Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz sits at the defense table during a victim impact statements at his sentencing hearing at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Nov 2, 2022. (AMY BETH BENNETT / SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL / POOL / AP) Nikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 students and staff […]
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Hurricane Ian death toll climbs to 83, officials defend response
A catamaran rests atop a dock in Getaway Marina, which was destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Ian, most of its boats left scattered on the road or stuck in the mangroves, on San Carlos Boulevard in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Oct 2, 2022. (REBECCA BLACKWELL / AP) MIAMI – The death toll from Hurricane […]
Hurricane-ravaged Florida, Carolinas face daunting recovery
A man walks over a broken section of the Pine Island Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Florida on Oct 1, 2022. (RICARDO ARDUENGO / AFP) MIAMI – The largely innocuous but soggy remnants of Hurricane Ian drifted through Virginia early on Sunday, leaving in their wake storm-ravaged residents in Florida and […]
Death toll in Florida uncertain as Ian takes aim at Carolinas
In this photo taken by a drone, boats lie scattered amid mobile homes after the passage of Hurricane Ian, on San Carlos Island, in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Sept 29, 2022. (REBECCA BLACKWELL / AP) Fort MYERS, Florida – Emergency crews tried on Thursday to reach stranded Florida residents as a resurgent Hurricane Ian veered […]
Hurricane Ian hits Florida’s Gulf Coast with catastrophic fury
A flooded street is seen in downtown as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida, in Fort Myers, Florida, US on Sept 28, 2022. (MARCO BELLO / REUTERS) VENICE, Florida – Hurricane Ian plowed into Florida's Gulf Coast with catastrophic force on Wednesday, unleashing howling winds, torrential rains and a treacherous surge of ocean surf […]
Millions in Florida urged to evacuate as Hurricane Ian nears
Workers board up the windows of a 7-Eleven convenience store in the Ybor City district in preparation for Hurricane Ian approaches the western side of the state, Sept 27, 2022, in Tampa, Florida. (PHELAN M. EBENHACK / AP) SARASOTA, Florida – Residents of Florida's Gulf Coast on Tuesday boarded up homes, packed up their vehicles […]