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Determination to rebuild follows Florida’s hurricanes with acceptance that storms will come again

Determination to rebuild follows Florida’s hurricanes with acceptance that storms will come again

By RUSS BYNUM, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TY O’NEIL Associated Press VENICE, Fla. (AP) — No sooner had residents of the Bahia Vista Gulf condominium complex dug out and from Hurricane Helene than they were faced…

Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage

Floridians cleaning up from Hurricane Milton are hampered by a widespread fuel shortage

By RUSS BYNUM, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TY ONEIL Associated Press CORTEZ, Fla. (AP) — Floridians recovering from Hurricane Milton, many of whom were journeying home after fleeing hundreds of miles to escape the storm, spent much…

Far from where Hurricane Milton hit, tornadoes wrought unexpected damage

Far from where Hurricane Milton hit, tornadoes wrought unexpected damage

WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) — Tony Brazzale, a diving boat captain who has lived for 10 years in his Wellington home in southeastern Florida, wasn’t worried about Hurricane Milton. The storm’s center was forecast to make landfall…

Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

By CHRIS O’MEARA, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TY O’NEIL Associated Press LITHIA, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton…

North Carolina maker of high-purity quartz back operating post-Helene

North Carolina maker of high-purity quartz back operating post-Helene

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — One of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high-tech products from mines in a western North Carolina community severely damaged by Hurricane Helene is operating…

Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the dark

Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the dark

By JULIO CORTEZ, KATE PAYNE and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it…