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The region's school districts have a teacher hiring crisis on their hands. Representatives from local schools have traveled thousands of miles to look for recent graduates who want to move to Florida for their first... Read More.

Frontier Communications has blamed its takeover of another company for widespread phone, Internet, and television outages in Florida and two other states. At a legislative hearing, the company says it has inherited corrupt data in... Read More.

Dogs and cats remain available for adoption at a discount at a Manatee County shelter. Manatee County Animal Services offers adoptions for 10 dollars through the end of the month. The price includes spaying and neutering,... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has called the death of a two-year-old an accidental drowning. The Herald-Tribune reports it happened on 24th Circle in Sarasota on Saturday afternoon. The boy's sister cooked food in the kitchen... Read More.

Much of the money that Congress could approve to fight the Zika virus may go to Florida. Health officials have confirmed 113 cases statewide, more than any other state. The Obama administration has requested $2 billion... Read More.

The birth certificates of children born to same-sex couples may now include both parents' names. The state health department now instructs all of Florida's hospitals to have the names of both parents in married same-sex... Read More.

North Port Police have a message for people in the Globe Terrace neighborhood. They want them to watch for police impersonators. The department says a man posing as an officer knocked on a door and told... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office keeps investigating a suspicious death. It says it found a man dead in front of a home Monday morning. The sheriff's office has identified him as 48-year-old David Morse. He turned up... Read More.

A brush fire near I-75 in Punta Gorda gave people a smoky ride home yesterday. WZVN-TV reports the fire happened just two miles south of Tuckers Grade. The Florida Forest Service had to respond to the... Read More.

New College professor Frank Alcock has jumped into the state Senate race. The Herald-Tribune reports this adds a prominent Democrat to a race that Republicans have dominated. Alcock says he has decided to run to "restore... Read More.