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In an effort to keep children safe from the rays of Monday’s solar eclipse, area schools are joining school districts statewide in canceling outdoor activities. “There are going to be those (children) that look at the sun because we tell them not to,” said Charlotte County Public Schools Spokesperson Mike Riley. … Find out how to read more online.

LATEST LOCAL NEWS

Marijuana dispensaries move on to North Port commission
Fri Aug 18 2017 08:30AM

NORTH PORT — A North Port board wants the city to move forward to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries the same as it would with pharmacies, in keeping with the latest … Find out how to read more online.

SCF Venice opens new Gator Den
Fri Aug 18 2017 08:30AM

VENICE — When State College of Florida Venice students return on Monday, they’ll notice a new space within the Academic Services Building. The building now includes the new University of … Find out how to read more online.

Cats have football jamborees this weekend
Thu Aug 17 2017 05:06PM

ENGLEWOOD — The Englewood Cats football teams will get their first taste of action today and Sunday at the annual Pop Warner jamboree in Sarasota. The Cats will compete along … Find out how to read more online.

Partly cloudy for eclipse; high humidity over weekend
Fri Aug 18 2017 08:30AM

Southwest Florida sky watchers viewing the solar eclipse Monday may get a glimpse of it as the clouds move out of the way. “It will be in-and-out cloudiness, but we’re … Find out how to read more online.

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Report: For teachers, degrees pay off more than ‘highly effective’ rating
Fri Aug 18 2017 08:30AM

In Charlotte and Sarasota counties, teachers get more money for having advanced degrees than for being rated as highly effective. A new report says this violates the spirit of the state’s 2011 performance pay law. The National Council on Teacher … Find out how to read more online.

Youth smoking less, vaping more
Thu Aug 17 2017 08:30AM

Sarasota County School Board Chair Shirley Brown hopes a new ban on smoking outside all district property will continue to push down rates of tobacco use among youth. Brown confirmed she was surprised it took so long for the new … Find out how to read more online.

Pedestrian struck, killed in Sarasota
Fri Aug 18 2017 08:30AM

SARASOTA — A man was struck and killed Wednesday night by a North Port driver, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. North Port resident Paul Campoli, 55, was traveling on Clark Road in the center lane shortly before 9 p.m. … Find out how to read more online.

Sarasota County schools offer online ‘dashboard’
Thu Aug 17 2017 08:30AM

SARASOTA — Members of the Sarasota County School Board and the public received Tuesday a glimpse of the new online dashboard. The dashboard, available at www. sarasotacountyschools.net, will allow the public to look at how the district as a whole … Find out how to read more online.

Will schools offer tax-free child care to teachers?
Thu Aug 17 2017 08:30AM

SARASOTA — Sarasota County teachers may get tax-free child care for Sarasota County educators. A motion was made to research the idea at Tuesday’s Sarasota County School Board meeting. The discussion began during the comment portion of the meeting when … Find out how to read more online.

Cops: Woman faces neglect charge in 2016 death
Thu Aug 17 2017 08:30AM

NORTH PORT — A North Port woman was charged a year after her actions left another North Port woman dead, according to North Port Police Department reports. Tandra Knoepke, 42, was charged Friday with negligence after she allegedly dragged Starr … Find out how to read more online.

North Port sees spec-tacular turnout for eclipse glasses
Thu Aug 17 2017 08:30AM

NORTH PORT — Hundreds of people who stood in the heat Wednesday morning at the North Port Library can now look directly at the sun come Monday. The library passed out 200 pairs of specialized glasses — in 13 minutes … Find out how to read more online.

Cops: North Port man chased man with knife
Thu Aug 17 2017 08:30AM

NORTH PORT — A North Port man was arrested after chasing a man with a knife and attempting to choke him, according to North Port Police Department reports. Gene Taylor, 58, was arrested Tuesday after allegedly threatening his relative to … Find out how to read more online.

Charlotte begins repaving Winchester Boulevard
Thu Aug 17 2017 08:30AM

ENGLEWOOD — Winchester Boulevard North is getting a much-needed face-lift — at least from State Road 776 to the Sarasota County line. Ajax repaving crews began early Wednesday stripping away the old asphalt and repaving the 4,010-foot portion of the … Find out how to read more online.

