Milton's impact on Central Florida could have been worse | At least 13 deaths reported for Hurricane Milton | What's open, closed after Milton

Hurricane Milton leaves Florida behind as at least 13 deaths reported • What’s open, still closed in Central Florida after Hurricane Milton

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Orlando Morning Report Friday, October 11, 2024

Milton's impact on Central Florida could have been worse | At least 13 deaths reported for Hurricane Milton | What's open, closed after Milton Good morning. It's Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. The weather forecast calls for clouds with a high of 83 and low of 66. Click here for more weather. Want to go deeper? Why not sign up for one of our focused newsletters such as Go For Launch on the latest space news. Sign up here. Hurricane Milton made a mess of Central Florida — but it could have been worse Power outages, localized flooding were the worst of it, but elsewhere Milton had a ferocious impact. Statewide at least 11 people are dead. Read more → Hurricane Milton leaves Florida behind as at least 13 deaths reported Hurricane Milton made landfall on Siesta Key on the Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday night as a major Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds as the state endured an assault of at least 19 tornadoes that resulted in at least six of 13 reported deaths so far. Read more → What's open, still closed in Central Florida after Hurricane Milton What theme parks, businesses and government agencies are reopening and when after Hurricane Milton Read more → Supreme Court rejects claim that state agency is interfering with abortion amendment The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a petition filed by a Palm Beach County attorney alleging that top state officials have improperly tried to interfere with a November referendum on abortion rights. Read more → Hurricane Milton hit Florida with a never-before-seen tornado outbreak. Here's why. As Hurricane Milton neared Florida's west coast on Wednesday, southeast Florida felt mostly removed from the pending destruction. But the region was caught off guard by many powerful tornadoes. Read more → Milton poses 'threat' to Florida insurance market, rating agency says Much of the damage from Helene in Florida involved flooding — not covered by typical property-insurance policies — while Milton was expected to cause costly wind and flood damage. Read more → Mom of transgender athlete alleges retaliation in lawsuit against Broward schools Jessica Norton alleges the Broward School District and state targeted her because her family filed another suit in 2021 challenging a law that bans students who are born male from playing on girls' sports teams. Read more → Infamous jailed Orlando fraudster gets 27 more years after having wife run new scam Nikesh Ajay Patel, formerly of Windemere, and his now ex-wife Trisha Patel, of Orlando, were sentenced for their part in a scheme to defraud the USDA Read more → Voting systems have been under attack since 2020, but are tested regularly for accuracy and security In November's presidential election, nearly every ballot cast will have a paper record that can be used to obtain an accurate count even if there are errors or cyberattacks. Read more → What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents? It is different from the popular vote, and it has an outsize impact on how candidates run and win campaigns. Read more →

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