With animal shelters across the nation facing an overcrowding crisis, thousands of highly adoptable pets are waiting for their second chances. Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS) is proud to partner with BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, for its Fall National “Empty the Shelters.” From October 1 – 15, BISSELL Pet Foundation will sponsor reduced adoption fees of $50 or less at more than 390 shelters in 44 states. All adoption fees at SRCAS will be just $10 for both cats and dogs, October 1 – 15. View adoptable pets online at www.santarosa.fl.gov/405/Search-Adoptable-Pets.
Tallahassee – Rescue and recovery efforts were underway Friday morning in North Florida’s Big Bend region and other areas of the state after the Category 4 Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in Taylor County.
CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm in a sparsely populated region of Florida, peeling the siding from buildings, trapping residents in rising floodwaters and knocking out power to millions of customers. At least five people were reported dead.
Sept. 26, 2024 | 11 p.m. Three people have died from the impacts of Hurricane Helene, according to a report from the Associated Press. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said one of the deaths was in Tampa, where a person driving across Interstate 4 was killed when a sign fell on their vehicle. DeSantis said people […]
Sept. 25, 2024 | 4:45 p.m. As Hurricane Helene neared landfall in Florida, surfers were taking advantage of the large swells at Navarre Beach on Thursday, Sept. 26. Photos by Hansen Hasenberg.
