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The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):
The Democratic
Nelson wrote to the CEOs of
His office cited
Residents at an assisted living facility in suburban
All three facilities are owned by the same company, Manor Oaks. Williamsburg is the last assisted living facility in the city without power.
The move is being done "to make the residents more comfortable," Henderson said. "It's a comfort issue."
State records show
Authorities say it appears
Gov.
Fewer than 269,000 customers of
Irma's punch was felt statewide. Storm surge flooded homes and businesses on the coast, while tropical storm winds toppled trees onto roads, homes and power lines north of
President
The president told reporters at the
Trump was traveling to
His trip to
Fire rescue teams have evacuated 122 people from two assisted living facilities near
Fire Spokeswoman
Kennedy says 66 patients were transported by bus and 16 were picked up by family members.
Mary Ann Lettore tells WESH that she picked up her father from Brookdale on Wednesday because he'd fallen and cut his arm during the storm. She took him to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with dehydration.
Kennedy says the residents were obviously "very hot." She said she doesn't have information on how often they were provided food and water.
Eight residents died at the
Sheriff's officials in
A police report says an officer noticed a light pole missing from an area on top of a bridge and then spotted a vehicle driving with the pole on top. He stopped the vehicle and arrested the men.
The report says Apeler told investigators he was moving the pole because it was on the ground so close to traffic lanes. A database search found Apeler had 72 scrap metal-related transactions for recycling since January.
A picture of the shirtless men sitting handcuffed on the sidewalk quickly drew attention on the sheriff's office Twitter feed.
Victims Wednesday at the
Sen.
Elsewhere in
In
And at the huge, 15,000-resident
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