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Central Florida residents affected by Hurricane Irma have one more chance to apply for emergency food benefits. Residents who qualify for SNAP benefits and were affected by the hurricane can come to the Florida Horse Park in Ocala.
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Florida’s citrus industry was already struggling with the effects of citrus greening disease. Then came Hurricane Irma, knocking fruit off the trees and damaging groves.
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Hurricane Irma essentially shut down Florida's economy during a very important week in September, says 90.7's economic analyst Hank Fishkind. But is Irma's drastic effect on Florida's job numbers a cause for concern?
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Thousands of Floridians have sought help putting food on the table after Hurricane Irma. The Department of Children and Families is helping people hit hard financially by the storm sign up for SNAP benefits.
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The federal government is offering more help with debris clean-up after Hurricane Irma’s devastating rampage in Florida.The Trump administration will…
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Hurricane Irma damaged homes across Florida, triggering thousands of claims and billions of dollars in damages. The hurricane also dealt a blow to businesses with wind and flood damage and loss of revenue.
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A program to help homeowners with temporary roof repairs has been expanded to Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties. Orange, Osceola and Seminole weren’t on the original list of counties covered by the program, but last week Sen. Marco Rubio (R) and Sen. Bill Nelson (D) asked FEMA director Brock Long to add more counties.
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Scenes of destruction in Puerto Rico as Category 4 hurricane Maria hit the island. Hurricane Irma already dealt a blow to Puerto Rico’s electric grid. Now the island is completely without power.
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Eight people died last Wednesday at a nursing home in Hollywood that lost air conditioning when a tree fell on a transformer. Questions remain about why power wasn’t restored before the outage became fatal.
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The US Army Corps of Engineers is offering to help with temporary roof repairs for homeowners affected by Hurricane Irma, by putting tarps on their roofs. Operation Blue Roof installed the first tarp in Collier County over the weekend.