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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Following a thorough assessment of damage from Hurricane Idalia, Duke Energy Florida will restore 95% of customers who experienced the worst of the storm no...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will visit Florida on Saturday morning to survey the federal response to Hurricane Idalia after the Category 3 storm devastated parts of the state’s Big

The Department of Corrections said Tuesday some of the smaller prisons, work release centers and work camps were directly in the path of the storm.

One Kansas man who now lives in Orlando says it gets hectic trying to prepare.

How is Florida bracing for a Category 3 hurricane? How Hurricane Idalia could impact flights. Twenty counties are under evacuation order or warning.

Florida evacuated 4,000 prisoners from nearly three dozen facilities statewide ahead of approaching Hurricane Idalia, moving inmates to more robust buildings.

>> ian: this is infrared satellite you can see the eye that opened up as an indication the inner core was fully formed at this point and all green lights for intensification. it is two separate points, three hours apart. there is some component off to the east. moving off to the northeast, wobbling back and forth but also a burst of convection. very powerful storms on the west side perhaps that pulls it back just to touch. it is dixie county then into taylor county. thank you for watching with u...

Thats not even close to what that will peak out in as this storm gets a bit closer, but you could see this history line there. i wanted to point that out. myself and bryan norcross earlier this afternoon, we were watching this storm right along that meridian right there. this wobbles back-and-forth. thats how hurricanes move. if you stare at em, you see it move a little bit to the right, a little bit to the left. this motion, though, is definitely starting to leak farther off to the east. that w...

How is Florida bracing for a Category 3 hurricane? How Hurricane Idalia could impact flights. Twenty counties are under evacuation order or warning.

Hurricane Idalia is projected to bring dangerous winds and flooding to the Florida Gulf Coast this week, with some evacuation orders in place for coastal communities.