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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Shopping guides aboard cruise ships that come to Alaska have new rules to abide by, following complaints that they were misleading passengers and smearing local stores.
The state earlier this year agreed to a $200,000 settlement with...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say the U.S. government’s efforts to determine which highly classified materials leaker Edward Snowden took from the National Security Agency have been frustrated by Snowden’s sophisticated efforts to cover his digital trail by...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. naval forces are moving closer to Syria as President Barack Obama considers military options for responding to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Assad government.
Obama is stressing that a quick intervention in the Syrian c...

EAST OF PUNTA GORDA — As I sloshed through the soggy soil on Babcock Ranch’s Footprints Trail, inundated from the rainy season, I got an idea of what Florida might have looked like before settlement.
Before bermed roads, culverts and fill dirt made the gr...

Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club
• Couples Bridge winners Aug. 16: 1-Geri Dempsey, Marty Stikkers; 2-Frances Dumke, Kaye (guest); 3-Jo Becker, Louise Bankard.
• Slam Bridge winners Aug. 21: 1-George Miller, 4840; 2-Bob Pandolfo, 4490; 3-Geri Dempsey, 3710.
• ...

Charlotte County births
• Jace Allen Day, to Heather and Trevor Day of Arcadia, at 6:58 a.m. Aug. 16. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces.
• Layla Maree Parsons, to Alexa Williard and Scott Parsons of Port Charlotte, at 1:36 a.m. Aug. 18. She weighed 5 pounds...

Hospital leaders in Sarasota and Charlotte counties say Obamacare will continue to undergo major changes over the next two years, and it could get worse, especially for the working poor and their employers, before it gets better.
A panel of hospital CEOs ...

Students, staff, faculty, families and friends came together at the President’s BBQ Family Fun Night Thursday evening at Edison State College Charlotte Campus in Punta Gorda. The event was one of many available to the students during Welcome Week, where s...

Tony Brown, 50, owner of Highlands Professional Motorcycle Training in Port Charlotte, has been riding street bikes for about 15 years.
He enjoys cruising on his Honda Valkyrie with friends, but he knows there are risks associated with the hobby.
“Often, ...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A giant wildfire raging out of control spread into Yosemite National Park on Friday as authorities urged more evacuations in nearby communities where thousands have fled during the week as flames marched through the timbered slopes o...