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How to get emergency help through satellite on your Google Pixel phone If you’re in an emergency situation without Wi-Fi or cellular service, you can try to connect with emergency services through satellite using your Google Pixel smartphone.
How to send emergency satellite messages on iPhone During Hurricane Milton, staying connected is top of mind, as internet and cellular coverage could be affected by the storm.
Hurricane Milton: Category 4 strength, heavy impacts expected in SWFL The Weather Authority is continuing to track Hurricane Milton, which continues to be a major hurricane even as it was downgraded slightly.
Gov. DeSantis to hold news conference in Tallahassee Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Tallahassee regarding Hurricane Milton.
Electric vehicle charging stations available ahead of Hurricane Milton The Florida Department of Transportation has activated several electric vehicles ahead of Hurricane Milton for those evacuating.
Managing your anxiety during Milton; expert weighs in We are anxious about Hurricane Milton. It’s perfectly normal, even expected, but there are things you can do to help ground yourself and lower the stress to a manageable level.
Tracking Milton: Worst-case scenario inundation and storm surge The Weather Authority is tracking Hurricane Milton and the hypothetical worst-case scenario when it comes to storm surge.
WINK NEWS List of shelters in SWFL ahead of Milton As Hurricane Milton approaches, shelters are opening across Southwest Florida to provide safety and refuge for residents.
Cape Coral prepares for Hurricane Milton The City of Cape Coral held another press conference Tuesday to give an update on Hurricane Milton. The city is urging people in zones A and B to evacuate now.
SWFL Florida evacuation orders ahead of Milton There are now mandatory evacuation orders for some barrier islands in Southwest Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton.
PUNTA GORDA ‘We’re worried we won’t have a home to come back to’ neighbors in Punta Gorda brace for Milton As neighbors in Harbor Belle RV Resort prepare to evacuate as they’re in a mandatory evacuation zone in Lee County, many of them are asking themselves if they will have a home to come back to after Hurricane Milton.
SANIBEL 24 hour curfew and mandatory evacuation for City of Sanibel ahead of Milton The City of Sanibel has announced a mandatory evacuation and curfew starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday ahead of Milton.
USPS temporarily suspends operations in 3-digit ZIP code areas ahead of Milton According to the United States Postal Service, retail and delivery operations in 3-digit ZIP code areas will be suspended until further notice due to Hurricane Milton.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral says local state of emergency will take effect Tuesday night Cape Coral Mayor John Gunther informed residents of the current updates for Milton and how the city plans to respond to potential impacts.
SANIBEL Precautionary boil water notice in Sanibel to prepare for Milton The City of Sanibel is enacting a precautionary boil water notice before Hurricane Milton’s impact.
How to get emergency help through satellite on your Google Pixel phone If you’re in an emergency situation without Wi-Fi or cellular service, you can try to connect with emergency services through satellite using your Google Pixel smartphone.
How to send emergency satellite messages on iPhone During Hurricane Milton, staying connected is top of mind, as internet and cellular coverage could be affected by the storm.
Hurricane Milton: Category 4 strength, heavy impacts expected in SWFL The Weather Authority is continuing to track Hurricane Milton, which continues to be a major hurricane even as it was downgraded slightly.
Gov. DeSantis to hold news conference in Tallahassee Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Tallahassee regarding Hurricane Milton.
Electric vehicle charging stations available ahead of Hurricane Milton The Florida Department of Transportation has activated several electric vehicles ahead of Hurricane Milton for those evacuating.
Managing your anxiety during Milton; expert weighs in We are anxious about Hurricane Milton. It’s perfectly normal, even expected, but there are things you can do to help ground yourself and lower the stress to a manageable level.
Tracking Milton: Worst-case scenario inundation and storm surge The Weather Authority is tracking Hurricane Milton and the hypothetical worst-case scenario when it comes to storm surge.
WINK NEWS List of shelters in SWFL ahead of Milton As Hurricane Milton approaches, shelters are opening across Southwest Florida to provide safety and refuge for residents.
