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The University of Florida opens a food pantry for needy students and staf when Summer B classes begin next month. The Gainesville Sun identifies the dean of students office as the operator. A survey of 1,800... Read More.

The governors of Kansas and Texas support the lawsuit from Florida's governor against the Obama administration. The suit from Rick Scott accuses the administration of coercing states to expand Medicaid in order to receive money... Read More.

A free hurricane preparation seminar is coming up this Friday at Venice City Hall. It'll include Venice police and fire chiefs, Sarasota County emergency management officials, the city engineer, the Red Cross, and a... Read More.

The local tourism bureau reports that the USA BMX National Series race in Punta Gorda generated about 700-thousand dollars in direct expenditures for Charlotte County. That also includes more than 19-thousand dollars in... Read More.

Charlotte County Fire and EMS say they've contained a brush fire reported earlier this afternoon. NBC2 reports it was in Port Charlotte near Jaeger Avenue and McCabe Street. Several engines were sent... Read More.

You're invited to join the Charlotte County Sheriff's departments 50th Citizens Polce Academy. The 8-week class starts Tuesday, June 30th. If you sign up, you'll hear from members of the departments S.W.A.T.,... Read More.

Sun Country Airlines has announced service from Southwest Florida International Airport to San Juan continues beyond August as originally scheduled. It now continues all year. Also, Sun Country plans on starting flights to Cancun in October.

Turtles may use calendars. As soon as April turned into May, their nests started appearing along the coast. NBC2 reports one turtle laid her eggs at the northern end of the Englewood Beach parking lot just... Read More.

North Port Police arrested a man early Saturday in a road rage incident that left two people hurt. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-050415-Jennings Road Rage VO.mp3 This started about 12:30 Saturday morning when officers got to the scene of a... Read More.

There are early signs that merging the Venice and Sarasota County fire department's might be a good move financially. The Herald-Tribune reports Venice City Manager Ed Lavellee told council members this week that... Read More.