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Retired Truck Driver Hospitalized After Minor Crash Turns Into Group Attack in Jennings

Tuesday, September 22

A routine fender-bender Saturday evening in Jennings, Missouri, ended with a 63-year-old retired truck driver in the hospital and a family searching for answers. Lance Jeffries rear-ended another vehicle, then got out of his car to check on the people inside. According to his... Read More.

Coroner: Hayden Panettiere Was Weeks Out of Rehab When She Died

Tuesday, September 22

Hayden Panettiere died on August 16 at age 36 in Greenville, South Carolina, and the Greenville County Coroner’s Office has ruled it an accidental overdose. A newly obtained coroner’s report says she had been released from a Malibu drug rehabilitation facility only weeks before... Read More.

Midnight Pass Update: Sarasota County’s Monitoring Plan and What’s Next

Tuesday, September 22

Midnight Pass has been one of the Suncoast’s longest-running stories, and it took a wild turn in 2024 when Hurricanes Helene and Milton reopened the channel naturally. Since then, Sarasota County has shifted from debating whether the pass should be open to managing the... Read More.

Hundreds of Lawsuits Claim Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro Caused Permanent Vision Loss: What Suncoast Patients Should Know

Tuesday, September 22

Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, alleging that popular GLP-1 medications, including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound and Trulicity, caused permanent vision loss in patients. The cases center on a condition called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION,... Read More.

Missouri Mom Gives Birth to Baby She Didn’t Know She Was Carrying

Tuesday, September 22

Anna Wolfe of Springfield, Missouri went to the hospital on August 19 with pain she thought was appendicitis or a kidney infection. Doctors had different news: she was 32 weeks pregnant and already in labor. Wolfe told them she wasn’t pregnant. Roughly two hours... Read More.

Man Found Dead Behind Abandoned Red Lobster in Albany, Georgia: What We Know So Far

Tuesday, September 22

A 31-year-old Georgia man was found dead behind an abandoned Red Lobster in Albany, and investigators are now treating the case as a homicide. Jarrod Lamar Holden was located near a dumpster after police responded to a “man down” call. He was wearing jeans... Read More.

Fat Bear Week 2026 Is Live: How to Vote and Why It Matters

Tuesday, September 22

Fat Bear Week 2026 kicked off Tuesday morning, and yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Sixteen brown bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park are competing to be crowned the fattest as they bulk up for winter hibernation. Voting is open now through September... Read More.

Palmetto’s CRA Turns 40: How Four Decades of Quiet Work Shaped the City, and What’s Coming Next

Tuesday, September 22

The Palmetto Community Redevelopment Agency has been part of the city’s story since 1985, and this year it’s marking four decades of work that most residents never see up close. The CRA funds infrastructure improvements, brownfield cleanup, business support, and affordable housing. Director Rowena... Read More.

Lionel Richie Recovering After Heart Procedure, Cancels Three Tour Dates

Tuesday, September 22

Lionel Richie is taking some time off the road after undergoing a common procedure for atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm condition that affects millions of Americans. His upcoming shows with Earth, Wind & Fire on September 26, September 30, and October 2 have been... Read More.

Trump Announces “AI Force” and AI Czar, But Details Are Nowhere to Be Found

Tuesday, September 22

President Trump announced a new “AI Force” in a Saturday social media post, comparing it to Space Force and saying he’ll appoint an “AI czar.” What he didn’t announce: what the force does, who leads it, how it’s funded, or when it starts. The... Read More.

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Coroner: Hayden Panettiere Was Weeks Out of Rehab When She Died

Midnight Pass Update: Sarasota County’s Monitoring Plan and What’s Next

Hundreds of Lawsuits Claim Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro Caused Permanent Vision Loss: What Suncoast Patients Should Know

Missouri Mom Gives Birth to Baby She Didn’t Know She Was Carrying

Man Found Dead Behind Abandoned Red Lobster in Albany, Georgia: What We Know So Far

Fat Bear Week 2026 Is Live: How to Vote and Why It Matters

Palmetto’s CRA Turns 40: How Four Decades of Quiet Work Shaped the City, and What’s Coming Next

Lionel Richie Recovering After Heart Procedure, Cancels Three Tour Dates

Trump Announces “AI Force” and AI Czar, But Details Are Nowhere to Be Found

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