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Iowa Marching Band Member Derek Phillips Dies After Collapsing at Season Opener; Rival Bands Launch Season-Long Tribute

Monday, September 14

Derek Phillips, a mellophone player in the University of Iowa’s Hawkeye Marching Band, collapsed in the heat at the Hawkeyes’ season opener and went into cardiac arrest. His family announced Monday they were removing him from life support, and the band confirmed his death... Read More.

Longboat Key Approves $13.5M Library, First County Branch on the Island

Monday, September 14

Longboat Key is getting a library of its own. Town commissioners approved three agreements Monday for the Vern and Sandy Buchanan Sarasota County Library, a $13.5 million project that has been more than a decade in the making. It will be the first county... Read More.

Frick Brothers Bring Wrestling and a Veteran Mission to Palmetto

Monday, September 14

Nick and Eric Frick have a resume unlike almost anyone else on the Suncoast. The brothers were the first siblings ever deployed from the Olympic training center to war, serving in Iraq after 9/11. Now they’ve relocated their wrestling school, Frick Brothers Wrestling, from... Read More.

Charlotte County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Child Sexual Abuse Material Case

Monday, September 14

John De Angelis of Charlotte County has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years of probation after being adjudicated guilty on 10 counts involving child sexual abuse material. In a separate stalking case, he received a concurrent sentence of approximately 210... Read More.

15-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Pushed From Moving Chicago Train

Monday, September 14

A 15-year-old girl has been charged with first-degree murder after Chicago police say she pushed a 29-year-old man from a moving Red Line train over Labor Day weekend. The victim, Kyle Bickham, was reportedly on his way home from an Amazon shift when an... Read More.

Bruno Mars Sells Out Raymond James Stadium Twice, Nine Years After His Last Tampa Tour

Monday, September 14

Bruno Mars brought his first world tour in nine years to Raymond James Stadium this past weekend, and Tampa showed up twice. Both Saturday and Sunday nights sold out, a big jump from his last local stop at Benchmark International Arena during the 2017... Read More.

Fire at Sarasota County Assisted Living Facility Injures One Patient; State Fire Marshal Investigating

Monday, September 14

A fire at an assisted living facility in the 700 block of South Beneva Road in Sarasota County sent one patient to the hospital late Saturday, Sept. 12. Crews responded around 10:38 p.m. and reported the fire out roughly twenty minutes later. During the... Read More.

Two Dead, Eight Injured After Pickup Truck Hits Amish Buggy in Upstate New York

Monday, September 14

An Amish buggy and a pickup truck collided Sunday afternoon on County Route 25 in Canton, New York, killing two people and sending at least eight others to area hospitals. The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office has not released how the crash happened or... Read More.

Sarasota Woman Who Broke 137 Bones in Crash Walks Out of Rehab After Seven Months

Monday, September 14

Margaret Scott broke 137 bones in a car crash in December. On Monday, she walked out of Pines of Sarasota on her own two feet, roughly seven months after she arrived for rehabilitation. She entered the facility in February, about two months after the... Read More.

Charlotte County Hit-and-Run: Four-Year Sentence in Death of Lemon Bay Teen Terrell Bruce

Monday, September 14

A Charlotte County courtroom this week handed down a four-year prison sentence plus three years of probation to Angelica Clark, 33, who pleaded no contest to leaving the scene of a crash that killed 17-year-old Terrell Bruce. Investigators say Clark had been drinking before... Read More.

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Iowa Marching Band Member Derek Phillips Dies After Collapsing at Season Opener; Rival Bands Launch Season-Long Tribute

Longboat Key Approves $13.5M Library, First County Branch on the Island

Frick Brothers Bring Wrestling and a Veteran Mission to Palmetto

Charlotte County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Child Sexual Abuse Material Case

15-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Pushed From Moving Chicago Train

Bruno Mars Sells Out Raymond James Stadium Twice, Nine Years After His Last Tampa Tour

Fire at Sarasota County Assisted Living Facility Injures One Patient; State Fire Marshal Investigating

Two Dead, Eight Injured After Pickup Truck Hits Amish Buggy in Upstate New York

Sarasota Woman Who Broke 137 Bones in Crash Walks Out of Rehab After Seven Months

Charlotte County Hit-and-Run: Four-Year Sentence in Death of Lemon Bay Teen Terrell Bruce

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