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The height of hurricane season is on its way, and local officials and nonprofits are hoping for trained volunteers when the time comes to provide food, shelter, and caring.

North Port residents invited to prep for storm season at April 18 Hurricane Expo

North Port is hosting a Hurricane Expo from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 at the George Mullen Activity Center, 1602 Kramer Way.

Free legal help offered at Sarasota's Selby Library

Free legal help offered at Sarasota library covering three key areas of law.

Give your pet the gift of safety at Lee County Domestic Services during the month of December and take advantage of free microchipping. No appointments are necessary.

Lee County Domestic Animal Services offers free microchipping

Get your pet chipped and give them — and yourself — the gift of safety and piece-of-mind for the holidays.

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Sarasota man indicted in fraud scheme while living in Naples

A Sarasota man is now under indictment on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and making a false tax return. The indictment was unsealed Thursday against Brent Adam Seaman, 51. He is facing five counts of wire fraud, four counts of money laundering, and two counts of making a false tax return.

Annual Punta Gorda seawall assessment set Jan. 9-March 1

From January 9, through March 1, Punta Gorda will be running its annual seawall assessment.During low tide periods, city staff will inspect seawalls in the southwest and southeast zones of Punta Gorda Isles. The boundary of these zones is Aqui Esta Drive, Punta Gorda Isles perimeter canal, Almar Drive, Muscovie Court, and around the tract of land known as Bird Navigation.

Sarasota County fire station 9, 6750 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota

Sarasota County Fire Department station open houses scheduled

The Sarasota County Fire Department will continue its monthly open house events in 2025, inviting the community to connect with local firefighters and learn about fire safety.

Camila Guzman, 2 years old, sought as an abducted child by Fort Myers police, was found safe Monday afternoon.

Child sought in abduction alert found safe by Fort Myers police

The Fort Myers Police Department located a missing and abducted 2-year-old child Monday afternoon.

A project to add sand to an area on Captiva Island, from Blind Pass (above) north to Redfish Pass, is planned to start this summer. A special meeting on a tentative apportionment for the $25 million sand project will be held Monday at the Captiva Civic Association on Captiva Drive.

Captiva Erosion Prevention District plans beach project public hearing

The Captiva Erosion Prevention District will hold a public hearing Monday on a tentative apportionment for a beach renourishment project set to start this summer.The estimated $26.67 million project cost will be paid, partly, through special assessments imposed on the properties that benefit.

FWC seeks reports of sightings in Florida of rare rainbow snake

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report sightings of the elusive rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma), a nonvenomous species whose population has declined in recent decades.

Kristina Mintz' trio of Atala butterflies took first place in the animal's category of the 2025 Six Mile Cypress Slough photo contest honoring Caroline Babb

Deadline little more than a month away for Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve photography contest

Entries are being accepted for the Friends of Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve 2026 Photo Contest honoring Carolyn Babb. The deadline is Jan. 31, 2026. The contest is limited to amateur photographers and only digital entries can be submitted. Photos must be of native species and must have been taken at the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, which includes Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve North.

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