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Safety commission backs grant to help boost safety in Florida’s private schools
Police departments statewide will soon be urged to apply for a slice of a $5 million grant to figure out how to make their private schools safer. The Private School Security Assessment Grant Program was announced Tuesday at the first of a two-day Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Safety Commission meeting, where officials said the school security for private schools throughout Florida has not ...
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Devin Mignery
Devin Mignery is a rising junior quarterback on the Cardinal Mooney High football team. Mignery threw for 1,303 yards, 12 touchdowns and three interceptions in 2023 while splitting time with current Florida Atlantic University quarterback Michael Valentino. Mignery also ran for 896 yards and 10 touchdowns. How did you start...
Southwest Florida Swimmer Wins Bronze At Paris Olympics
The Olympics showcase the absolute best of the best and one Southwest Florida swimmer won bronze at the Paris Olympics. I look forward to the Olympics for months leading up to the games. Maybe it’s because I’ve been an athlete pretty much all my life. Maybe it’s because I’m secretly jealous I was never as good of a gymnast as Simone Biles. Or maybe it’s just because I love seeing all the different sports and the amazing display of athleticism of competitors around the world. There are many Olympians with Florida ties competing in Paris this year. In fact, there are 14 Florida Gators competing in swimming and diving alone. And speaking of swimming, one Southwest Florida swimmer won bronze in the women’s 400m.
Car crashes into Sarasota Tiki bar, leaves 2 pedestrians seriously injured, troopers say
Two pedestrians sustained serious and critical injuries after a driver lost control of his car and crashed into a Sarasota Tiki bar on Monday, troopers said. The 63-year-old driver was at a RaceTrac gas station parking lot at 7259 U.S. 41 in north Sarasota when he lost control and collided with a fence. He continued moving north and collided with the outside bar, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol. ...
Florida Man On Stolen Walmart Scooter Leads Police In Low-Speed Chase
The Walmart in Lakeland, Florida was the beginning of what would become a low speed chase as a Florida Man on a stolen Walmart scooter tried to elude deputies. Unfortunately for him, after a near mile long chase, the speed of the electric shopping scooter was no match for the Polk County Deputies.
Harris boosts Democrats in Florida, but poll suggests larger electorate not won over yet
Vice President Kamala Harris may have energized Florida's Democratic base, but a poll released Tuesday morning suggests her candidacy hasn't yet changed voter preferences in the state. The survey of likely Florida voters from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab shows Donald Trump ahead of Harris by a robust 7-point margin, 49% to 42%. ...
Former ballerina in Florida is convicted of manslaughter in her estranged husband’s 2020 shooting
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former ballerina has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband in Florida. A Manatee County jury returned the guilty verdict late Tuesday against Ashley Benefield, court records show. She had been charged with second-degree murder, but the jurors opted for a lesser offense after nearly seven hours of deliberations.
John Lutz, Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board candidate, dies
John Lutz, a Democratic candidate for the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board, died July 24 after a three-month battle with leukemia, the family announced. An obituary published in the Albany (New York) Times Union said Lutz, 64, died of acute myeloid leukemia with his family by his side. The Sarasota County...
Residents say Beer Can Island needs more definitive boundaries, enforcement
Thomas Mayers grew up in the northernmost house on Longboat Key. He learned how to swim in the waters off the house’s dock, waters which he now feels should have their regulations better enforced. Mayers and several other residents in the northernmost area of Longboat Key, Land’s End, have...
Elite DNA’s Back-to-School Drive
Elite DNA Behavioral Health, United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades, and the Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida are hosting a Back-to-School Drive, collecting backpacks and school supplies at eight locations from Port Charlotte to Naples through August 8. Requested items include backpacks, crayons, scissors, dry-erase markers, wired...
Winning Fantasy 5 ticket worth over $100K purchased at Miami gas station
MIAMI, Fla. – A winning ticket worth over $100,000 was purchased at a gas station in Miami on Tuesday. The winning Fantasy 5 ticket worth $111,867.22 was purchased at Krome Stop Exxon, located at 19900 SW 177th Ave., according to the Florida Lottery. Hollywood store sells $2 million winning...
Arrest made in Bradenton double shooting
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton Police Department have made an arrest in a double shooting that occurred at a bar in downtown. The shooting happened after midnight on July 26 at a bar in the 400 block of 12th St. W. Two victims were taken to the hospital for treatment...
Secret bourbon bar opens in St. Pete’s Edge District
A hidden bourbon bar has opened in St. Petersburg’s Edge District. The 1st Ave Clubhouse Bourbon Bar is located inside the relocated 1st Ave Liquors store, at 1211 1st Avenue North, Suite 100, adjacent to the Zubrick Magic Theatre. The bar is described as a “speakeasy-style hangout for bourbon...
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