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Devastation from Hurricane Milton has left millions of Florida residents without electricity. Officials in hard-hit Hillsborough County explain the challenges of restoring power.

Florida's year-round tropical climate, tax policies and business environments will keep pushing people to move there, "Shark Tank" star and O'Leary Ventures Chairman says as a Miami resident himself.

Hurricane Milton wreaked massive amounts of damage with its high winds and flooding as the storm roared through the central region of Florida overnight.

Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida has disrupted gas supplies after many residents stocked up on gas and diesel for their evacuation ride out of the area and to power generators.

The state of Florida will offer a property tax rebate for homeowners impacted by Hurricane Milton, chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis told FOX Business.

As Hurricane Milton continued swirling toward Florida on Wednesday, many residents in its projected path are bracing for its arrival, including people with electric vehicles.

The Waffle House Index is reporting closures in parts of central and southwest Florida as Hurricane Milton approaches, bringing devastating storm surge and high winds.

Some 235,000 commercial buildings worth upwards of $1 trillion are in the path of Hurricane Milton as the storm barrells toward Florida, according to Moody's.

The State of Florida estimates anywhere from $10 billion to $20 billion worth of insured losses and damage, says CFO Jimmy Patronis as Hurricane Milton is on track to make landfall soon.

The first major amusement park in the Orlando metro area announced closures ahead of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to sweep over the area this week.

Hurricane Milton is already impacting the fuel supply in Florida with pumps near Tampa and Orlando running dry as people flee to safer areas.

Florida insurance and FEMA "isn't going to do much" to help businesses survive after "so much disaster" from Hurricane Helene and the creeping Hurricane Milton.

Hurricane Milton is barreling toward Florida as residents and the state's already battered insurance market prepare for what is expected to be a major property event.

Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina hard, including one of America's great treasures, the Biltmore Estate, a product of the Vanderbilt family in the Gilded Age.

Elon Musk accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency of hampering efforts to set up Starlink satellite internet to help in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which the agency has denied.

Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota will not begin producing electric vehicles at its U.S. factories in 2025 as planned, postponing production until the first half of 2026.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida's National Guard and State Guard will deploy to the state's ports to restore operations amid the dockworkers strike and Hurricane Helene recovery.

Hurricane Helene devastated the town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, shutting down mining operations for pure quartz, a critical component for microchips and solar panels.