Helene strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as forecasters warned it could become a major Category 3 storm before it makes landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast late Thursday. The storm is expected to bring "life-threatening storm surge,

Helene continues to strengthen as it barrels toward the Florida Gulf Coast and south Georgia and is now a Category 2 hurricane. The storm is expected to make landfall along the Big Bend of Florida later tonight or early Friday morning as a major hurricane,

Major League Baseball has rescheduled two crucial late-season games between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets as the now officially Cat. 1 Hurricane Helene barrels toward the Florida Gulf Coast and south Georgia.

As Florida braces for Helene, find out how the state of emergency impacts everything from prescription refills to insurance claims.

A day after Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 41 counties, he added 20 more on Tuesday, warning nearly the entire state to prepare for Tropical Storm Helene. The National Hurricane Center upgraded Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine to tropical storm status at 11 a.

Officials issued dire warnings, pleading with residents in coastal areas along the hurricane's path to evacuate ahead of catastrophic winds and a potentially deadly storm surge, the wall of seawater pushed on land by hurricane-force winds,