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He Hasn’t Bought Groceries in 15 Years: The Forager Living Off Wild Food and Medicine

Thursday, October 1

Robin Greenfield doesn’t shop for food. He forages 100 percent of what he eats and uses as medicine, a lifestyle he adopted 15 years ago to reduce his impact on the earth. During a 30-minute walk in Hendersonville, North Carolina, he identified nearly a... Read More.

Pinned Under a Boulder on an Oregon Jetty, a Fisherman Asked Siri to Call 911

Thursday, October 1

A 28-year-old fisherman named Joe Little was alone on the Hammond Marina jetty in Astoria, Oregon, early Saturday when a boulder he had sat on before shifted and toppled onto him. He ended up pinned below the high tide line, hands trapped, with nobody... Read More.

Tennessee Halts Executions After Lethal Injection Fails Twice on Christa Pike

Thursday, October 1

Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike on Wednesday, and the lethal injection did not work. Officials administered two doses of pentobarbital, but Pike was still alive afterward, reportedly snoring on the gurney, and was taken to a hospital instead. It marked the second failed... Read More.

Fruitville Grove’s 38th Annual Pumpkin Festival Opens October 3 in Sarasota

Thursday, October 1

Fruitville Grove Farm Market is bringing back one of Sarasota’s longest-running fall traditions. The 38th Annual Pumpkin Festival opens Saturday, October 3, and runs every Saturday and Sunday through November 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 7410 Fruitville Road.Admission is $5 with... Read More.

America’s Most Wanted Rerun Helps Crack 29-Year-Old Iowa Hit-and-Run Case

Thursday, October 1

On Sept. 29, 1997, 64-year-old Leslie Ruby, a Korean War veteran and grandfather, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver outside his Des Moines, Iowa home. Investigators identified Gerardo Garcia-Michel as the suspect, but he left Iowa before he could be arrested, and... Read More.

Army Veteran Battling Leukemia Surprised With Mortgage-Free Home: “It’s Like I Won the Lottery”

Wednesday, September 30

Retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Steve Smith has carried a lot since 2003, when a parachute accident in Kuwait left him with permanent paralysis in his hand and multiple other conditions. Today he’s battling leukemia. So when he and his wife, Jenifer, were handed... Read More.

Ole Miss Student Deaths Spark Call to Ban Synthetic Kratom: What Suncoast Shoppers Should Know

Wednesday, September 30

Two University of Mississippi students, 18-year-old Aidan Hamilton and 20-year-old Robert Strang, died last week in what investigators are treating as suspected overdoses. According to court documents, both purchased SMAX Pseudo-DHM pills just days before their deaths. Lafayette County Metro Narcotics arrested two employees... Read More.

Tennessee Halts Christa Gail Pike Execution After Lethal Injection Delay

Wednesday, September 30

Tennessee was set to carry out its first execution of a woman in at least 200 years on Wednesday, but the lethal injection was never carried out. Christa Gail Pike, 50, was convicted in 1996 for the 1995 torture murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer... Read More.

Florida Pulled 600+ Books From Schools This Year: What Suncoast Parents Should Know

Wednesday, September 30

Florida’s annual list of removed school books is out, and it’s reigniting a debate that has been building for years. Ten of the state’s 67 districts pulled more than 600 titles this year, and PEN America ranks Florida first in the nation for total... Read More.

Ohio Woman Sues Hospital After Surgeons Amputate the Wrong Leg: “Every Day Is a Struggle”

Wednesday, September 30

An Ohio woman is suing Selby General Hospital after what should have been a routine below-the-knee amputation on her right leg ended with surgeons removing her left leg instead. Sharon Jacks of Marietta went in for the elective procedure because of cancer in her... Read More.

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He Hasn’t Bought Groceries in 15 Years: The Forager Living Off Wild Food and Medicine

Pinned Under a Boulder on an Oregon Jetty, a Fisherman Asked Siri to Call 911

Tennessee Halts Executions After Lethal Injection Fails Twice on Christa Pike

Fruitville Grove’s 38th Annual Pumpkin Festival Opens October 3 in Sarasota

America’s Most Wanted Rerun Helps Crack 29-Year-Old Iowa Hit-and-Run Case

Army Veteran Battling Leukemia Surprised With Mortgage-Free Home: “It’s Like I Won the Lottery”

Ole Miss Student Deaths Spark Call to Ban Synthetic Kratom: What Suncoast Shoppers Should Know

Tennessee Halts Christa Gail Pike Execution After Lethal Injection Delay

Florida Pulled 600+ Books From Schools This Year: What Suncoast Parents Should Know

Ohio Woman Sues Hospital After Surgeons Amputate the Wrong Leg: “Every Day Is a Struggle”

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