Local News

Gulfport Grandmother’s Quick Action Leads to Two Life Sentences for 66-Year-Old Online Predator

Friday, September 25

A 66-year-old Mississippi man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy he met online. David Patrick Burkart was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 15 years, with no possibility of... Read More.

New Math Got You Stumped? A Virginia School Now Teaches the Parents

Friday, September 25

If homework time at your house ends in confusion over number lines and arrays, you are far from alone. Riverside Elementary in Fairfax County, Virginia noticed how many parents were struggling to help with math, so the school launched “Math Class for Caregivers.” Math... Read More.

Netanyahu Tells U.N. October 7th Equals “16 9/11s” as Delegates Walk Out

Friday, September 25

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his U.N. General Assembly address Thursday to frame the October 7, 2023 attacks for an American audience, telling the chamber that the 1,200 Israelis killed that day would equal roughly 40,000 Americans, or “sixteen 9/11s,” when adjusted for... Read More.

Sarasota Man, 83, Charged in Wife’s Death; Bond Hearing Delayed as Mercy-Killing Debate Grows

Friday, September 25

An 83-year-old Sarasota man remains in jail after his bond hearing was postponed to October 9th in the shooting death of his wife. Walter Edgerton called 911 on September 16th and told dispatchers his wife was not breathing, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s... Read More.

At 73, Navy Veteran Kent Blackmer Still Keeps Time Behind the Drums

Friday, September 25

Kent Blackmer started playing drums when he was seven years old. More than six decades later, he is still at it. The 73-year-old Navy veteran, who served from 1969 to 1973 and patrolled the Vietnamese coast, now plays drums for the Nobby Reed Project,... Read More.

FBI Warns Scammers Are Now Impersonating the FBI’s Own Complaint Center

Friday, September 25

The FBI is warning Suncoast residents about a scam that turns the reporting process itself against victims. Criminals are impersonating IC3, the bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, by watching social media for people who mention filing a complaint. Once they spot one, they reach... Read More.

Suncoast Seniors: Flu, Shingles and RSV Shots Deserve a Doctor’s Visit, Not a Debate

Friday, September 25

If you’re an older adult on the Suncoast, the vaccine question probably reaches you through noise: a screen, a group text, a conversation at the pool that turns tense fast. Three experts are asking you to trade that noise for a single appointment with... Read More.

Colorado Jury Awards $65M to Teen Whose Mother Was Killed by Falling Concrete on I-25

Friday, September 25

A 14-year-old Colorado boy has been awarded $65 million in a wrongful death verdict after his mother was killed by falling concrete on Interstate 25 in 2022. Megan Arneson, 32, had taken the day off work to surprise her son with a trip to... Read More.

Road Worker Killed in Madison Hit-and-Run: Why Work Zone Safety Hits Home on the Suncoast

Friday, September 25

A construction worker was killed Thursday afternoon in a hit-and-run crash on Pflaum Road in Madison, Wisconsin, directly in front of Sennett Middle School. Police say the worker was doing road work when a vehicle struck them around 1:10 p.m., and speed appears to... Read More.

‘Taking Care of Granny’ Creator on Dementia Caregiving, Cost, and the Lesson Men Need to Hear

Friday, September 25

Dugan Meredith never planned to become a caregiver. He became one anyway, when his mother-in-law, known to the internet as Granny, began showing symptoms of frontotemporal dementia. She got lost, invited strangers home, and once tried to cook soup in a baking pan in... Read More.

Current Weather

Gulfport Grandmother’s Quick Action Leads to Two Life Sentences for 66-Year-Old Online Predator

New Math Got You Stumped? A Virginia School Now Teaches the Parents

Netanyahu Tells U.N. October 7th Equals “16 9/11s” as Delegates Walk Out

Sarasota Man, 83, Charged in Wife’s Death; Bond Hearing Delayed as Mercy-Killing Debate Grows

At 73, Navy Veteran Kent Blackmer Still Keeps Time Behind the Drums

FBI Warns Scammers Are Now Impersonating the FBI’s Own Complaint Center

Suncoast Seniors: Flu, Shingles and RSV Shots Deserve a Doctor’s Visit, Not a Debate

Colorado Jury Awards $65M to Teen Whose Mother Was Killed by Falling Concrete on I-25

Road Worker Killed in Madison Hit-and-Run: Why Work Zone Safety Hits Home on the Suncoast

‘Taking Care of Granny’ Creator on Dementia Caregiving, Cost, and the Lesson Men Need to Hear

In-Studio Cam

Latest Local News

Public Notice – Florida Department of Transportation Kings Highway Project

Free Teen Driver Challenge Set for January 17 in DeSoto County

DeSoto County Emergency Management Announces Opening of Overnight Warming Center

Arcadia Residents Invited to Help Improve Downtown Walkability

adsense 728×90

adsense 300×250