Florida sheriff warns residents not to shoot at Hurricane Irma: ‘You won’t make it turn around’

It has come to this. A Florida county sheriff’s office felt compelled to tell residents not fire weapons at Hurricane Irma after a social media page advocating shooting the storm went viral.Hurricane Irma’s eye made landfall Sunday morning in the Florida...

Florida utility: More than 1 million customers without power as Hurricane Irma batters the state

Florida utility officials say more than 1 million customers have lost power as Hurricane Irma hits the state. The Category 4 hurricane swept over the Florida Keys Sunday morning on its path to mainland Florida. It is one of the strongest storms to make landfall in the...