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Two Charlotte companies vie for 'coolest thing made in Florida'

In his second term in office, President Donald Trump has promised to make sweeping changes to the Social Security Administration. The goal… aim and root out fraud and help reduce wait times.

Charlotte County Schools name Golden Apple and Support Person of the Year finalists. Winners will be announced in January.

Allegiant is to host a hiring event in partnership with Goodwill to fill key positions at Punta Gorda Airport. The event will take place Dec. 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at The Goodwill Community Resource Center on Peachland Boulevard in Port Charlotte.

Demetrius O’Neal was found guilty Monday and sentenced to two life sentences plus 15 years on two counts of second-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the Club Blu mass shooting in Fort Myers on July 25, 2016.

Hazardous condition is being cited for closure of the boardwalk at the CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trail in Collier County. The trail parking lot on Shady Hollow Boulevard West is also closed.

Construction on the Able Canal shared-use pathway in Lehigh Acres is to begin today. Flagging and staging activity should be expected at Lehigh Acres Park, but there will be no impact to park users during construction.The nearly $10.2 million project will create a 12-foot-wide, 5.58-mile asphalt path along the north side of the Able Canal. It will include a pedestrian bridge, pavilions, landscaping and other amenities.

Motorists who use the Wilson Pigott Bridge over the Caloosahatchee River (Route 31) should prepare for a temporary full closure beginning March 19, weather permitting and contingent upon timely delivery of construction materials.

The roar may be gone, but the memory of Shani the lioness lingers at the Naples Zoo. A long-time matriarch at the zoo was euthanized recently due to age and a decline in her health.

Charlotte Harbor Parrot Head Club will hold its second annual Thanksgiving Food Drive on November 22 in the parking lot of the Punta Gorda Walmart on Jones Loop Road. It will benefit St. Vincent de Paul Society's Punta Gorda food pantry.