A home on SE Cortez Street in Stuart was destroyed Thursday morning when a tree fell directly on top of it. “I was asleep. I was asleep on the couch,” said Max Velacequec, a resident of the home.
Flooded communities up and down Florida’s Gulf Coast began their long recovery on Friday, after a colossal Hurricane Helene — packing the punch of 140 mph winds — caused a catastrophic storm surge ...
If you haven’t prepared already, the time is now. Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall Thursday night along the Florida Gulf Coast near Tallahassee and then veer north, maintaining hurricane- ...