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HURRICANE: Port Orange Councilman Bob Ford incensed sandbags are not being made available to some city residents

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- With Irma packing winds of185 mph on a collision course with the Sunshine State this weekend, City Councilman Bob Ford is incensed that one area of the city is not able to get sandbags.

New Smyrna Beach volunteers bring relief to hurricane-ravaged Texas even with Irma bearing down on Florida Henry Frederick Wed, 09/06/2017 - 07:14
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- With one semi already in Beaumont, Texas, and thee more heading that way today with relief supplies for the victims of Hurricane Harvey, Ray Catheline is staying the course and getting the task at hand completed. 

Sunshine State residents bracing for possible weekend arrival of Hurricane Irma

With Hurricane Irma slowly moving through the Carribean on its way to Florida with sustained winds of 145, Sunshine State residents are feeling anxious.

"Apparently, I'm wide awake on hurricane adrenaline," Kahlin Grant of Daytona Beach wrote on her Facebook page at 4:20 this morning. "It's similar to Christmas morning excitement, but way less magical."

Year Later: Port Orange Councilman Chase Tramont's entrance into politics seems like yesterday to reminiscing wife Henry Frederick Thu, 08/31/2017 - 09:25

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Twelve months have passed since Chase Tramont first entered politics, winning a seat on the Port Orange City Council, but it seems just like yesterday to his wife, who reminisced on his achievement.

Univ. of Tampa fires visiting professor from Winter Park for 'bad karma' tweet directed at Hurricane Harvey victims who voted Republican in 2016

WINTER PARK, Fla. -- A visiting assistant professor at the University of Tampa was fired today after describing Hurricane Harvey's devasting hammering of Texas as “instant karma” for Lone Star residents who voted Republican last year.