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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University’s band is making its first appearance in a football stadium since the hazing death of a drum major nearly two years ago.
The band was expected Sunday at Orlando’s Citrus Bowl for the school’s season-opening foot...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to snag a jackpot of $3 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
The winning ticket was bought in Edgewood, officials said
A total of 37 tickets matched five numbers to win $4,189 ea...

This column should be read while listening to “Umbrella” by Rhianna (running time: 4 minutes, 14 seconds).
• David Price spent $202 getting a taxi to O.co Coliseum in Oakland on Friday with the San Francisco Bay Bridge closed due to construction. For tho...

ESTERO — The course at the Estero Community Center has always been a brutal challenge for any cross-country runner.
And this year they’ve made it even more torturous. With more hills, mud and rugged terrain, the best runners must push beyond their limits ...

ESTERO — When Charlotte High School cross country coach Chris George learned his team finished fourth in the Estero DDD Invitational at Estero Community Park, he had an unusual reaction: “No way.”
The reaction was understandable, considering the Tarpons’ ...

NEW YORK — Ivan Nova threw a three-hitter for his first career shutout and Robinson Cano supplied the offense as the New York Yankees edged Baltimore 2-0 Saturday for their second consecutive win over the Orioles.
Nova (8-4) outworked Scott Feldman in an ...

NORTH PORT — Literacy Volunteers of South Sarasota County is in urgent need of those willing to give of their time to help other adults to improve their reading and writing skills.
Karen E. Bridegam, the organization’s new literacy coordinator who started...

SARASOTA COUNTY — Sarasota County Sheriff’s Col. Steve Burns said the agency has approximately 12,000 unidentified prints from previous cases, a number that soon could shrink, due to new technology being used to help identify potential offenders.
The “Mor...

NORTH PORT — Dr. Matthew Kelcourse officially will take the reins of Angel Animal Clinic, 14500 Tamiami Trail, on Tuesday, following the retirement of Dr. Jerry Gingerich. A grand reopening event tentatively is planned for October.
Kelcourse, 51, has been...

ENGLEWOOD — When you name your boat the SS Failure, success is not an option.
Little more than a cardboard box, hastily slapped together Friday night with packing tape, the first few seconds in the water at Saturday’s annual Pioneer Days cardboard boat ra...