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‘Absolute devastation’: Hurricane Ian decimates Fort Myers Beach

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — They thought second floors would be safe.

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Thousands trapped in flooded homes in Florida as Ian regains hurricane strength

Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through inundated streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and shattered buildings left by Hurricane Ian, which crossed into the Atlantic Ocean and churned toward another landfall in South Carolina.

France 24

Ian’s path of ruin: Sanibel bridge severed, Gulf Coast cities flooded, at least 12 dead

FORT MYERS, Fla. — On the vacation island resorts of Sanibel and Captiva, rescuers flew in on helicopters because the roads from the mainland of Southwest Florida had collapsed into San Carlos Bay. To the south, Fort Myers Beach, once a lively town center of fish restaurants and bars, was…

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FL sheriff declined to evacuate inmates

Sheriff Carmine Marceno refused to evacuate 457-bed Fort Myers jail even though it was in mandatory evacuation zone

Salon

Photos: This is what Florida looks like after Hurricane Ian

Images of the aftermath show a glimpse of the destruction caused by the powerful Category 4 hurricane: homes washed out, boats yanked from their moorings, and decimated neighborhoods.

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After Ian, Florida hospitals evacuate hundreds of patients

Hundreds of hospital patients were being evacuated from facilities across the Fort Myers region Thursday after damage from Hurricane Ian cut off water supplies

The Independent UK

Ian’s path of ruin: Sanibel bridge severed, Gulf Coast cities flooded. Rescues continue

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As Ian continued its destructive trek across Florida, roughly 2 million households across the state awoke on Thursday without electricity as the Gulf Coast began to assess leveled homes, flooded buildings and streets, and damaged or destroyed road and bridges.

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Hurricane Ian: ‘catastrophic’ damage in Florida as storm heads to South Carolina

Biden says hurricane could ‘be deadliest in state’s history’ as storm regains strength and heads towards South Carolina

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Causeway to Sanibel Island severed as Florida wakes up to Ian’s trail of destruction

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As Ian continued its destructive trek across Florida, over a million households across the state awoke on Thursday without electricity as residents and emergency crews along the Gulf Coast began to assess the toppled buildings, flooded streets and crippled infrastructure.

Miami Herald

One veterinarian, and her pets, rode out Ian’s fierce eye in a Fort Myers parking garage

As Hurricane Ian lashed Fort Myers with howling winds and sloshed floodwaters over the banks of the Caloosahatchee River, veterinarian Sharon Powell and her husband retreated to the safest place they could find for themselves and their pets — a downtown parking garage.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian: Death toll continues to climb after sheriff predicts hundreds of lives lost

There are 20 deaths that have not yet been confirmed to be Ian-related

The Independent UK

Death toll in Florida uncertain as Ian takes aim at Carolinas

Emergency crews tried on Thursday to reach stranded Florida residents as a resurgent Hurricane Ian veered toward the Carolinas after cutting a path of destruction across Florida, leaving behind deadly floodwaters, downed power lines and widespread damage.

Reuters

Hurricane Ian pummels Florida, leaving more than 2 million without power

Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to 2.5 million people as it dumped rain across the peninsula on Thursday.

France 24

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida with ‘catastrophic’ winds and surge

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm in Cayo Costa, an island off the coast of Fort Myers, at 3 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday.

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Airlines cancel hundreds of flights as Hurricane Ian advances

ATLANTA — Hurricane Ian has driven airlines to cancel hundreds of flights to and from Florida on Wednesday and Thursday.

Benzinga

mPhase Lists Initial EV Charging Locations In Florida Amid Intensifying EV Rivalry

mPhase Technologies, Inc (OTC: XDSL) completed selecting sites for the first five mPower EV charging locations in the State of Florida. The sites consisted of two gas stations, two supermarkets, and one deli property. The initial locations for the sites were in Fort Myers, Orlando, Palm Bay, Palm Coast, and Scottsmoor. The sites will…

Salon

Ron Johnson tweets then deletes

The senator billed taxpayers up to $18,781 for his jaunts in Fort Myers, where he owns a waterfront home

Benzinga

Verano Opens 46th Florida MÜV Medical Cannabis Dispensary In Fort Myers Beach

Verano Holdings Corp. (OTCQX: VRNOF) (CSE:VRNO) is opening MÜV Fort Myers Beach, the Company’s 46th Florida location and 97th nationwide, on May 6.

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Trulieve Opening Medical Marijuana Dispensary In Fort Myers, Florida

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (OTCQX: TCNNF) (CSE:TRUL) is opening a new medical cannabis dispensary in Fort Myers, Florida. Located at 15620 Summerlin Rd., the doors will open at 9 a.m. on April 13, 2022.

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La Velle E. Neal III: Enthusiastic Twins still have to prove themselves on the field

FORT MYERS, FLA — Bags were packed. Bats were stacked. PitchCom devices were secured. The Twins wrapped up spring training Tuesday, fled the Florida heat and charged into the Minnesota frost.

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Twins’ Sonny Gray learned about life, death and decency from dad’s instruction

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Sonny Gray's youth baseball teams did not lose.

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La Velle E. Neal III: Twins prospect Duran ready to school big-league hitters

FORT MYERS, FLA. – Jhoan Duran is 6-5 and 230 pounds. He's handsome and broad-shouldered. He looks like he should have a baseball in his hand.

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Braves name Max Fried their opening-day starter

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Braves pondered two names to be their opening-day starter: Max Fried and Charlie Morton.

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Back with Red Sox, Trevor Story details ‘craziest week of my life’

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Less than 48 hours after being introduced as the newest Red Sox, Trevor Story had another life-changing event to attend to. And he didn’t have much time to get there.

Tribune News Service

Twins take gamble, sign two-time All-Star Chris Archer for rotation

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins hoped to fill the hole in their starting rotation with someone whose best days are still ahead. But with Opening Day rapidly approaching, they settled for a veteran trying to recapture those once-great days.

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