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Global ANCOP Walk
The Knights of Columbus have planned local participation in the Global ANCOP Walk from 8 a.m. to noon today at Bayshore Live Oak Park, 23157 Bayshore Road, Charlotte Harbor. ANCOP is an acronym for ANswering the Cry Of the Poor. This wa...

As a member of the Wheel Club, Dyan Hale of Port Charlotte was among the first to hear that the television show “Wheel of Fortune” was holding auditions in St. Petersburg last November. That’s how she found herself standing in line with 5,000 other hopefu...

FORT MYERS — Nick Longhi is trying to return to the lineup as the Gulf Coast League Red Sox seek a postseason berth.
The Venice High School graduate, who was selected in the 30th round of the June first-year player draft, has been battling inflammation in...

NORTH PORT — The vacant stares and the hangdog faces on some of the Imagine School players showed they weren’t particularly interested in any moral victories from their 23-8 loss to Carrollwood Day in Thursday’s kickoff classic.
But it’s the team’s first ...

MIAMI (AP) — Michelle Obama is scheduled to appear on the popular Spanish-language variety show “Sabado Gigante.”
Univision says the first lady will deliver a message Saturday to Hispanic children and families about the importance of eating healthy and st...

PENSACOLA (AP) — Eighteen students enrolled in an emergency medical technician class at Pensacola State College sprang into action when a woman was involved in a crash near the campus.
The Escambia County Department of Public Safety recently sent letters ...

ORLANDO (AP) — Florida Atlantic University is offering a course that concentrates on the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law.
The course is being offered during fall semester by FAU’s School of Public Administration at the Boca Raton campus.
Pro...

HOLLYWOOD (AP) — The long-awaited Margaritaville resort is about to break ground on Hollywood Beach.
A ceremony is set for Thursday morning at the Hollywood Bandshell, after rounds of negotiations and setbacks over financing and permits. But don’t expect...

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A new report says that Floridians rank 12th in the nation when it comes to having a healthy weight.
The report released this week found that 35 percent of Floridians have a healthy weight — while the overall adult obesity rate is 25.2 ...

MARATHON (AP) — A homeless man is in jail after deputies say he fatally stabled another man in a homeless camp in the mangroves near Marathon.
Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies say the men were both staying at the homeless camp when the fight broke out We...