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VENICE - A loggerhead sea turtle is in critical condition but receiving care at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium after being rescued Friday off Venice.
Here are the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics available for Florida and our area counties, as of noon March 30.
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ARCADIA — The first death due to coronavirus in DeSoto County has been reported by the Florida Department of Health.
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The Sarasota County School district recently released its Instructional Continuity Plan, outlining how the district intends to transition to home learning.
Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis, the North port Area Chamber of Commerce realizes the financial hardships our local businesses are experiencing.
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VENICE — Between Senior Friendship Centers in Charlotte, DeSoto, and Sarasota counties along with the state of Florida Department of Elder Affairs, help is at hand for seniors.
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VENICE — Since the threat of the coronavirus became apparent, city and county officials have been inundated with requests that they implement increasingly stronger measures to combat it.
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VENICE — Usually, there are two options for watching a City Council meeting: Go to City Hall or stream the meeting from the city’s website.
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If you've driven by an area United Parcel Service distribution center recently, you may have noticed employees are scrambling to load those big brown trucks up with packages as quickly as possible.
With closures of public facilities happening left and right around the state due to the coronavirus pandemic, the list is dwindling for outdoor family activities.
Do you get motivated when hearing a good, well delivered, meaningful speech? I mean one that’s a real “stem-winder.” If the speech is inspirational, it’s only because the person giving it was inspired.
These are difficult times, and difficult times demand bold measures.
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VENICE — Colorado-based Lucky’s Market — which was set to build a new store in Venice — announced Friday that Aldi Inc. was the winning bidder for the lease on its Venice and Sarasota properties.
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VENICE - Missing your Venice Theatre fix? You can start getting a bit of it back tonight.
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SARASOTA — A Sarasota County firefighter has tested positive for COVID-19, county officials reported Friday afternoon.
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VENICE — The gathering of groups at Snake Island in the area of Roberts Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway was noticed — and is being ended as of Thursday.
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VENICE — A North Port man is accused of stealing more than $13,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets from a Venice convenience store where he worked as a manager.
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Every Tuesday, seniors would meet at the Friendship Center in Sarasota for intermediate harmonica.
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VENICE — Venice Regional Bayfront Health said one of its patients has died of COVID-19.
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SARASOTA - Authorities said Thursday afternoon a teenager who had been missing since Saturday has been located.
The Department of Health in Sarasota County will begin drive-thru collection for coronavirus testing Friday at Twin Lakes Park at 6700 Clark Road in Sarasota.
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SARASOTA — The county's first drive-thru testing site for COVID-19 opened Friday but don't make plans to go get tested on your own.
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After Sarasota County and the city of Venice closed down area beaches and gathering areas Saturday, some sites became quickly desolated.
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Have you found yourself using lip balm and lotion a little more?
Free Spanish classes offered by resident Vince Amato were Thursday mornings in the community’s billiards room in Gran Paradiso.
WASHINGTON — The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Senate leaders of both parties have struck an agreement on a sweeping $2 trillion measure to aid workers, businesses and a health care system strained by the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak.
Three new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Arcadia, including two men and a woman.
One truism I like to keep in mind is that while we have no control over how many days we get to spend on earth, we can control how we spend those days.
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CASEY KEY — A loggerhead rehabilitated after red tide troubles in October 2019 has been released back into the Gulf of Mexico.
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As some hospitals report shortages in supplies needed to protect their healthcare workers from the coronavirus, area hospitals say they have what they need for now.
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VENICE — A man allegedly groped a young teenage girl in a Venice-area store on Tuesday.
VENICE — Addie Beima received two surprises when her food from Darrell’s Restaurant was delivered Friday.
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PORT CHARLOTTE — It’s too soon to tell if an actual jump exists in domestic violence cases due to coronavirus, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.
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Allison Harris had a plan to have her two oldest daughters help catch her new baby and cut the umbilical cord, while her son stayed by her forehead wiping the sweat from her brow. Her youngest daughter, who has special needs, would wait elsewhere in the hospital but would come to see the bab…
Have you filled out the 2020 census questionnaire yet?
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VENICE — The city isn’t closing any parks yet but playgrounds will be off-limits beginning Wednesday at 6 a.m.
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VENICE — You can’t go to a play or a movie. You can’t talk a walk on the beach. You can’t even go to church.
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SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Hospital announced Tuesday afternoon that it has nine patients with confirmed COVID-19 at its facilities — and two others have died — both with the coronavirus as the cause or suspected cause.
For 50 years, we’ve worked tirelessly to provide our community’s future leaders with opportunities that empower them to achieve their full potential. We would not be the leading youth-serving organization we are today without the unparalleled support of our dear neighbors.
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Charlotte County boat ramps and parks will remain open, commissioners decided Tuesday.
The state is making it easier to apply for unemployment in at least one way.
ENGLEWOOD — As might be expected in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, farmers markets are suspended.
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Lori Campbell suffers from four autoimmune diseases.
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Doctors can now refill medications, help patients with various ailments like hypertension and diabetes, and even order a test for coronavirus, all with the patient comfortably at home.
SARASOTA — County Commissioners rushed through their small agenda in 40 minutes Tuesday, then spent the next two hours getting updates about the county’s response to the coronavirus and offering their own suggestions.
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Hospitals, dental offices and other health care practitioners statewide are prohibited from providing any “medically unnecessary, non-urgent or non-emergency procedure or surgery,” Gov. Ron DeSantis issued in an executive order March 20.
