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Matthew approaches as South Florida sees first rain bands, expected Cat 4

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Forecasters say the first outer rain bands from Hurricane Matthew already have begun to approach Florida as the big storm crosses the Bahamas toward the state. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Matthew is still a Category 3 hurricane as of 8 a.m. Thursday, packing top sustained winds up to 125 mph. It’s still expected to become an even more powerful Category 4 storm in coming hours as it approaches Florida’s east coast starting Thursday night. The storm…

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At least 500K urged to evacuate as Matthew nears Florida

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Hurricane Matthew marched toward Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and at least a half a million people along the coast were urged to evacuate their homes Wednesday, a mass exodus ahead of a major storm packing power the U.S. hasn’t seen in more than a decade. Matthew was a dangerous and life-threatening Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 120 mph (190 kph) as it passed through the Bahamas, and it was expected to be very near Florida’s Atlantic coast…

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Rick Scott: Florida could face largest evacuation

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott says the state could be facing its “biggest evacuation ever” because Hurricane Matthew is threatening almost the entire Atlantic coast of Florida. Scott said Wednesday he didn’t know how many people would be ordered to evacuate because it is left up to the counties, but he says every county along the coast is focused on it and has been preparing. So far, only Brevard and Martin counties have issued mandatory evacuation orders. Hurricane Matthew is barreling…

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DEP launces new app to identify Florida beach accesses and amenities

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Love Florida’s beaches? There’s an app for that. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Coastal Management Program is introducing the “Florida Beach Access Guide”- a web-based map that is also available as a mobile app. “Getting outdoors to enjoy Florida’s beaches is now more convenient,” says a statement from the DEP. This interactive guide enables beachgoers to locate every public beach access point and associated amenities throughout Florida. “More than 2,000 public beach access points along Florida’s coasts are pinpointed…

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Democratic leaders touring Panhandle

​Florida Democratic Party Chair Stephen Bittel and President Sally Boynton Brown are taking a two-day tour of the Panhandle to “energize the

Adam Putnam ‘disappointed’ with firefighter pay raise veto

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Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam expressed disapproval that Florida state firefighters are among the losers in Gov. Rick Scott’s recently signed $78.7 billion state budget. In a private ceremony Tuesday morning, Scott vetoed $1.6 million in the state budget set aside for 606 Forest Service firefighters to get $2,000 a year in pay raises each. The cuts were among $461.4 million in spending slashed from the new state budget set to go in effect July 1. “I am profoundly disappointed,” Putnam said in a statement,…

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