Emily Mahoney

Some of the fallen trees had been here since the neighborhoods first sprung up decades or a century ago.

The Florida state government, the National Guard and Duke Energy have all said it wasn’t them.

The state announced it would begin distributing disaster food stamps for people who don’t usually qualify for assistance.

Consumer advocates said the utility’s push to hike rates is driven by financial problems at its Canadian parent company, Emera.

It might depend on whether you live close to an essential service like a hospital, or how many people are in your part of the grid.

Duke Energy estimates Pinellas, Pasco counties won’t have power back until Tuesday after Milton

At a Friday news conference, Duke Energy also pledged that power would be restored in days, not weeks.

Duke is getting ready for the possibility of more than 1 million outages due to the storm.

These are the phone numbers to call if you need help getting to a safe shelter in Pinellas, Hillsborough or Pasco counties.

Local residents have recounted arguments breaking out over carts as the long, sweaty days of recovery continue.