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Rick Kriseman asks St. Pete residents to conserve water for next 24 hours

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Pumping stations in St. Petersburg continue to not have power so Mayor Rick Kriseman is calling on residents to avoid using any running water over the next 24 hours. “You all in the community did really well conserving water when we asked you to,” Kriseman said late Monday morning. “We’re going to ask you to do it just for another 24 hours, as we continue to work through getting everything back online.” “If you can conserve your water that would…

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U.S. commemorates 9/11; thousands expected at ground zero

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Holding photos and reading names of loved ones lost 16 years ago, 9/11 victims’ relatives marked the anniversary of the attacks at ground zero on Monday with a solemn and personal ceremony.

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Rick Scott gets aerial view of Keys damage

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Gov. Rick Scott will get an aerial view Monday of damage to the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.

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More than 395,000 people without power in Pinellas County

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(Updated) More than 395,000 Duke Energy customers in Pinellas County are without electricity following Hurricane Irma’s entry Sunday night and Monday morning. That’s 70 percent of Duke’s service area in Pinellas County. (On Tuesday afternoon, Duke officials said that of their 1.2  million customers throughout Florida, 375,000 have had their power restored. They did not say how many of those customers were in Pinellas. Duke Energy provides power to 35 different counties in Florida). Approximately 120 pump stations are also…

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Pinellas County barrier islands remain closed after Irma, sheriffs say

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Update – Residents were allowed to return to Pinellas County at 9:30 a.m. and could return to the barrier islands at 4 p.m. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri sealed off the county after Hurricane Irma moved through so deputies could conduct damage and safety assessments. Now deputies feel the bridges for re-entry are safe to reopen. Deputies had warned citizens to stay off all Pinellas County roadways due to hazardous conditions that included traffic light outages, downed power lines and significant…

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River flooding a concern in Hillsborough County after Irma

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Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill said that while storm surge was the biggest concern of government officials in the Tampa Bay area as Hurricane Irma approached on Sunday, it is now flooding that may be the primary concern.

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City of Tampa lifts Irma curfew

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The City of Tampa has lifted its curfew imposed Sunday night as Hurricane Irma passed through the Tampa Bay region.

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