Little Miss Pioneer Days pageant open to ‘Little Misters,’ too
Thu Aug 17 2017 08:30AM

The Englewood Pioneer Days Committee continues the tradition as we celebrate 61 years of Pioneer Days. The Miss Pioneer Days competition has been going on for years, and we have decided to bring back the competition for boys. On Saturday, … Find out how to read more online.

Shoplifting suspect resists arrest, jumps into canal
Thu Aug 17 2017 08:30AM

A homeless man was arrested Tuesday after a failed shoplifting attempt at the Murdock Circle Walmart, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported. Dylan Sage Leslie, 23, was reportedly observed by loss- prevention staff concealing electronic items and watches within his … Find out how to read more online.

Rooney visits; press excluded
Thu Aug 17 2017 08:30AM

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney visited Charlotte County and brought along U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Wednesday. Rooney, however, would not allow media coverage of his visit to Alico Bermont Grove in rural Charlotte County. The visit to the … Find out how to read more online.

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State, National and World News

Spacewalking cosmonauts release 3-D-printed satellite
Fri Aug 18 2017 01:19AM

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking cosmonauts set free the world’s first satellite made almost entirely with a 3-D printer on Thursday. In total, Russians Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy ended up releasing five nanosatellites by hand. One by one, the … read more.

US announces deal to export pork
Fri Aug 18 2017 01:19AM

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The United States said Thursday that it has agreed to terms on a deal to export pork to Argentina for the first time in 25 years. Argentina blocked imports of U.S. pork in 1992, saying it … read more.

US stocks tumble to worst loss in 3 months in broad selling
Fri Aug 18 2017 01:19AM

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks plunged Thursday as losses for Cisco Systems hurt technology companies while Wal-Mart declined after its latest quarterly report. Banks also dropped as bond yields and interest rates sank for a second day. It was the … read more.

Attacker drives van into Barcelona crowd; 12 dead, 80 hurt
Fri Aug 18 2017 01:19AM

BARCELONA, Spain — A white van jumped up onto a sidewalk and sped down a pedestrian zone Thursday in Barcelona’s historic Las Ramblas district, swerving from side to side as it plowed into tourists and residents. Authorities said 12 people … read more.

Thu Aug 17 2017 09:08PM

Israeli leader resists calls to criticize Trump
Fri Aug 18 2017 01:19AM

JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister faced growing calls on Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump’s response to the racially charged violence and anti-Semitic displays in Charlottesville, Virginia, even at the risk of angering the American leader. Benjamin Netanyahu has remained … read more.

State Republican headquarters tagged with Nazi vandalism
Fri Aug 18 2017 01:19AM

CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Republican Party says “malcontents” are responsible for spraying the word “Nazis” inside a hand-drawn heart on the rear of his headquarters building in Concord. The vandalism happened sometime after 6 p.m. Wednesday and was … read more.

2 NY lawmakers: Strip Robert E. Lee’s name from West Point
Fri Aug 18 2017 01:19AM

ALBANY, N.Y. — The growing national effort to remove monuments or honors to Robert E. Lee and other leading figures of the Confederacy has reached the U.S. Military Academy. West Point is where the Virginian learned to be a soldier … read more.

EpiPen maker finalizes settlement for government overcharges
Fri Aug 18 2017 01:19AM

TRENTON, N.J. — EpiPen maker Mylan has finalized a $465 million government agreement settling allegations it overbilled Medicaid for its emergency allergy injectors for a decade — charges brought after rival Sanofi filed a whistleblower lawsuit and tipped off the … read more.

Minnesota releases review on disputed Enbridge oil pipeline
Fri Aug 18 2017 01:19AM

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota regulators on Thursday released the final environmental review of Enbridge Energy’s proposal to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline, which carries Canadian tar sands crude across northern Minnesota to Wisconsin. The state Commerce Department has updated … read more.

Cleveland Clinic will pull event from Mar-a-Lago resort
Fri Aug 18 2017 01:19AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A leading U.S. hospital pulled its annual fundraiser from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on Thursday, reversing course after initially resisting pressure from health professionals and others over the president’s support for repealing the Affordable Care Act and … read more.

Judge OKs Takata request to halt some lawsuits over air bags
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

DOVER, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday temporarily halted the prosecution of lawsuits filed by Hawaii, New Mexico and the U.S. Virgin Islands against Japanese auto-parts supplier Takata over its lethally defective air bag inflators. Judge Brendan Shannon … read more.

