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A Sarasota woman faces five years in prison for multiple threats against MAGA supporters posted on social media.

All lanes reopened on Interstate 75 after emergency crews and others cleaned up after a truck hit an overhead sign near Proctor Road in Sarasota County Monday morning. After striking the sign, the truck continued forward and struck a bridge, where it wedged beneath the structure.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen encourages people of all ages to create an oral history of our times by recording an interview with an elder, mentor, friend, or someone they admire. This year, StoryCorps invite you to join the annual event — an opportunity for people to honor someone in their lives by preserving their story for future generations.

Lee Memorial Hospital and HealthPark Medical Center have been named to the inaugural 2026 Forbes’ Top Hospitals list. The Lee Health locations are the only Southwest Florida hospitals named.

Fort Myers Beach residents are being warned of a scam website contacting residents with fraudulent requests for wire transfer payments related to special event permits, construction permits, or other Town services. Officials say these communications do not come from the Town, and residents are urged to take care.

A Cape Coral man is facing charges after he was arrested for allegedly making social media threats against ICE agents.

Florida’s 2025 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday is now open for business and runs until Sunday, August 31. The holiday will now occur annually, every August, according to the Florida Department of Revenue.

South Florida Fire & Aviation will conduct a series of prescribed fire operations across Big Cypress National Preserve over the coming months, as weather conditions and other parameters permit. The planned treatment areas cover approximately 115,639 acres in three separate burn units, strategically placed throughout the preserve as part of a multi-year fuels treatment plan.

Due to the National Weather Service forecasting cold temperatures Tuesday night, cold weather shelters will be available in Charlotte and Sarasota counties.

Coast Guard crews located and rescued three overdue boaters, Sunday, near Captiva, after their vessel capsized.  A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 helicopter aircrew found the three boaters sitting on top of their capsized vessel in reportedly good health.