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Jonah Wark, right, kisses his wife Sara Martin outside their flood-damaged home on the Pigeon River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Newport, Tenn.

Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll rises to nearly 100

North Carolina officials pledged to get more water and other supplies to flood-stricken areas by Monday after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. Southeast and the death toll from the storm rose to nearly 100.At least 91 people across several states were killed. A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported 30 people killed.

Republican incumbent Sen. Ben Albritton faces Democratic challenger Phillip Carter in the race for Florida Senate District 27.

Florida Senate District 27 race includes incumbent Republican Ben Albritton and Democratic challenger Phillip Carter

Florida’s Nov. 5 elections include the race for Senate District 27 between Republican incumbent Ben Albritton and Democratic challenger Phillip Carter. The district includes Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee counties, and portions of Lee and Polk counties.

Colleges are key to Democrats' strategy to lose by less in rural Pennsylvania

In the rural, red parts of Pennsylvania, young Democratic organizers have a plan to lose by less to win the state for Vice President Harris. But former President Donald Trump's campaign isn't worried.

BusPatrol America, a company that has faced a number of issues across the state, provides AI-powered school bus cameras to capture and ticket drivers who do not stop for the buses.

School bus camera program became a bungled mess in Miami-Dade; It’s coming to Duval next

A school bus camera program that wrongfully issued countless $225 violation notices to Miami-Dade motorists is coming to Duval County. The cameras are supposed to capture footage of motorists who drive past stationary school buses with their “stop arm” extended, a violation of state law in most instances. Instead, the cameras fined many drivers who were following the law.

Folkston is a small rural town not far from the Florida-Georgia line. Known for its scenic swamp and railroad traffic, the area has few major employers and struggles to keep workers from moving to bigger cities like Jacksonville, Fla., just an hour down the road. The jobs created by the Folkston ICE detention facility will bring much-needed jobs, but some locals don't want their town associated with the Trump administration's divisive immigration enforcement practices.

The price of a paycheck: One town's ICE dilemma

The ICE detention center in Folkston, Ga., is expanding to become one of the nation's largest immigrant detention centers. Operated by a private prison corporation GEO Group, it will hold more than 3,000 detainees.

Even parts of Old Town Key West, like the intersection of Greene and Elizabeth streets, flooded during recent full moon high tides.

South Florida Local Leaders On Front Lines Confronting Climate Change

While international leaders gather in Paris to look for global approaches to climate change, South Florida's leaders gathered in Key West. They are...

Attorney General Ken Paxton was booked on three felony securities fraud charges in Texas on Monday morning.

Texas Attorney General Turns Himself In On Fraud Charges

Facing three felony charges of securities fraud, Ken Paxton was processed at a county jail and released on bail Monday morning.

Lawmakers Talk LIP In Districts

MIAMI-DADE HEALTH FUNDING AT ISSUE The Health Foundation of South Florida will hold a forum about the potential impacts on Miami-Dade County of a loss...

Move toward Permanent Pulse Memorial Begins in Orlando

A trophy, Teddy bears, heart-shaped wreaths, and candles are just a few of thousands of items that Orange County Regional History Center staff have begun…

More Mosquitoes Test Positive For Zika In Miami Beach

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Friday that another mosquito sample in Miami-Dade County has tested positive for the...

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