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Sarasota Police Target High-Crash Zones: What Drivers, Walkers, and Bikers Need to Know

Tuesday, October 13

Sarasota Police are ramping up traffic safety enforcement in the areas where crashes happen most, and the locations weren’t picked at random. Officers used crash data to identify spots with elevated incident rates and heavy pedestrian activity, meaning the enforcement zones are the roads... Read More.

Student Hit After Driver Passes Stopped School Bus: What Suncoast Drivers Need to Know About Stop-Arm Laws

Tuesday, October 13

A school bus stopped on NE Allworth Road in Battle Ground, Washington, Monday morning to pick up an elementary student. A sedan traveling the opposite direction slowed but didn’t stop, and its front passenger-side corner struck the child as they crossed the road. The... Read More.

Voter Registration Deadline Hits Five Jurisdictions as 98 New Citizens Register on Day One

Tuesday, October 13

Today is the voter registration deadline in Kansas, Maine, West Virginia, Oregon, and the District of Columbia, which means eligible voters in those places have until the end of the day to get on the rolls ahead of the midterms. The timing lined up... Read More.

87 Veterans, One Wall, and a Pilot Who Flew 101 Missions

Tuesday, October 13

Eighty-seven veterans from Eastern Iowa traveled to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to visit the memorials built in their honor. It was the 61st honor flight out of that region since the first one took off in the 1990s, and the planes still fill every... Read More.

Louisiana Homecoming Prank Ends in Gunfire: Man Charged After Shooting at Teens Who Knocked on the Wrong Door

Tuesday, October 13

A homecoming prank in Addis, Louisiana, took a dangerous turn on October 6 when a group of high school students knocked on the wrong door. The teens, dressed in all black and wearing masks, mistakenly believed the home belonged to a friend. The homeowner,... Read More.

Sarasota’s All Shades of Purple Gala Turns a Night Out Into Safe Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors

Tuesday, October 13

The statistics around domestic violence can feel abstract. The sixth annual All Shades of Purple Gala, set for Saturday, Oct. 17 in Sarasota, makes them personal. Hosted by Queens of Domestic Violence Awareness Inc., the evening brings together dinner, dancing, live music from saxophonist... Read More.

Sarasota Surgeon Performs World-First Combined Heart Procedure at Sarasota Memorial

Tuesday, October 13

A heart surgeon at Sarasota Memorial Hospital has done something Edwards Lifesciences says has never been done anywhere in the world: combining two newly approved cardiac devices in a single patient. Dr. Jonathan Hoffberger implanted the TRIFORMIS RESILIA valve to replace a failing tricuspid... Read More.

Stray Bullet Kills Therapy Donkey in South Carolina, Hunter Charged

Tuesday, October 13

A hunter in Anderson County, South Carolina is facing charges after a missed shot at a deer ended the life of a pet donkey named Angelique. According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the round struck the animal at Hasty’s Haven, an... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff: Amendment 3 Would Cut $47 Million and 275 Deputy Positions

Tuesday, October 13

Charlotte County Sheriff William Prummell is warning that Amendment 3 would slash his agency’s funding by $26 million in fiscal year 2028 and $47 million in fiscal year 2029. To make that concrete, $47 million is roughly what it costs to fund 275 deputy... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff Fights Amendment 3 as Budget Fears Grow: Could 275 Deputy Jobs Disappear?

Tuesday, October 13

Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell is one of the loudest voices in Florida right now opposing Amendment 3, the property tax relief measure that would exempt the first $250,000 of a homestead’s value from non-school taxes. His warning is specific: the amendment could cut... Read More.

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Sarasota Police Target High-Crash Zones: What Drivers, Walkers, and Bikers Need to Know

Student Hit After Driver Passes Stopped School Bus: What Suncoast Drivers Need to Know About Stop-Arm Laws

Voter Registration Deadline Hits Five Jurisdictions as 98 New Citizens Register on Day One

87 Veterans, One Wall, and a Pilot Who Flew 101 Missions

Louisiana Homecoming Prank Ends in Gunfire: Man Charged After Shooting at Teens Who Knocked on the Wrong Door

Sarasota’s All Shades of Purple Gala Turns a Night Out Into Safe Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors

Sarasota Surgeon Performs World-First Combined Heart Procedure at Sarasota Memorial

Stray Bullet Kills Therapy Donkey in South Carolina, Hunter Charged

Charlotte County Sheriff: Amendment 3 Would Cut $47 Million and 275 Deputy Positions

Charlotte County Sheriff Fights Amendment 3 as Budget Fears Grow: Could 275 Deputy Jobs Disappear?

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