SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday granted a “temporary and targeted” Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico, allowing the island to immediately receive shipments of badly needed fuel as it attempts to recover from …
‘It’s time to hunker down’: DeSantis urges safety as powerful Hurricane Ian arrives
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday morning said it was no longer safe for people to evacuate Floridians’ southwest coast and urged them to “hunker down” as Hurricane Ian prepared to make landfall in the afternoon. “It is no longer possi…
Travel in Florida comes to a near halt as Ian makes landfall. Here’s what to know
MIAMI — Hurricane Ian has caused Florida’s bustling travel industry to come to a near standstill. Hundreds of flights have been canceled, theme parks closed their gates, ports shut down and several cruises are canceled, as Floridians brace for Hurrican…
Greg Cote: No. 1-ranked Dolphins, fans bask in national attention, ditch 20 years’ irrelevance
MIAMI — In the parity-drenched, prediction-defying NFL, a record 18 games have been decided by three points or fewer in the first three weeks of the season. It seems fitting the last two teams perfect at 3-0 are not the usual suspects but unlikely fron…
Greg Cote’s Thursday night NFL pick
NFL WEEK 4 GREG COTE’S THURSDAY PICK DOLPHINS (3-0) at BENGALS (1-2) Line: CIN by 4. Cote’s pick: CIN, 27-20. TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video Traveling on a short week, with a banged-up starting quarterback, after an emotional game against a divisi…
Hurricane Ian, even before landfall, already causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to Florida
MIAMI — Hurricane Ian, with landfall still hours away, was already “causing catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding” in southwest Florida early Wednesday afternoon, the beginning of what promised to be a damaging path across the peninsula. In a 2 …
Ian now a ‘monstrous’ Cat 4 hurricane, and forecast to make Florida landfall soon
MIAMI — Ian strengthened early Wednesday into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, with 155 mph winds just a tick below Cat 5 strength and a wind field that covered almost half of the state. The hurricane is forecast to whip most of Florida wit…
‘It’s time to hunker down’: DeSantis urges safety as powerful Hurricane Ian nears coast
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday morning said it is no longer safe for people to evacuate Floridians’ southwest coast and urged them to “hunker down” as Hurricane Ian could make landfall as a powerful Category 5 storm this afternoon. …
‘They are the roots’: Puerto Rico’s elderly, hit hard by Hurricane Fiona, are also its heroes
SALINAS, Puerto Rico — Deogracio Arce and Laura Mulero sifted through the belongings that Hurricane Fiona had toppled, destroyed or buried after flooding the bottom level of their home in nearly 5 feet of water. “Two cars, the washer, the dryer, the en…
‘This is what nature decided’: Puerto Rican couple lose dream home to Fiona’s furious floods
SALINAS, Puerto Rico — Leida Rodriguez had always desired to own a little home by the sea. Six years ago, she and her husband, Jaime Castellano, arrived in Villa Esperanza, a small community in the southern municipality of Salinas where the Caribbean S…