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As Tropical Storm Debby approaches Florida, authorities are investigating the tragic electrocution death of a 39-year-old woman from Lake Helen. The incident occurred during severe weather on Friday evening while she and her husband were working in their barn. According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, her husband reported hearing her scream and found her holding […]

Helene made landfall on Thursday night in Florida’s Big Bend region on the Gulf Coast of the state. The storm hit just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River around 11:10 p.m. EST about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, according to the National Hurricane Center. Officials have forecast storm surges of up to 20 feet (6 meters) […]

  Hurricane Debby inadvertently contributed to a significant drug bust when it washed ashore 25 packages of cocaine on a beach in the Florida Keys. An estimated 70 pounds of the drug, valued at around $1 million, was seized by U.S. Border Patrol after a Good Samaritan discovered the packages and alerted authorities. The cocaine […]

The U.S. Coast Guard successfully rescued a mother, her seven-year-old daughter, their pet tortoise, and their cat after they became stranded 1,000 miles off the coast of Hawaii amidst Hurricane Gilma. The rescue operation began on August 24 when the mother sent out an emergency signal from their 47-foot sailboat. Upon receiving the distress signal, […]

Hurricane Gilma is currently slowing down as it moves toward Hawaii, with forecasts indicating it will maintain a west-northwest trajectory and increase in strength until at least Tuesday evening. As of the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Gilma has sustained wind speeds of around 105 mph while traveling westward at a sluggish 10 […]