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Illinois Couple’s 5,000-Piece M&M Collection Is Now a Free Route 66 Museum

Wednesday, October 21

Steve and Patricia Beale of Waggoner, Illinois, didn’t plan to run a museum. They just kept collecting. What began with California Raisins figures shifted to M&Ms, and the collection eventually outgrew a bedroom in their home. The solution was a 20-by-30-foot shed, now packed... Read More.

New Hunter Syndrome Drug Offers Hope as Weight Loss Injections Overtake Surgery

Wednesday, October 21

A rare genetic disorder that mostly affects boys just got its second-ever approved treatment. Hunter syndrome families have relied on a single approved drug since 2006, and this year’s new approval is giving them something they haven’t had in nearly two decades: a choice.... Read More.

Sarasota Opera Marks 100 Years in a Theater Built by the City’s First Mayor

Wednesday, October 21

The Sarasota Opera House turns 100 this year, and the story of how it got here reads like a Gulf Coast epic. A.B. Edwards, Sarasota’s first mayor and the man known as “Mr. Sarasota,” built the theater in 1926 to attract winter visitors from... Read More.

‘We’re Lucky to Be Alive’: Two Women Survive Head-On Crash With 2,300-Pound Water Buffalo

Wednesday, October 21

A Saturday evening drive home from a church event turned into a fight for survival for two New York women when their Jeep struck a 2,300-pound water buffalo head-on at 52 miles an hour. Kristen Rozelle, 50, was driving Lindsey Baker, 27, home around... Read More.

Pronounced Dead, Found Alive: Arizona Toddler’s Mother Speaks Out as AG Review Looms

Wednesday, October 21

An 18-month-old boy was pronounced dead at a hospital in Gilbert, Arizona, back in February, after he was found face down in a pool at a Super Bowl party. About five hours later, hospital staff found Vincent Fiordilino alive in the morgue. This week,... Read More.

12 Ice Cream Shops Worth a Drive: Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch Guide

Wednesday, October 21

A new local guide has mapped out a dozen ice cream shops between downtown Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch, and the range is bigger than you might expect. Main Street Creamery downtown partners with Yoder’s Southern Creamery for dozens of flavors plus shakes, malts and... Read More.

Stranger Punched 9-Year-Old at Virginia Bus Stop; Neighbor’s Quick Action Hailed

Wednesday, October 21

A morning bus stop turned frightening in Henrico County, Virginia, on Friday when police say a 47-year-old woman approached students waiting for the Ratcliffe Elementary bus and punched a 9-year-old boy she did not know. According to Henrico Police, Marie Tulette Marsh walked up... Read More.

Port Charlotte Neighbors Push Back on Speeding After Truck Levels Mailboxes on Elmira Boulevard

Wednesday, October 21

Residents on Elmira Boulevard in Port Charlotte are sounding the alarm about speeding after a truck was caught on video racing down the street and knocking over two mailboxes. For William Pearson, it’s personal: his mailbox has now been hit three times, and his... Read More.

Illinois Woman Charged With Murder After Allegedly Steering Into Semi, Killing 73-Year-Old Passenger

Wednesday, October 21

A July highway crash in Pike County, Illinois, is now a murder case. Jaime Rhode of Griggsville was arrested Tuesday and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder after investigators concluded she intentionally steered her car into... Read More.

Two Children Injured in I-10 Shooting Near Macclenny; Deputies Ask Public for Tips

Wednesday, October 21

A mother and her two children were heading east on Interstate 10 near Macclenny around 11 p.m. Sunday when another vehicle pulled alongside and someone opened fire into their car. A 6-year-old was shot in the arm and an 11-year-old was injured by bullet... Read More.

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Illinois Couple’s 5,000-Piece M&M Collection Is Now a Free Route 66 Museum

New Hunter Syndrome Drug Offers Hope as Weight Loss Injections Overtake Surgery

Sarasota Opera Marks 100 Years in a Theater Built by the City’s First Mayor

‘We’re Lucky to Be Alive’: Two Women Survive Head-On Crash With 2,300-Pound Water Buffalo

Pronounced Dead, Found Alive: Arizona Toddler’s Mother Speaks Out as AG Review Looms

12 Ice Cream Shops Worth a Drive: Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch Guide

Stranger Punched 9-Year-Old at Virginia Bus Stop; Neighbor’s Quick Action Hailed

Port Charlotte Neighbors Push Back on Speeding After Truck Levels Mailboxes on Elmira Boulevard

Illinois Woman Charged With Murder After Allegedly Steering Into Semi, Killing 73-Year-Old Passenger

Two Children Injured in I-10 Shooting Near Macclenny; Deputies Ask Public for Tips

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