AT&T provides free texting, calling for those affected by Irma

Being able to communicate with loved ones during and after storms like Hurricane Irma may be difficult, and local cell phone companies said they areRead More

Governor: ‘Work to do’ for Florida to recover after Irma

LOWER MATECUMBE KEY, Fla. (AP) — Parts of Florida inched back toward normal with workers restoring power, clearing roads and replenishing gas supplies, even asRead More

How to apply for FEMA assistance

Anyone can apply for FEMA disaster assistance but Miami-Dade and Monroe counties have already been approved.  Other counties are expected to be added to the listRead More

Over 400 animals sheltered in jail during Hurricane Irma

A group of animals were given shelter at a Monroe County jail as Hurricane Irma blew through the Keys, Sunday. The 426 animals ranged fromRead More

After Irma, local nonprofit sending supplies to Keys victims

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. (WSVN) — A South Florida nonprofit is feeding a need, days after Hurricane Irma’s winds left thousands of residents in the FloridaRead More

Irma claims dozens of lives across Caribbean, United States

The scope and scale of misery caused by Irma continues to grow, including its human toll. Irma, at one point the most powerful hurricane everRead More

Irma’s trail: death, floods and misery

MIAMI (AP) — Florida is cleaning up from one of the most destructive storms in its history, Hurricane Irma. At least 12 deaths in theRead More

Florida sheriff sued after threatening arrests at hurricane shelters

A Florida sheriff is being sued after he said deputies would arrest anyone with an outstanding warrant who sought shelter during Hurricane Irma, and wouldRead More

FEMA estimates 25 percent of Florida Keys homes are gone

LOWER MATECUMBE KEY, Fla. (AP) — With 25 percent of the homes in the Florida Keys feared destroyed, emergency workers Tuesday rushed to find HurricaneRead More

Rescuers scour hard-hit Florida Keys as aid is rushed in

MIAMI (AP) — Search-and-rescue teams scoured the Florida Keys’ farthest reaches Tuesday, while crews worked to repair the single washed-out highway connecting the islands andRead More