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Nathan Benderson Park Hosts Free 9/11 Stair Climb in Sarasota This September

Friday, September 11

Nathan Benderson Park is turning its six-floor finish tower into a place of remembrance on Sept. 11. The park hosts a free 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Day of Remembrance from 8 a.m. to noon, and everyone is welcome. Participants use the tower’s north... Read More.

Nashville Father Says He Learned of Son’s Punctured Lung Two Hours After School Called Injury ‘Superficial’

Friday, September 11

A father in Nashville is speaking out after his son was injured at Whites Creek High School on Tuesday. According to the family, a hair pick became lodged in the boy’s side and punctured his lung. The father, who asked to remain anonymous to... Read More.

Firefighter Delivers Baby at 8:46 a.m. on 9/11 Anniversary, Then Reunites 24 Years Later

Friday, September 11

On the morning of September 11, 2002, Terri Clark was on her Maine property putting up fencing for her kids’ pigs when contractions started. Her husband drove her toward the hospital, but they stopped at the Waterville Fire Department, where firefighters were gathered outside... Read More.

25 Years After 9/11: Why Sarasota Holds a Special Place in the Story

Friday, September 11

Twenty-five years ago this morning, President George W. Bush was inside Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota when Chief of Staff Andrew Card told him a second plane had struck the World Trade Center. Minutes later, the president addressed the nation from that... Read More.

11-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Brother’s Fatal Shooting in Oklahoma: What Suncoast Families Should Know

Friday, September 11

An 11-year-old girl in Edmond, Oklahoma, was arrested early Thursday and booked into a juvenile detention facility on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of her 15-year-old brother on September 9. The Edmond Police Department called the situation heartbreaking and... Read More.

Cardinal Mooney Hands Wellen Park First Loss in 67-10 Rout

Thursday, September 10

Wellen Park’s inaugural varsity football season hit its first real wall Thursday night in Sarasota, where Cardinal Mooney rolled to a 67-10 win over the previously unbeaten Eagles. Wellen Park came in 3-0 and even grabbed a 3-0 lead on a Donovan Childers field... Read More.

Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Pledge Closes Out RNC Convention in Dallas: What Suncoast Voters Should Know

Thursday, September 10

The Republican National Committee’s midterm convention wrapped its second day in Dallas with President Trump promising a $5,000 dividend to every adult citizen if Republicans keep control of both the House and Senate. The pledge lit up the convention hall, but it would require... Read More.

13-Year-Old South Carolina Girl Dies of Suspected Fentanyl Overdose; Parents Arrested on Child-Endangerment Charges

Thursday, September 10

A 13-year-old girl was found dead in her Goose Creek, South Carolina home on the morning of August 27th after her mother tried to wake her for school. EMS confirmed her death at the scene. The next day, her parents – 37-year-old Tracy Lyn... Read More.

Teen’s Final Words Help Phoenix Police Solve His Own Murder, Two 18-Year-Olds Charged

Thursday, September 10

Sincere D’Andre Venson was seventeen years old when he was shot multiple times at a Phoenix community park just after midnight on Tuesday. What happened next is the reason two suspects are behind bars. Before he died, Venson told first responders that Joshua Armstrong... Read More.

Hog Trail Killer Executed: What the Conahan Case Means for Florida and the Suncoast

Thursday, September 10

Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., 72, was executed Thursday morning in Florida for the 1996 kidnapping and strangling of Richard Allen Montgomery, whose body was discovered in a wooded Charlotte County area. The case became known as the “Hog Trail Murders” after at least six... Read More.

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Nathan Benderson Park Hosts Free 9/11 Stair Climb in Sarasota This September

Nashville Father Says He Learned of Son’s Punctured Lung Two Hours After School Called Injury ‘Superficial’

Firefighter Delivers Baby at 8:46 a.m. on 9/11 Anniversary, Then Reunites 24 Years Later

25 Years After 9/11: Why Sarasota Holds a Special Place in the Story

11-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Brother’s Fatal Shooting in Oklahoma: What Suncoast Families Should Know

Cardinal Mooney Hands Wellen Park First Loss in 67-10 Rout

Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Pledge Closes Out RNC Convention in Dallas: What Suncoast Voters Should Know

13-Year-Old South Carolina Girl Dies of Suspected Fentanyl Overdose; Parents Arrested on Child-Endangerment Charges

Teen’s Final Words Help Phoenix Police Solve His Own Murder, Two 18-Year-Olds Charged

Hog Trail Killer Executed: What the Conahan Case Means for Florida and the Suncoast

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