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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.

Live Stream: Tracking Hurricane Irma
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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."
Retired Circuit Judge David Beck of Ormond Beach has died at age 69
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Retired Circuit Judge David B. Beck of Ormond Beach died Saturday. He was 69 years old.

4,000 homes near Texas reservoir flooded
YouTube download / AP video / About 4,000 Texas homes in the areas near the Addicks and Barker reservoirs have been flooded, some with 3 to 6 feet of water. (Aug. 30)
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.