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U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas last week ended the case after attorneys for The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills and the Department of Health and Human Services agreed to the dismissal.

Most forecasters say 2021 is shaping up to be another above-normal season, but likely not as busy as the record breaking 2020 hurricane season.

Meteorologists predict another above-average hurricane season. As in the previous seven years, this season got an early start when Tropical Storm Ana formed in the Atlantic on May 22.

More people have died from unsafe use of generators after hurricanes than storm surge since 2017. The National Hurricane Center wants to focus attention on generator safety.

It allows residents to purchase items such as portable radios and reusable ice packs tax-free.

The transition to Florida's rainy season is happening a bit later than normal this year, as dry conditions have taken hold.

Some counties have placed limited on water usage.

The king tide is the highest predicted high tide of the year. It is above the highest water level reached at high tide on an average day.

Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said his agency is "ready to be doing something else."

The National Hurricane Center says Ana — the first named storm of the year — will weaken before dissipating on Monday.

It's the first named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season — the seventh straight year a named storm formed before the official start of the season.

The wildfires have burned more than 4,000 acres and closed a portion of I-95.