An Orange City lady captured in January for defrauding Hurricane Irma victims was captured a second time on Monday in Brevard County and blamed for carrying out a similar wrongdoing, state authorities said. The Office of Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued a discharge expressing that Mary Bruce, 50, was again captured, blamed for unlicensed practice with regards to open altering and grand theft related to Hurricane Irma. Bruce endeavored to take more than $68,000 in

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Michael made landfall along the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 storm on Wednesday afternoon and is pushing inland across the southeastern United States. Mexico Beach, Florida, was hit with severe damage where the powerful, unprecedented storm made landfall. Wind gusts over 100 mph were common across during the height of the storm. “A Category 4 hurricane has never struck that part of Florida,” said AccuWeather Vice President of Forecasting and Graphics Operations Marshall

After 25 years in Key West, Jim Gilleran knows residents need a cold beer, a hot meal and a place to reconnect after a hurricane. While most bars and restaurants remain shuttered on Duval Street, Gilleran opened his 801 Bar hours after Hurricane Irma smashed past the island. He’s kept his generator operating since, serving nearly 700-800 free meals a day. On Thursday, the bar stools were packed with sweaty, unshowered, hungry residents anticipating a steak lunch while staff g