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Unlicensed Illinois Caterer Shut Down After 45 People Sickened at Football Team Dinner

Friday, October 2

A home-based catering business in Rock Island, Illinois, has been ordered to stop operating after a football team dinner it served left at least 45 of 75 people sick. The September 24 meal from Sunshine and Spice featured a taco bar with fajita chicken,... Read More.

Bike Lane Separators on SR 776: Englewood Drivers Report Blown Tires as FDOT Project Rolls On

Friday, October 2

The new protected bike lanes on State Road 776 are barely broken in, and already they’re the talk of Englewood. Concrete separators now run alongside the lanes, and while the goal is safer cycling, some drivers say the barriers are costing them money. Alex... Read More.

Anna Maria Island Sea Turtle Season Ends With Far Fewer Hatchlings: What’s Behind the Drop

Friday, October 2

Sea turtle nesting season on Anna Maria Island is coming to a close, and the final numbers tell a story that has volunteers and longtime residents concerned. Only five nests remain on the beach, and the 2026 hatchling count has reached 17,513. That’s a... Read More.

Hawaii’s Iconic 90-Foot Holei Sea Arch Collapses Into the Pacific After 550 Years

Friday, October 2

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park confirmed this week that the Holei Sea Arch, the 90-foot lava rock formation that served as the dramatic endpoint of Chain of Craters Road, has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean. The arch was still standing on September 23rd, but by... Read More.

Why Many U.S. Cars Still Skip the Front-Center Airbag, and What Suncoast Drivers Should Know

Friday, October 2

If you’ve ever pictured a side-impact crash, you probably imagined airbags and seatbelts doing their jobs. What you may not picture is the driver and front-seat passenger colliding with each other, which is exactly what a front-center airbag is built to prevent. The technology... Read More.

Tennessee Halts Executions After Inmate Survives Two Rounds of Lethal Injection

Friday, October 2

A scheduled execution in Tennessee ended with the inmate alive and hospitalized after two separate rounds of lethal injection drugs failed to kill her. Christa Pike was pronounced neither this nor that Wednesday night inside the death chamber, and the state ended up rushing... Read More.

Pro Boxer Charged With Murder After Girlfriend’s 2-Year-Old Dies in Mesa

Friday, October 2

A 23-year-old professional boxer is facing a first-degree murder charge after his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son died Tuesday in Mesa, Arizona. Kishawn Porter was arrested the same day the toddler was rushed to a hospital in medical distress. According to prosecutors, an autopsy revealed healing... Read More.

Trump Heads to Ohio Saturday as New Poll Shows Husted Down 8 Points

Friday, October 2

President Donald Trump is set to campaign in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday for Sen. Jon Husted and Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The visit lands at an awkward moment. A new Marist poll shows Democrat Sherrod Brown leading Husted by 8 points, even though... Read More.

Venice Beach Renourishment Wraps Up: 3.2 Miles of New Sand Ready for the Suncoast

Friday, October 2

Venice Beach has a fresh look, and it’s not just for the postcard. On Friday, the City of Venice and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cut the ribbon on the third periodic renourishment of the Venice Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project.... Read More.

Pennsylvania Mother Charged After 7-Year-Old’s Dental Decay Left Her Unable to Eat Solid Food

Friday, October 2

A Scranton, Pennsylvania mother is facing a child endangerment charge after police say her 7-year-old daughter’s teeth decayed so badly she could no longer eat solid food without pain. Officers responded September 10 over reports the child wasn’t being fed and possible drug use... Read More.

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Unlicensed Illinois Caterer Shut Down After 45 People Sickened at Football Team Dinner

Bike Lane Separators on SR 776: Englewood Drivers Report Blown Tires as FDOT Project Rolls On

Anna Maria Island Sea Turtle Season Ends With Far Fewer Hatchlings: What’s Behind the Drop

Hawaii’s Iconic 90-Foot Holei Sea Arch Collapses Into the Pacific After 550 Years

Why Many U.S. Cars Still Skip the Front-Center Airbag, and What Suncoast Drivers Should Know

Tennessee Halts Executions After Inmate Survives Two Rounds of Lethal Injection

Pro Boxer Charged With Murder After Girlfriend’s 2-Year-Old Dies in Mesa

Trump Heads to Ohio Saturday as New Poll Shows Husted Down 8 Points

Venice Beach Renourishment Wraps Up: 3.2 Miles of New Sand Ready for the Suncoast

Pennsylvania Mother Charged After 7-Year-Old’s Dental Decay Left Her Unable to Eat Solid Food

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