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Hotels, motels now an option for those displaced by Ian, announces FEMA
Read full article: Hotels, motels now an option for those displaced by Ian, announces FEMAThe Transitional Sheltering Program will allow displaced residents to stay in hotels and motels through the State of Florida program along with FEMA.
‘I’m still here, so that’s a blessing’: Families remain in shelters 8 days after Ian
Read full article: ‘I’m still here, so that’s a blessing’: Families remain in shelters 8 days after IanFamilies left homeless after Hurricane Ian continue to live in shelters and wonder what do to next, eight days after the storm made landfall in southwest Florida.
WATCH: Florida pet owner rescues his puppy from jaws of alligator
Read full article: WATCH: Florida pet owner rescues his puppy from jaws of alligatorESTERO, Fla. – A heroic rescue was captured on video after an Estero retiree volunteered to have cameras put in his backyard. What the Florida Wildlife Federation and the fStop Foundation didn’t expect to capture from the video project, called Sharing the Landscape, was Richard Wilbanks prying his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of an alligator. Wilbanks, 74, said he was out walking the Cavalier King Charles spaniel by the pond near the back of his house. The owner jumped into action and into the water to grab the puppy. The idea of the video project involves residents who live in areas that border wild habitat in Lee County.