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Fla. largest insurer wants sweeping changes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s largest property insurer wants sweeping changes — including the ability to charge higher rates — in the coming year. It may be a hard sell during a contentious...
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Beryl Cancels Memorial Day Events In NE Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott has been assessing the damage left by Tropical Storm Beryl in northeast Florida. Beryl came ashore early Monday near Jacksonville Beach with...
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Study: Florida, Virginia Have Best Building Codes
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida and Virginia have received good marks in a survey that looks at building codes in hurricane-prone states. The Tampa-based Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety...
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Fla. Governor Declares State Of Emergency
MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches the state. Scott said the goal was to make sure every local, state and federal agency “has the...
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Small Crowds Attend Republican Convention Protests
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Protesters blamed Tropical Storm Isaac and a massive police presence Monday for their weak showing at the Republican National Convention. Only a fraction of the 5,000 expected...
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GOP Convention Opens: Party Proceeds Despite Storm
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republicans kicked off Mitt Romney’s national convention Monday with the banging of a gavel before a smattering of delegates as Tropical Storm Isaac led them to cancel most of the...
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Property Insurance Rates Rise For 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The one thing a New Year always brings in Florida is higher property insurances rates and 2013 will be no different. Although Florida escaped a major hurricane for a seventh...
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Weather Photos
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Best Resources For Emergency Preparedness In Tampa Bay
Preparation is a key element in handling a disaster. Having an evacuation plan and enough supplies such as food and medicine is a necessity in an emergency situation. The Office of Emergency...
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NASA Captures Images Of Hurricane On Saturn 1,250 Miles Across, Cloud Speeds...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBS Tampa/AP) — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn’s North Pole. The eye of the cyclone is an enormous 1,250 miles across....
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Weekend of 5/25-26: CBS Cares About PTSD, Veterans of Honor Flight, Hurricane...
We’ve got a great weekend of The Current coming up for you! It’s a full hour packed with great guests, important topics and ways to connect with the Tampa Bay community. Our segments for the weekend of...
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Event: Tampa Bay Hurricane Expo at MOSI, June 1
Another hurricane season begins tomorrow and it’s a perfect time to begin preparing your home, family and pets for a storm or other natural disaster. The 2013 Tampa Bay Hurricane expo at MOSI,...
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Weekend of June 1-2: U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, CW44’s Bayside on Hurricane...
We’ve got a great weekend of The Current coming up for you! It’s a full hour packed with great guests, important topics and ways to connect with the Tampa Bay community. Our segments for the weekend of...
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Listen to The Current’s June 1-2 show: U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, CW44′s Bayside...
play pause The Current on CBS Radio from June 1-2, 2013 Franco Ripple of CBS Radio Did you miss this past weekend’s edition of The Current? No problem! Click the audio player below to catch the whole...
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Best Five Southern Writers’ Houses To Visit
Photo Credit: Chris Jenkins Michael Farris Smith has been awarded the Transatlantic Review Award, Brick Streets Press Short Story Award, Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Arts Fellowship and the...
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The World’s Best Classic Cocktails In The Bars That Invented Them
Credit: Ritz Paris This article is from Thrillist Nation There’s nothing better than kicking back on vacation with a classic local cocktail, and nothing worse than being interrupted by some blowhard...
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Study: Hurricanes With Female Names Deadlier Than Male Named Storms
WASHINGTON (CBS Tampa) – People don’t take hurricanes with female names as seriously as storms with male names, reports the Washington Post, and that can have deadly consequences, says a new study....
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Tropical Storm Arthur Strengthens Off Florida
MIAMI (AP) — With the July Fourth weekend on the horizon, the Atlantic hurricane season’s first named storm gradually gained strength off Florida’s coast on Tuesday, though Arthur wasn’t yet spooking...
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Topical Stom Cristobal Forms In Caribbean
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A strengthening tropical depression that dumped heavy rains on parts of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic was upgraded early Sunday to Tropical Storm Cristobal as it passed...
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Cristobal Strengthens Into Hurricane Off Bahamas But Not A Threat To Florida
ORLANDO (CBS Tampa/AP) – Cristobal has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday that the storm had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph as it moved...
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