[Breaking 2:00 p.m. ET]
Hurricane Matthew remains a Category 4 storm with winds of 140 mph, according to the latest National Hurricane Center advisory. As of 2 p.m. ET, Matthew was located about 125 miles east-southeast of West Palm Beach, Florida, and is expected to make a northwest turn toward the peninsula sometime Thursday night or early Friday.
[Breaking 12:36 p.m. ET]
The death toll in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew has risen to 108, Civil Protection Service spokesman Joseph Edgard Celestin said Thursday. At least five other deaths were reported across the Dominican Republic and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, officials said.
[Breaking 11:01 a.m. ET]
Hurricane Matthew has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph and gusts up to 165 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Matthew continues to head towards Florida’s east coast and is expected to hit the coast late Thursday or early Friday.
