Someone in Tallahassee, Florida, has some explaining to do. Countless phones woke their owners today before the sun had risen as part of a test of the state’s Emergency Alert System (EAS). The scheduled time of the test was 4:50 a.m. And at that time — a couple minutes early, ac...
Due to the impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, executive orders have been entered as follows to ensure that residents in those areas in affected counties still have the ability to vote: Executive Order24-234- Emergency Management for Elections /Hurricanes Helene and Milton. ...
A map from the Florida Division of Emergency Management shows which counties are under an evacuation order on Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia makes its way to the state. The storm is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.Florida Division of Emergency Management The state division says the "greatest ...
DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 33 Florida counties on Saturday. "If you are in the path of this storm, you should expect power outages, so please prepare for that," DeSantis said during a Sunday briefing with Florida's Division of Emergency Management. The governor said power c...
DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 46 counties and the state mobilized 1,100 National Guard members. Evacuation orders or suggestions were posted in 21 counties. The International Space Station has been in orbit since 1998 and is about 250 miles above Earth's surface. It is a ...
Trump’s initial indictment in the New York case in 2023, and his mug shot taken in an unrelated Georgia case last year, also both drove higher single-day new donor acquisition than any event this fall. Trump’s campaign still raised significant funds online, d...
This begs the question — why are Florida drivers paying such a high percentage of their income toward car insurance? To some, this could be attributed to the state’s high number of uninsured drivers, unpredictable weather (particularly during hurricane season), and a high population density....
The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a tropical wave that could strengthen over the weekend, bringing heavy rain to parts of Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 50 Florida counties ahead of the … ...
Mayors in Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood declared a state of emergency for their cities on Wednesday afternoon. Later Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also declared a state of emergency for five counties — Broward and Miami-Dade on Florida’s Atlantic coast and Collier, Lee and Sarasota coun...
Miami-Dade and Broward Counties' emergency management teams are participating in an evacuation FEMA study to understand better what Gomez calls a complex problem. "Psychology of how and when and why people don't evacuate," said Gomez.