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Aug. 31– Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Friday night with 130 mph winds and was forecasted to be even more powerful if it hits Florida with 140 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said. “A prolonged period of storm surge, high winds and rainfall is possible in portions of Florida into next week, including the possibility of…

Dorian, which now has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, is still predicted to strike Florida possibly Tuesday afternoon, and in a location that is still very uncertain. In its 8 p.m. bulletin, the NHC tracked Dorian’s sustained winds at 125 mph. Ron DeSantis said Friday that evacuation orders could begin as early as Saturday in the most vulnerable coastal areas,…

Aug. 31– As Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida’s east coast, people with medical conditions should start preparing for the worst-case scenario of a direct hit. “Just like you’d have a plan for personal items, if you have medical illnesses and conditions, you should have a plan for what you’re going to do for medical supplies,” said Clifford Medina, chief of…

Aug. 31– As the prospect of a major hurricane hitting the Florida coast looms, the political storm over Puerto Rico continues to churn, with hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans in Florida facing the prospect of turning to President Donald Trump’s administration for crucial assistance after Hurricane Dorian. For some, it’s an unwelcome reminder of Trump’s…

STERLING, VIRGINIA- After canceling a trip to Poland to stay stateside to oversee the federal government’s response to an approaching hurricane, President Donald Trump took time out to golf and to send a thinly veiled warning to his ousted Oval Office gatekeeper. The president, on Saturday morning, was flown on Marine One from Camp David in Maryland to his Trump…

iPipeline, the Exton insurance-automation firm picked up by the Florida tech holding company Roper Technologies for $1.63 billion on Aug. 8, showcases a series of made-in-Philly features, including:. -A seasoned CEO to grow with– Tim Wallace, an Indiana University of Pennsylvania- trained accountant who over a long career showed a knack for turning small tech…

Aug. 30– With Hurricane Dorian bearing down on Florida and the busy 2019 hurricane season here, now is a good time to talk about hurricane preparations. While the season starts June 1, it usually intensifies August-October before ending on November 30. Since the initials season forecasts started trickling in, some forecasts have revised their numbers higher.

Hurricane Dorian has strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm, carrying winds of up to 115 mph as it moves closer to Florida, the National Hurricane Center announced Friday afternoon. It is still unclear where in Florida the storm will make landfall, but the hurricane center urged residents in southern and central Florida to monitor Dorian’s…

Aug. 30– Resident Joseph Eudi looks at flood debris and storm damage from Hurricane Florence at a home in New Bern, North Carolina, last year. Last year, right before Hurricane Florence hit New Bern, a small riverfront city along the North Carolina coast, Martin Blaney rushed to the public housing complex he runs, banging on doors, yelling: “Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate!”

Aug. 30– After nine nursing homes received word that a new state law would cost them a collective $6 million in Medicaid funding, a Simsbury facility called a meeting to illustrate the on-the-ground impact, which union and executive leaders warn could lead to the shuttering of some nursing homes. Of those nine homes, five are owned by Pennsylvania- based Genesis…

Roy Cooper, D- North Carolina, issued the following news release:. Governor Roy Cooper today issued an order to help North Carolina farmers harvest and transport crops quickly in preparation for any future impacts from Hurricane Dorian. Gov. Cooper issued the order to help farmers statewide after conferring with North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture…

Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis is updating Floridians on Hurricane Dorian preparation and response efforts. CFO Jimmy Patronis said, “As we continue to monitor the path of Hurricane Dorian, it’s vital that Floridians take this storm seriously and prepare now. *August 29, 2019, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order…

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, an interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Office of the…

Aug. 30– As Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida, local nonprofits are mobilizing to ensure the safety of thousands of older Sarasota and Manatee County residents and people with disabilities who live alone. In Manatee County, Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee began distributing nonperishable meals in July and have spent days leading up to the weekend calling…

Aug. 30– MANATEE COUNTY– If you have a Manatee County address, you can find a lot of information about it with a new service on the county government’s website. An address in Bayshore Gardens selected at random as an example revealed the following:. If ordered to evacuate, this household would find the closest shelter, Bayshore Elementary School, just 0.7 miles away.

Aug. 30– As Hurricane Dorian threatens Florida, it is affecting events in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Sarasota County schools are open Friday and all sporting events and after school activities will take place as planned. Park offices will be closed Monday for Labor Day.

Aug. 30– SARASOTA– Shopping before a hurricane seems to be a rite of passage for a Floridian. You haven’t fully ingratiated yourself into the local culture until you’ve gone to Publix in search of a case of water only to find a couple lingering bottles of Smartwater. But on Thursday, when I found myself asking Herald-Tribune photographer Dan Wagner questions like “…

Residents of Sarasota and Manatee counties learned that in 2017 when Hurricane Irma plowed through the area after making landfall well to the south. As of Friday morning, the probability of hurricane-force winds impacting the Sarasota/ Manatee region over the next five days was between 20 and 30 percent. But there was a 70 to 80 percent chance that Dorian will…