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At least 52 dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across southeastern US
Read full article: At least 52 dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across southeastern USMassive rains brought by Hurricane Helene have left many people stranded or homeless as the cleanup begins from the monster tempest that killed at least 64 people.
Taylor County residents who choose to ride out Helene told to write name, information on arm
Read full article: Taylor County residents who choose to ride out Helene told to write name, information on armAs Hurricane Helene bears down on the Big Bend of Florida, one county has a message for residents who are choosing to ride out the storm.
Florida residents who choose to ride out Helene told to write name, information on arm. Here are the details
Read full article: Florida residents who choose to ride out Helene told to write name, information on arm. Here are the detailsAs Hurricane Helene bears down on the Big Bend of Florida, one county has a message for residents who are choosing to ride out the storm.
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Helene slams into Florida’s Big Bend, city of Perry in the dark
Read full article: PHOTOS, VIDEO: Helene slams into Florida’s Big Bend, city of Perry in the darkNews 6′s Erik Sandoval and Megan Neeley are in Taylor County, part of the Big Bend area where Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall shortly.
VIDEO, PHOTOS: Florida Big Bend businesses board up ahead of Hurricane Helene’s arrival
Read full article: VIDEO, PHOTOS: Florida Big Bend businesses board up ahead of Hurricane Helene’s arrivalBusiness owners in downtown Perry are boarding up their windows and putting sandbags outside as Hurricane Helene heads toward the Big Bend region of Florida.
Wife of Jane's Addiction frontman says tension and animosity led to onstage scuffle
Read full article: Wife of Jane's Addiction frontman says tension and animosity led to onstage scuffleThe wife of Jane's Addiction lead singer Perry Farrell says a scuffle on stage involving her husband was caused by “tension and animosity” within the band during their reunion tour.
Tropical weather arrives in Central Florida. Here’s what you can expect
Read full article: Tropical weather arrives in Central Florida. Here’s what you can expectHurricane Debby continues its path toward the Gulf Coast of Florida on Sunday, with most models favoring a landfall between Apalachicola and Perry by Monday morning.
Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspent
Read full article: Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspentIowa's Republican governor announced in June 2022 that the state would use $75 million in federal pandemic relief funds to add security measures at schools.
Parents want district to improve security more after deadly Iowa school shooting
Read full article: Parents want district to improve security more after deadly Iowa school shootingParents in the Iowa town where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this month told school officials on Monday they want more preventative measures and transparency as the school board plans for students' return.
Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had 'no inkling' of his plan
Read full article: Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had 'no inkling' of his planThe parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they “had no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict.”.
Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting
Read full article: Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shootingThis year’s Iowa legislative session kicked off with student protestors filling the Capitol rotunda to call for stricter gun laws just days after a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, that left one 11-year-old boy dead and seven other people wounded.
11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as 'Smiley,' his mother says
Read full article: 11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as 'Smiley,' his mother saysThe mother of an 11-year-old who was killed this week in a school shooting in Iowa remembers the boy as a friendly child who exuded happiness.
The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa's presidential caucuses
Read full article: The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa's presidential caucusesThe shooting in Perry, Iowa, has cast a shadow over the state’s upcoming first-in-the-nation Republican presidential caucuses.
Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say
Read full article: Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police sayAn Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself in harm's way as he tried to protect students from the teenage gunman.
17-year-old killed 6th-grader, hurt 5 others in Iowa school shooting, police say
Read full article: 17-year-old killed 6th-grader, hurt 5 others in Iowa school shooting, police sayAuthorities say a 17-year-old student with a shotgun and a handgun opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others.
Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia, preliminary estimate says
Read full article: Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia, preliminary estimate saysFlorida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences.
Florida assessing damage after Hurricane Idalia hits the state
Read full article: Florida assessing damage after Hurricane Idalia hits the stateAs for restoration following storm damage, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie urges residents to remember to make safety the priority.
WATCH: Transformer blows in Florida’s Big Bend as Hurricane Idalia nears landfall
Read full article: WATCH: Transformer blows in Florida’s Big Bend as Hurricane Idalia nears landfallA transformer blew up Wednesday morning near Florida’s Big Bend region as Idalia, a massive Category 3 hurricane, approached the coast.
A 'person of interest' is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutation
Read full article: A 'person of interest' is being held in Oregon deaths of 4 women after governor revokes commutationA man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov. Tina Kotek reinstated a prison sentence that was commuted by her predecessor.
Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say, reversing earlier call
Read full article: Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say, reversing earlier callAuthorities in Oregon say the deaths of four women whose bodies were found over three months are linked and that at least one person of interest has been identified.
Ocoee woman indicted on 2011 murder charge in fatal shooting during Apopka burglary
Read full article: Ocoee woman indicted on 2011 murder charge in fatal shooting during Apopka burglaryAn Ocoee woman was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with a 2011 fatal shooting and armed burglary, according to the 18th Judicial Circuit Court.
Trump expected to give deposition in protesters’ lawsuit
Read full article: Trump expected to give deposition in protesters’ lawsuitFormer President Donald Trump is slated to return to New York City to provide a videotaped deposition in a case about his security team’s crackdown on a protest during the early days of his presidential campaign in 2015.
Wake Forest rolls past mistake-plagued Florida State 35-14
Read full article: Wake Forest rolls past mistake-plagued Florida State 35-14Sam Hartman threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns, and A.T. Perry grabbed seven passes for 155 yards and a TD as Wake Forest cruised past mistake-plagued Florida State 35-14 Saturday afternoon.
Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden's inauguration
Read full article: Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden's inaugurationJohn Adams and John Quincy Adams also opted not to participate in a tradition that began with George Washington. The White House Historical Association points out that John Adams was never formally invited by his successor, Thomas Jefferson, to the event and perhaps didn’t want to impose. He did not call on Adams, nor did Adams invite Jackson to the White House. Some four decades later, President-elect Ulysses S. Grant refused to ride with President Andrew Johnson from the White House to the Capitol for the ceremony. Rather, Ford was administered the oath of office in the White House East Room shortly after Nixon had tendered his resignation to avoid impeachment.
Palm Coast Airbnb owner says lost revenue forced her into unemployment benefits fight
Read full article: Palm Coast Airbnb owner says lost revenue forced her into unemployment benefits fightPALM COAST, Fla. – Jennifer Perry has seen her Palm Coast condominium evolve from a five-star Airbnb to a reservation casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Before COVID, I was 100% booked,” Perry told News 6. [READ MORE: News 6, DEO help single mom unlock 12 weeks of unemployment benefits | News 6, DEO unlock unemployment account ‘suspended’ for 17 weeks]“I’ve lowered my prices probably 20-30%,” Perry said. Perry told News 6 she has been waiting seven months for some sort of financial relief. "It’s not even a matter of frustration, I’m worn the heck down.”DEO Press Secretary Paige Landrum said Perry’s case is unique.