US stocks edge higher as retailers rally; oil companies fall
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose slightly Wednesday as Urban Outfitters and Target helped retailers rally. That was enough to cancel out more losses for energy companies. Urban Outfitters and Target did better in the second quarter than analysts expected, … read more.

UN chief: It’s time for diplomacy on tense Korean peninsula
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that tensions on the Korean peninsula are at their highest level in decades and said it’s important “to dial down the rhetoric and to dial up diplomacy.” The U.N. chief told … read more.

Lebanon repeals ‘marry the rapist’ law
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament on Wednesday abolished a law that allowed rapists to avoid prison by marrying their victims. The repeal of the law, which had been in place since the 1940s, follows years of campaigning by women’s rights advocates. … read more.

At least 6 dead in alleged gang attack on Guatemala hospital
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

GUATEMALA CITY — Gunmen stormed one of Guatemala’s largest hospitals and opened fire early Wednesday in an attempt to free an imprisoned gang member, officials said. At least six people were killed and five were arrested. Carlos Soto, director of … read more.

Can’t see the solar eclipse? Tune in online or on TV
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

LOS ANGELES — Ronald Dantowitz has been looking forward to Monday’s solar eclipse for nearly 40 years. An astronomer who specializes in solar imaging, he’s been photographing eclipses for more than three decades, and will be using 14 cameras to … read more.

Philadelphia mayor: Time to discuss future of Rizzo statue
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

PHILADELPHIA — The mayor of Philadelphia says the city should discuss the future of a statue of one of his predecessors after reports of possible vandalism and a city councilwoman’s call for its removal. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said Tuesday … read more.

Federal court: Arkansas can block Planned Parenthood money
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that Arkansas can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, two years after the state ended its contract with the group over videos secretly recorded by an anti-abortion group. In … read more.

Authorities: MS-13 members killed man in bid to gain stature
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A group of MS-13 members lured a Long Island man into a car with the promise of marijuana and sex and took him to a secluded nature preserve where they fatally attacked him with knives and machetes … read more.

Loss of sea ice leads walruses to early appearance in Alaska
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says Pacific walruses have begun coming ashore along Alaska’s northwest coast, and it’s likely because sea ice in the Arctic Ocean already has receded beyond the outer continental shelf. Walruses by … read more.

SpaceX Dragon delivers scientific bounty to space station
Thu Aug 17 2017 01:19AM

CAPE CANAVERAL — A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a bonanza of science experiments. The SpaceX Dragon capsule pulled up following a two-day flight from Cape Canaveral. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer used the space … read more.

Business leaders quit Trump panel; he hits back hard
Wed Aug 16 2017 01:19AM

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday ripped into the four business leaders who resigned from his White House jobs panel — the latest sign that corporate America’s romance with Trump is faltering — after his equivocal response to violence … read more.

Retailers stumble but stocks are little changed overall
Wed Aug 16 2017 01:19AM

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes finished Tuesday close to where they started as technology companies and household goods makers rose. But weak reports from sporting goods and auto parts retailers left a lot of smaller companies with steep losses. … read more.

Deadly rally accelerates removal of Confederate statues
Wed Aug 16 2017 01:19AM

In Gainesville, Florida, workers hired by the Daughters of the Confederacy chipped away at a Confederate soldier’s statue, loaded it quietly on a truck and drove away with little fanfare. In Baltimore, Mayor Catherine Pugh said she’s ready to tear … read more.

Researchers to study chemical contamination of US waters
Wed Aug 16 2017 01:19AM

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — University of Rhode Island and Harvard University professors are collaborating through a new research center to study chemicals that have contaminated water at sites nationwide. The chemicals, called perfluorinated chemicals, have been linked to cancer and … read more.

Dallas spends millions to settle police misconduct lawsuits
Wed Aug 16 2017 01:19AM

DALLAS — Records show that Dallas has spent almost $11 million in the past five years settling more than 20 lawsuits against police, a huge increase compared to the previous five years. The city spent less than $400,000 to settle … read more.

Louisiana governor seeks reinstatement of LGBT-rights order
Wed Aug 16 2017 01:19AM

BATON ROUGE, La. — Lawyers for Louisiana’s governor and attorney general sparred Tuesday over the scope of the elected officials’ authority and whether an executive order aimed at protecting LGBT rights in state government crossed a constitutional line. Gov. John … read more.

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