Millions of homes and businesses are without power as Hurricane Milton barrels across Florida, bringing relentless rain and tremendous wind gusts. And Israel gets set to retaliate against Iran after its missile attack. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Hurricane Milton brings tornadoes, flooding, power outages to Florida Hurricane…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is still spending billions of dollars on storms that happened more than a decade ago, including Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma which occurred in 2005. The long-term projects use money from the Disaster Relief Fund as the agency manages more than 100 active disaster declarations. FEMA’s most recent Disaster…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approximately $11 billion in the Disaster Relief Fund as it responds to Hurricane Milton, the second major hurricane to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast in three weeks. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is working to assure the public the agency will have enough money for the immediate response.  “The biggest…

The state of Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton’s wrath less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene battered the Gulf Coast. The back-to-back hurricanes are a devastating reminder that 1 in 3 Florida homes is susceptible to storm surge flooding from hurricanes, according to Guidewire. As homeowners pick up the pieces of their lives, another storm…

President Joe Biden praised Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., for being “cooperative” and doing a “great job” in response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. A day after Harris’s comments, Biden emphasized that DeSantis has everything he needs for hurricane preparedness.Biden’s positive remarks diverged significantly from Vice President Kamala Harris’s criticism of DeSantis for being “selfish.” Biden…

Hurricane Helene’s destruction in places like Asheville, North Carolina, is having a ripple effect. Now, elections officials are working to make sure everyone has a chance to vote. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared more than 20 counties as disaster areas in the western part of the state. There are concerns about voter turnout…

As Hurricane Milton inches closer to Florida, thousands of people are evacuating their homes, while more are hunkering down with the supplies they need to ride out the storm and deal with potential impacts. So, how do people know when to stay and when to leave? For many Southerners, the answer might be at their…

With less than four weeks until Election Day, the first votes will be cast Wednesday, Oct. 9, in a battleground state. Early in-person voting began in Arizona, at traditional polling places. Both vice presidential nominees, JD Vance and Tim Walz, will be making appearances in Arizona Wednesday, highlighting the importance of the state. Arizona has…

On Sept. 27, eleven workers at a Tennessee plastics plant were swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene while clinging to the back of a flatbed semitruck as the water rapidly rose. The truck was later struck by debris, causing at least 10 employees of Impact Plastics to be thrown into the floodwaters. Five workers…

Orlando is one of the areas expected to be inundated with the most rain by Hurricane Milton, prompting a rare move by Disney World. Disney is closing its parks and hotels early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 9, and says they will likely stay closed through Thursday, Oct. 10.  This will mark the 12th time in Disney World’s 53-year history the park…