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BBB Warns Suncoast Residents: Fake Utility Calls Are Spoofing Local Numbers

Friday, September 11

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers across the Suncoast about scammers posing as local water, electric and gas company representatives. These callers reach people by phone, text or even in person, claiming a payment is overdue and threatening immediate consequences. In many cases,... Read More.

Suncoast Marks 25 Years Since 9/11 With Ceremonies From Venice to Bradenton

Friday, September 11

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, Suncoast communities came together Friday for a day of remembrance that stretched from Venice to Palmetto. Hundreds gathered at Patriots Park in Venice for speeches and music, where a resident with a deeply personal connection to the... Read More.

25 Years After 9/11, an FDNY Daughter Loses Her Father and Then Her Grandfather to the Aftermath

Friday, September 11

Friday marked 25 years since the September 11th attacks, and communities across the country marked it the way they always have: flags, moments of silence, and the reading of names. At a remembrance event in New York, the daughter of FDNY Lt. John P.... Read More.

Country Singer Brian “Nashville” Duckworth of Taylor Made Dies at 56

Friday, September 11

Brian Duckworth, the country singer known as “Nashville,” died Monday at his home in Clarksburg, West Virginia, at age 56. No cause of death has been disclosed. Duckworth performed in the family band Taylor Made with his sister Wendy Williams and brother Greg Duckworth,... Read More.

New College and The Uplands Head to Mediation Over Campus Master Plan

Friday, September 11

A dispute that’s been building between New College of Florida and its neighbors in The Uplands reaches a mediation table Tuesday. Six residents filed petitions with the state Division of Administrative Hearings challenging the college’s campus master plan, arguing the December 2025 approval skipped... Read More.

9/11 Widow at Ground Zero Tells Trump: ‘Tell the Saudis to Stop Lying’

Friday, September 11

At the annual September 11th remembrance ceremony in Manhattan, Terry Strada, whose husband Tom died in the attacks, used her time at the microphone to deliver a direct message to President Donald Trump. “Tell the Saudis to stop lying,” she said, drawing applause from... Read More.

CDC Warns of Rabies Exposure Spike: What Suncoast Residents Need to Know After an Animal Bite

Friday, September 11

Rabies-related inquiries rose 17% in July and August compared to last year, according to a new CDC health advisory, and the recent cases have been unusual. Nearly 300 people may have been exposed at a North Carolina petting zoo after three baby goats tested... Read More.

St. Petersburg Gas Station Attack: Woman Burned at Mobil on 40th Avenue North, Suspect Charged With Arson

Friday, September 11

A woman was taken to Tampa General Hospital with second-degree burns after police say a stranger ignited gasoline while she was pumping it at a Mobil station in St. Petersburg. The incident happened around 8 p.m. on Sept. 10 in the 100 block of... Read More.

Florida Executes Daniel Conahan for 1996 Hog Trail Murder in Charlotte County

Friday, September 11

Daniel Conahan Jr., 72, was executed by lethal injection Thursday evening at Florida State Prison for the 1996 kidnapping and murder of 21-year-old Richard Allen Montgomery. Investigators say Conahan lured Montgomery into a wooded area of Charlotte County, tied him to a tree, and... Read More.

Punta Gorda’s Military Heritage Museum Marks 9/11’s 25th Anniversary With Friday Ceremony

Friday, September 11

It’s been twenty-five years since the September 11th attacks, and this Friday the Suncoast has a local place to remember. The Military Heritage Museum at 900 W. Marion Ave. in Punta Gorda hosts a 9/11 25th Commemoration Ceremony at 11 a.m. in its Gulf... Read More.

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BBB Warns Suncoast Residents: Fake Utility Calls Are Spoofing Local Numbers

Suncoast Marks 25 Years Since 9/11 With Ceremonies From Venice to Bradenton

25 Years After 9/11, an FDNY Daughter Loses Her Father and Then Her Grandfather to the Aftermath

Country Singer Brian “Nashville” Duckworth of Taylor Made Dies at 56

New College and The Uplands Head to Mediation Over Campus Master Plan

9/11 Widow at Ground Zero Tells Trump: ‘Tell the Saudis to Stop Lying’

CDC Warns of Rabies Exposure Spike: What Suncoast Residents Need to Know After an Animal Bite

St. Petersburg Gas Station Attack: Woman Burned at Mobil on 40th Avenue North, Suspect Charged With Arson

Florida Executes Daniel Conahan for 1996 Hog Trail Murder in Charlotte County

Punta Gorda’s Military Heritage Museum Marks 9/11’s 25th Anniversary With Friday Ceremony

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