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Rangers Goalie Igor Shesterkin Scores First Goalie Goal in Team History in 5-1 Win Over Lightning

Thursday, October 1

Igor Shesterkin made the play of the night Thursday at Madison Square Garden, and he didn’t do it with his glove. With 2:34 remaining, the Rangers goaltender collected the puck behind his own net and launched it the length of the ice into an... Read More.

Tampa General Takes Over Arcadia Hospital: $45 Million, a Helicopter, and Care Close to Home

Thursday, October 1

DeSoto Memorial Hospital in Arcadia has a new name and a new owner. Tampa General Hospital has officially taken over the 49-bed facility, now called Tampa General Hospital, DeSoto, and the change is aimed squarely at the nearly 34,000 residents of DeSoto County.The plan... Read More.

Florida’s New Fender-Bender Law: When You Can Skip the Police Report (and When You Can’t)

Thursday, October 1

Florida drivers woke up to a new set of rules today. Under Senate Bill 488, if you’re in a minor crash and the damage appears to be under $2,000, you’re no longer required to call law enforcement to the scene. The old threshold was... Read More.

Babcock High Cancels Final Three Football Games Over Player Safety

Thursday, October 1

Babcock High School has canceled the final three games of its 2026 football season after injuries left the team with fewer than 20 healthy players, the minimum the school says it needs to field a safe roster. The head coach, athletic department and administration... Read More.

Kansas Mom Gives Birth to Twins Months After Severe Dog Attack

Thursday, October 1

Audrey Austin of Topeka, Kansas was attacked by a dog in July while she was 24 weeks pregnant. This week, she gave birth to twins Kasai and Kamyiah at 38 weeks. Both babies are in the NICU, and Austin visits them daily while continuing... Read More.

All Faiths Food Bank Lands $70,300 to Fight Childhood Hunger in Sarasota and DeSoto Counties

Thursday, October 1

All Faiths Food Bank has received $70,300 from four funders to expand its fight against childhood hunger across Sarasota and DeSoto counties. The MMDP Foundation Fund contributed $50,000, the Wawa Foundation gave $10,000, Fifth Third Bank added $5,300, and Saint Boniface Episcopal Church rounded... Read More.

Colorado Officers Save Choking Infant Days After CPR Recertification

Thursday, October 1

Two Buena Vista, Colorado police officers found themselves in the right place at the right time on the night of Sept. 27. Sgt. Frazer Pomfret and Officer Anitta Wroten responded to a call about an infant choking and not breathing, arriving first on scene... Read More.

Florida Funding Cuts Leave Thousands of Immigrant Children Facing Court Alone

Thursday, October 1

A federal contract termination over the summer has left Americans for Immigrant Justice, a Florida legal advocacy group, without the funding it used to represent unaccompanied immigrant children. The result was staff layoffs, including attorneys who had spent five to ten years on this... Read More.

Flock Cameras Removed From Some Florida State Roads: What Suncoast Drivers Need to Know

Thursday, October 1

Drivers across the Suncoast may notice fewer Flock license plate cameras watching state roads and highways this week. A Florida Department of Transportation order required law enforcement agencies to remove the automated license plate readers from state right-of-way by a deadline that has now... Read More.

Doctor Says Missed Vein Likely Caused Botched Tennessee Execution; State Halts All Executions

Thursday, October 1

Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, survived a scheduled lethal injection, and an anesthesiologist says a missed vein is the likely reason. Dr. Paul Allen, who teaches at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, believes the needle never properly entered Pike’s vein.... Read More.

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Rangers Goalie Igor Shesterkin Scores First Goalie Goal in Team History in 5-1 Win Over Lightning

Tampa General Takes Over Arcadia Hospital: $45 Million, a Helicopter, and Care Close to Home

Florida’s New Fender-Bender Law: When You Can Skip the Police Report (and When You Can’t)

Babcock High Cancels Final Three Football Games Over Player Safety

Kansas Mom Gives Birth to Twins Months After Severe Dog Attack

All Faiths Food Bank Lands $70,300 to Fight Childhood Hunger in Sarasota and DeSoto Counties

Colorado Officers Save Choking Infant Days After CPR Recertification

Florida Funding Cuts Leave Thousands of Immigrant Children Facing Court Alone

Flock Cameras Removed From Some Florida State Roads: What Suncoast Drivers Need to Know

Doctor Says Missed Vein Likely Caused Botched Tennessee Execution; State Halts All Executions

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