Tropical Storm Helene was rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and expected to become a hurricane Wednesday while ...

Florida expands its state of emergency to 61 counties in preparation for an incoming storm that could become a hurricane.

A state of emergency has already been declared in Florida, where evacuations for people in low-lying areas are underway.

As communities prepare for the impact of Tropical Storm Helene, Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a State of Emergency for Georgia.

Helene is strengthening as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. It is expected to become a hurricane today and will hit Florida's Big Bend Thursday.

A Long Island woman has been indicted for stealing a car, robbing a bank, and crashing head-on with a police vehicle when ...

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Helene is forecast to intensify rapidly over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida on Thursday. Residents are ...

The School District of Lee County reported that it continues to closely monitor Tropical Storm Helene. The latest models from the National Hurricane Center show the storm is continuing to move in a ...

Helene has strengthened into a hurricane, and forecasters warn that the storm will intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida.

Tropical Storm Helene is rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a hurricane while moving north along Mexico’s coast toward the U.S. The storm has prompted residents to ...

The highest landfall probability is somewhere along the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle late Thursday evening, ...