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Aug. 29– SARASOTA– Although Southwest Florida may dodge the bullet from a Labor Day hurricane, “Don’t wait for the shelves to be empty,” suggests a disaster preparedness official. “It looks like it’s taking a turn to the north,” said Sarasota County Emergency Management Services Director Ed McCrane, “but we’re approaching peak hurricane season, and if Dorian doesn’t…

Aug. 29– A Nampa man who killed a Boise couple in a head-on crash on Idaho 21 on Sunday– and later died at a hospital– was not supposed to be behind the wheel of a car at all, according to court records. Jerry Lee Neher, 51, had his driver’s license suspended from Sept. 29, 2018, through Sept. 28, 2021, for failure to obtain insurance, court records show. Last Sunday, Neher was…

Kimball graduated from Boise State in 2008 and lives in Houston. Like many other Boise State fans, Kimball had planned on traveling to Jacksonville for Boise State’s season opener against Florida State. That move means that Kimball, who’s afraid of missing a flight back to Houston and being stuck in Florida, likely will be unable to attend, unless he decides to…

Aug. 29– One major piece of Idaho lawmakers’ plan to alter Medicaid expansion was rejected by the federal government Thursday. Idaho’s Republican governor and legislative leaders said they were “disappointed and surprised” by the decision and accused the Trump administration– specifically the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services– for “pulling the rug…

Ron DeSantis remains “confident” in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s ability to help Florida recover from an expected strike by Hurricane Dorian despite plans from President Donald Trump’s administration to drain millions of dollars from the disaster recovery agency to pay for immigration enforcement. Following news this week that the…

The storm is churning north and is currently projected to make landfall on Labor Day in Florida as a Category 4 storm. You could make the case for it to be northern Florida, “he added. In a gubernatorial rite of passage, DeSantis made his first visit to the National Hurricane Center in Miami earlier in the day, where he was briefed by forecasters.

Now, as Hurricane Dorian gathers strength in the Atlantic, carriers say they’re better prepared should another disaster strike– with at least one carrier boasting emergency service from the sky in the form of drones. Florida Power& Light estimated up to two million South Floridians lost power at some point following the 2017 storm. The services manager,…

Citizens, Florida’s taxpayer-owned insurance group, is still offering wind and rental coverage, the group said Thursday. As Hurricane Dorian continues to churn toward Florida, that may come as a relief to many. And according to Luis Martínez-Moure, president at Moure Insurance, many private carriers have now stopped offering policies, a scenario that will…

Citizens, Florida’s taxpayer-owned insurance group, is still offering wind and rental coverage, the group said Thursday. As Hurricane Dorian continues to churn toward Florida, that may come as a relief to many. And according to Luis Martínez-Moure, president at Moure Insurance, many private carriers have now stopped offering policies, a scenario that will…

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NAPLES– The village of Naples is applying for state aid to rebuild at the corner of Main and Mill streets. On Monday, the Village Board held a public hearing attended by about 12 people over the future of the property owned by dentist Dr. The village is applying for funds through the Office of Community Renewal, which administers the state’s Community Development…

Janet Mills announced on Thursday that she will lead a 2020 push for Maine to begin managing parts of its own health insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act in what could be a step toward a fully state-run exchange. Mills, a Democrat, has increased Maine’s participation in the Affordable Care Act after succeeding Republican Paul LePage in January.

CEDAR RAPIDS– In late 2017, UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids officials announced plans to build a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in northeast Cedar Rapids. Called St. Luke’s Center for Healthy Living, the $14.9 million facility would provide short-term recovery and rehabilitation space. The center is at 1420 UnityPoint Way NE, which is north of…

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release:. As Dorian threatens and with the peak of hurricane season just ahead, the Internal Revenue Service reminds everyone to develop an emergency preparedness plan. Taxpayers, whether individuals, organizations or businesses, should take time now to create or update…

TALLAHASSEE– A rapidly-intensifying hurricane threatening Florida that is leaving the entire state wrapped in the National Hurricane Center’s “cone of uncertainty,” drew a dramatically different response Thursday from Gov. “If you’re in certain parts of Florida, some of the advice very well may be you’re better off not to evacuate, that you’re better off to…