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Floridians allowed to return to some of the hard-hit Keys
MIAMI (AP) — Search-and-rescue teams scoured the Florida Keys’ farthest reaches Tuesday, while crews worked to repair the single washed-out highway connecting the islands and rush aid to Hurricane...
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MI National Guard told to stand down; troops not needed in FL
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — The Army National Guard’s slogan, “Always ready, always there,” was only partially true for the 1,000 Michigan soldiers mobilized to help in Florida after Hurricane Irma. The...
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FEMA estimates 25% of Florida Keys homes gone
LOWER MATECUMBE KEY, Fla. (AP) — With 25 percent of the homes in the Florida Keys feared destroyed, emergency workers Tuesday rushed to find Hurricane Irma’s victims — dead or alive — and deliver food...
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Carbon monoxide and nursing home deaths reported after Irma
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents struggling to put their lives back together in Hurricane Irma’s wake fell victim to new hazards, including oppressive heat, brush-clearing accidents, house...
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Florida nun dons habit, grabs chain saw to help after Irma
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida nun is pitching in on the cleanup efforts following Hurricane Irma by taking a chain saw to downed trees while dressed in her full habit. Miami-Dade police posted video of...
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What to do when a hurricane blows away your vacation plans
(AP) — What do you do when a hurricane blows away your vacation plans? The Associated Press asked Pauline Frommer of Frommers.com and the Frommer travel guidebook series for advice. WHERE TO START...
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Additional MI crews sent to restore power after Irma
JACKSON, Mich. (WOOD) — Consumers Energy is sending another 130 people to help restore power to people impacted by Hurricane Irma. After sending hundreds to Florida to help restore power, the company...
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Florida nursing home deaths spur efforts to protect elderly
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Emergency workers around hurricane-scarred Florida worked to make sure elderly residents were safe, evacuating multiple assisted-living facilities, after eight people died in a...
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Trump dispenses hoagies, handshakes in hurricane zone
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump doled out hoagies and handshakes in the sweltering Florida heat on Thursday as he took a firsthand tour of Irma’s devastation and liberally dispensed...
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ArtPrize artist fled Irma in ‘Sharpie Van’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A man who made his way from storm-battered Florida to Grand Rapids said that while he is glad to be at ArtPrize, his heart is back home, hoping that the people and places...
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Hurricane rescue animals transported to Muskegon
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — More than 60 shelter animals from Louisiana now call Michigan home. Hurricane relief will continue for the next several months throughout the south, including efforts to...
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Officials: Returning Keys residents must be self-sustaining
MIAMI (AP) — As the devastated Florida Keys began reopening to residents who fled Hurricane Irma, officials warned the returning islanders to bring enough supplies to sustain them for a while, because...
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Hurricane Maria batters Dominica as a Category 5 storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Maria intensified into a dangerous Category 5 storm and pounded the small island of Dominica as it surged into the eastern Caribbean on Monday night, and...
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Med student escapes hurricane-ravaged island
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A medical student who survived two hurricanes in the Caribbean weeks apart has finally returned home to West Michigan. Andrew Droste was stranded for nine days on the...
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Hurricanes cause local construction costs to rise
LEIGHTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Weeks after three major hurricanes barreled into the Gulf Coast, Caribbean islands and southern U.S., we’re feeling the impact here in West Michigan. Home builders...
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(AP) -- What do you do when a hurricane blows away your vacation plans? The Associated Press asked Pauline Frommer of Frommers.com and the Frommer travel guidebook series for advice. WHERE TO START...
View ArticleAdditional MI crews sent to restore power after Irma
JACKSON, Mich. (WOOD) -- Consumers Energy is sending another 130 people to help restore power to people impacted by Hurricane Irma. After sending hundreds to Florida to help restore power, the company...
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Florida nursing home deaths spur efforts to protect elderly
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Emergency workers around hurricane-scarred Florida worked to make sure elderly residents were safe, evacuating multiple assisted-living facilities, after eight people died in a...
View ArticleTrump dispenses hoagies, handshakes in hurricane zone
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump doled out hoagies and handshakes in the sweltering Florida heat on Thursday as he took a firsthand tour of Irma’s devastation and liberally dispensed...
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ArtPrize artist fled Irma in 'Sharpie Van'
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) -- A man who made his way from storm-battered Florida to Grand Rapids said that while he is glad to be at ArtPrize, his heart is back home, hoping that the people and places...
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