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Englewood Beach Waterfest Returns Oct. 8-11 With Powerboat Races and a $5 Million Boost

Monday, October 5

Englewood’s biggest fall tradition is back. The Englewood Beach Waterfest runs October 8 through 11, and after a year away, the offshore powerboat races return to our waters. Now in its fourteenth year, the festival has grown into a four-day celebration that draws boaters,... Read More.

Gulf System Could Develop by Midweek, But No Local Impacts Expected for Manatee and Sarasota

Monday, October 5

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Invest AL92, an area of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. It is not organized yet, but forecasters give it a 60% chance of development over the next 48 hours and an 80% chance over the... Read More.

Florida Governor’s Race Hits the Suncoast: Donalds and Jolly Put Education Front and Center

Monday, October 5

The Florida governor’s race is heating up right here on the Suncoast, and both campaigns are betting big that education is the issue that moves voters. On Monday, Erika Donalds, wife of Republican candidate Byron Donalds, met with supporters at Owen’s Fish Camp in... Read More.

Sarasota County Approves Five-Part Plan to Keep Midnight Pass Open

Monday, October 5

Sarasota County commissioners have approved five efforts aimed at keeping Midnight Pass open while making it safer and more consistent for the people who use it. The plan covers continued data collection and modeling, new signage and channel markers, an assessment of channel dredging,... Read More.

First Alert Weather Days: Heavy Rain and Flooding Risk Hit the Suncoast Tuesday and Wednesday

Monday, October 5

The Suncoast is under First Alert Weather Days for Tuesday and Wednesday, and the culprit isn’t a tropical system. It’s a front sagging down over the state and pulling deep tropical moisture in off the Gulf, which means rounds of heavy rain and a... Read More.

Toledo Firefighter Charged With Abduction After Handcuffing Boyfriend to a Railing, 911 Call Says

Monday, October 5

A Toledo firefighter faces abduction charges after allegedly handcuffing her boyfriend, a fellow firefighter and captain, to a staircase railing and refusing to let him go. The details come straight from a 911 call placed by the man’s friend early in the morning. The... Read More.

Winter Haven School Bus Crash: What We Know About Monday’s Fatal Collision on Lucerne Park Road

Monday, October 5

A Polk County school bus carrying 37 Winter Haven High School students was struck by a car on Lucerne Park Road early Monday, sparking a chain-reaction crash that killed a 10th-grade student and the driver of a Jeep. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s... Read More.

Former St. Louis News Anchor Sentenced to Life for Killing Her Mother in Wichita

Monday, October 5

Angelynn Mock spent years delivering the news to viewers in St. Louis. On Monday, the 48-year-old became the story. A Sedgwick County judge sentenced her to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years for the murder of her mother, Anita Avers, 80,... Read More.

South Carolina 4-Year-Old’s Death Leads to Child Abuse Homicide Charges Against Mother and Godmother

Monday, October 5

A Richland County, South Carolina, investigation has ended with two arrests after the death of a 4-year-old boy. Zokeiyah McCray, 36, and Helen Benbow, 59, were taken into custody Friday and charged with homicide by child abuse in the death of Kameron Howell, according... Read More.

Comedian and “In Living Color” Actor Reggie McFadden Dies at 57

Monday, October 5

Reggie McFadden, a stand-up comedian and actor who came up during the 1990s comedy boom, has died at 57. His sister, author Bernice L. McFadden, confirmed the death to The Hollywood Reporter on Oct. 4. She said he had been living in Tanzania and... Read More.

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Englewood Beach Waterfest Returns Oct. 8-11 With Powerboat Races and a $5 Million Boost

Gulf System Could Develop by Midweek, But No Local Impacts Expected for Manatee and Sarasota

Florida Governor’s Race Hits the Suncoast: Donalds and Jolly Put Education Front and Center

Sarasota County Approves Five-Part Plan to Keep Midnight Pass Open

First Alert Weather Days: Heavy Rain and Flooding Risk Hit the Suncoast Tuesday and Wednesday

Toledo Firefighter Charged With Abduction After Handcuffing Boyfriend to a Railing, 911 Call Says

Winter Haven School Bus Crash: What We Know About Monday’s Fatal Collision on Lucerne Park Road

Former St. Louis News Anchor Sentenced to Life for Killing Her Mother in Wichita

South Carolina 4-Year-Old’s Death Leads to Child Abuse Homicide Charges Against Mother and Godmother

Comedian and “In Living Color” Actor Reggie McFadden Dies at 57

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