During this ordeal, the Orlando temperature ...

Another woman who lived at a Florida nursing home that lost air conditioning during Hurricane Irma has died, bringing to 14 the number of fatalities linked to the home. CBC | World News

Officials went door-to-door Saturday warning residents who live near the Withlacoochee River north of Tampa Bay, Fla., of the potential for record-high water levels and flooding in the coming days. CBC | World News

More than 80 per cent of Floridians have had their power restored after Hurricane Irma roared through the state, but state emergency managers reported Friday that 1.92 million homes and businesses still don’t have electricity. CBC | World News

Donald Trump took aim at former President Barack Obama this week, claiming that his predecessor failed to come to Florida the last time a hurricane hit the state — even though it happened when George W. Bush was still in office. Trump traveled to the Sunshine State in the wake of Hurricane Irma to survey the damage and pledge help ...

U.S. President Donald Trump will hear directly from people affected by Hurricane Irma’s fury as he makes his third visit in less than three weeks to the storm-wracked South, this time Florida. CBC | World News