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'It will be years' before life at Florida air force base returns to normal

'It will be years' before life at Florida air force base returns to normal

Home to 11,000 airmen and their families, the base sustained catastrophic damage when Hurricane Michael swept across northern Florida earlier this month. Residents don't know if they will ever go back.
by Amanda Morris

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Victims ID'd as Hurricane Michael recovery effort drags on

Victims ID'd as Hurricane Michael recovery effort drags on

A family can begin to grieve after officials confirmed Friday the death of a 79-year-old Florida woman who had been missing since Hurricane Michael left her Mexico Beach home in rubble — one of at least 35 people to die in the storm.
by Associated Press

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Why stay during a hurricane? It's complicated

Why stay during a hurricane? It's complicated

As rescues continue after Hurricane Michael, officials expressed frustration at people who didn't evacuate. But experts say people's decisions to stay are almost always carefully considered.
by Adrian Florido

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Four days after hurricane, large swath of Florida Panhandle suffering

Four days after hurricane, large swath of Florida Panhandle suffering

Crews with backhoes and other heavy equipment scooped up splintered boards, broken glass, chunks of asphalt and other debris in hurricane-flattened Mexico Beach on Sunday as the mayor held out hope for the 250 or so residents who may have tried to ride out the storm.
by Associated Press

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Bethel volleyball team bus involved in fatal crash in Wisconsin

A bus carrying the Bethel University volleyball team was involved in a crash Saturday night in southern Wisconsin that left two people in the other vehicle dead. No one from the Bethel bus was injured.
by MPR News Staff

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Searches intensify after body is found in Hurricane Michael's wake

Searches intensify after body is found in Hurricane Michael's wake

Rescuers intensified efforts Saturday to find survivors who might be trapped amid the ruins of a small Florida Panhandle community nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, where one body has already been recovered, tempers are flaring, and power could be out for weeks.
by Associated Press

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'It was life or death': Face-to-face with Michael's fury

'It was life or death': Face-to-face with Michael's fury

While most residents fled ahead of the storm's arrival, others stayed to face the hurricane. Some barely escaped as homes were smashed from their foundations, neighborhoods were submerged, and broken boards, sheet metal and other debris flew through the air.
by Associated Press

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Photos: Damage left by Hurricane Michael

Photos: Damage left by Hurricane Michael

Photos, including before-and-after views, of the damage left by Hurricane Michael this week along the coast of Florida's panhandle.
by Associated Press

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Wreckage left by Hurricane Michael slows relief efforts

Wreckage left by Hurricane Michael slows relief efforts

Government and nonprofit agencies work in advance of storms to create distribution networks for critical aid, but the category 4 hurricane damaged key communications and transportation infrastructure.
by David Schaper

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