Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. EYE OF IRMA PASSES OVER NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN
The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history churns along a path pointing to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend.
2. EVEN INTREPID KEYS RESIDENTS READY TO EVACUATE AHEAD OF IRMA
With the Category 5 storm’s potentially catastrophic wind and rain set to crash through Florida’s low-lying island chain this weekend, not many seem willing to risk it this time.