Cape Coral prepares for Hurricane Milton The City of Cape Coral held another press conference Tuesday to give an update on Hurricane Milton. The city is urging people in zones A and B to evacuate now.
SWFL Florida evacuation orders ahead of Milton There are now mandatory evacuation orders for some barrier islands in Southwest Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton.
PUNTA GORDA ‘We’re worried we won’t have a home to come back to’ neighbors in Punta Gorda brace for Milton As neighbors in Harbor Belle RV Resort prepare to evacuate as they’re in a mandatory evacuation zone in Lee County, many of them are asking themselves if they will have a home to come back to after Hurricane Milton.
SANIBEL 24 hour curfew and mandatory evacuation for City of Sanibel ahead of Milton The City of Sanibel has announced a mandatory evacuation and curfew starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday ahead of Milton.
USPS temporarily suspends operations in 3-digit ZIP code areas ahead of Milton According to the United States Postal Service, retail and delivery operations in 3-digit ZIP code areas will be suspended until further notice due to Hurricane Milton.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral says local state of emergency will take effect Tuesday night Cape Coral Mayor John Gunther informed residents of the current updates for Milton and how the city plans to respond to potential impacts.
SANIBEL Precautionary boil water notice in Sanibel to prepare for Milton The City of Sanibel is enacting a precautionary boil water notice before Hurricane Milton’s impact.
TALLAHASSEE State eyes shift on property insurer ratings Angry at a ratings agency that raised the possibility of downgrading 17 Florida property insurers, state leaders could be poised to look for an alternative. The Joint Legislative Budget Commission next week is expected to consider a proposal to spend $1.5 million to hire a consultant that would look at options for property insurers to […]
WINK NEWS Citizens Insurance gives UPC customers more time to get a policy Thousands of UPC customers with Hurricane Ian damaged homes are struggling to find another insurance company to protect their homes in the future.
TALLAHASSEE Florida faces more reinsurance problems As Florida lawmakers try to stabilize the troubled property-insurance system next month, they could face worsening problems with reinsurance, a critical part of the system. Fitch Ratings released an analysis Wednesday that said overall reinsurance prices are expected to increase by more than 10 percent in 2023, pointing to losses from disasters such as Hurricane […]
WINK News Florida lawmakers discussing homeowners insurance during special session The damage and destruction from Hurricane Ian will go down as one of the costliest natural disasters in history. Additionally, many homeowners insurance is on life support, but lawmakers promise to address that in a special session next week. Reliable and affordable are understandably two words you may not think of when it comes to […]
TALLAHASSEE (NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA) ‘Insolvent’ property insurer headed to receivership Saddled with financial losses and lacking reinsurance for this year’s hurricane season, another Florida property-insurance company is headed toward receivership. The Florida Department of Financial Services late Monday filed a petition in Leon County circuit court to be appointed as a receiver for Southern Fidelity Insurance Co. The petition described Southern Fidelity, which has about […]
FORT MYERS BEACH Gov. DeSantis signs property insurance and disaster relief bill Friday On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a property insurance and disaster relief bill on Fort Myers Beach. By signing the bill, DeSantis is creating a $1,000,000,000 reinsurance fund while rewriting rules on things like coverage denials and attorney fees. “These recoveries from major storms are really marathons. There are things you need in those […]
TALLAHASSEE Citizens Policies Drop Amid ‘Depopulation’ The number of customers of the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. dropped this month after private carriers took nearly 100,000 policies.
FORT MYERS More bad news for Florida homeowners’ insurance market. Another company to stop renewing Progressive is ‘rebalancing’ Florida by non-renewing 103,000 home policies. WINK Investigations has looked into its operations.
FORT MYERS City of Fort Myers hosts summit to help first-time home buyers Buying a home is part of the American dream, but that dream is staying a dream for many young adults.
Florida regulators order Citizens Insurance to reduce proposed rate increases All eyes are on Citizens Property Insurance Corp., now the largest home insurer in Florida with about 1.3 million customers.