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A natural weather phenomenon called El Niño has meant a lower chance than usual for nasty tropical weather hitting us this season, but as the hurricane season passes the midpoint, forecasters still are urging folks to remain vigilant. El Niño creates high wind shear that can stop storms in their … Find out how to read more online.

LATEST LOCAL NEWS

Airport votes to evict speedway owner
Fri Sep 11 2015 08:30AM

The Charlotte County Airport Authority voted Thursday to evict Three Palms Speedway owner James Haase just weeks after a lawsuit was filed against the racetrack operator for allegedly failing to … Find out how to read more online.

Push for cityhood gathers steam
Fri Sep 11 2015 08:30AM

PORT CHARLOTTE — Momentum continues to build in the campaign to carve out a second municipality in Charlotte County. Denise Garbacz, leader of Incorporate Port Charlotte, said the group has … Find out how to read more online.

Two-day remembrance marking Sept. 11
Fri Sep 11 2015 08:30AM

PORT CHARLOTTE — U.S. Army Sgt. Jacob Bayne, 24, can recall being in the late John Verner’s (1946-2014) classroom at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School on Sept. 11, 2001. Today, he … Find out how to read more online.

Communications key with vehicle repairs
Fri Sep 11 2015 08:30AM

I wish I’d been sitting with Phyllis Crider in the waiting room at Douglas Jeep in Venice a few weeks ago. That’s when she brought in her 2008 Chrysler van … Find out how to read more online.

State, National and World News

New wave of migrants
Wed Sep 9 2015 01:19AM

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Leaders of the United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday that Hungary faces a bigger wave of 42,000 asylum seekers in the next 10 days and will need international help to provide shelter on its border, where newcomers … read more.

US stocks surge to big gain
Wed Sep 9 2015 01:19AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The wild ride for investors continued on Tuesday. Stocks surged to their second-biggest gain of the year, more than wiping out a big loss from Friday and leaving the Dow Jones industrial average down just slightly … read more.

Pope Francis streamlines annulments
Wed Sep 9 2015 01:19AM

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis radically reformed the process for annulling marriages Tuesday, overhauling 300 years of church practice by creating a new fast-track annulment and doing away with an automatic appeal that often slowed the process down. The move, … read more.

White House mulls aid to migrant crisis
Wed Sep 9 2015 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it is “actively considering” ways to be more responsive to the global migrant crisis, including refugee resettlement. Peter Boogaard, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said the United States is in contact … read more.

Turkey deploys forces into Iraq to hunt down Kurds rebels
Wed Sep 9 2015 01:19AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey deployed ground forces across the border into northern Iraq on Tuesday for the first time since 2011, stepping up its battle against Kurdish rebels who have stung the Turkish military with a string of attacks … read more.

Dems clinch critical votes for Iran deal
Wed Sep 9 2015 01:19AM

WASHINGTON — Pressing their advantage, the White House and insistent Senate Democrats locked up the votes Tuesday to frustrate attempts by outraged Republicans to pass a legislative rebuke to the Iran nuclear accord. Four previously undeclared Senate Democrats — Richard … read more.

Anti-gay marriage clerk released from jail
Wed Sep 9 2015 01:19AM

GRAYSON, Ky. — The Kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples was released Tuesday after five days behind bars, emerging to a tumultuous hero’s welcome from thousands of supporters waving large white crosses. “I … read more.

Russia criticizes Bulgaria for barring Syria-bound flights
Wed Sep 9 2015 01:19AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday lashed out at Bulgaria over its refusal to allow Russian cargo planes bound for Syria to fly over its territory, saying the move has cast doubts on the nation’s independence. The angry statement comes … read more.

Ex-bishop who killed cyclist pleads guilty to manslaughter
Wed Sep 9 2015 01:19AM

BALTIMORE (AP) — A former Episcopal bishop pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter, drunken driving and leaving the scene at which she killed a cyclist. Under an agreement with prosecutors, the state will ask a Baltimore Circuit Court judge next month … read more.

Islamic State group loyalists eye a presence in Afghanistan
Wed Sep 9 2015 01:19AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Homegrown militants loyal to the Islamic State group are making inroads into Afghanistan, controlling territory in some parts of the country and ruling with the harsh hand the group is notorious for in Iraq and Syria, … read more.

Turtles set new nesting records in Georgia, Florida
Tue Sep 8 2015 01:19AM

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Wildlife biologist Doug Hoffman and his two interns kept busy this summer finding, cataloging and protecting a whopping 570 nests that giant loggerhead sea turtles had filled with eggs along the unspoiled beaches of Cumberland Island. … read more.

Attacks: Police feeling under siege
Mon Sep 7 2015 09:40PM

NEW YORK —Demonstrators marched to the gates of the Minnesota State Fair last weekend, raised a banner reading “Black Lives Matter” and chanted, “Pigs in a blanket! Fry ’em like bacon!” Deputy Darren H. Goforth, a 47-year-old father of two, … read more.

Muslim flight attendant says she was wrongly suspended
Tue Sep 8 2015 01:19AM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Muslim flight attendant for ExpressJet says she was wrongly suspended from her job last month because she refused to serve alcohol to passengers, citing her religious beliefs. Charee Stanley, a Detroit-based flight attendant for ExpressJet, … read more.

Migrants, police tussle
Tue Sep 8 2015 01:19AM

ROSZKE, Hungary — Hundreds of angry and frustrated asylum-seekers broke through police lines Monday near Hungary’s southern border with Serbia and began marching north toward Budapest, while Britain and France pledged to take in tens of thousands more refugees to … read more.

Are we shifting to weaker hurricane seasons?
Tue Sep 8 2015 01:19AM

WASHINGTON — A new but controversial study asks if an end is coming to the busy Atlantic hurricane seasons of recent decades. The Atlantic looks like it is entering into a new quieter cycle of storm activity, like in the … read more.

Hidden monument found near Stonehenge
Tue Sep 8 2015 01:19AM

LONDON (AP) — Researchers have discovered evidence of standing stones believed to be the remnants of a major prehistoric stone monument near the Stonehenge ruins. University of Bradford researchers said Monday the monument is thought to have been built around … read more.

Migrants stranded on Greek island despair
Tue Sep 8 2015 01:19AM

MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — It was supposed to be the first step on their journey to Western Europe. But now thousands of migrants are mired in despair, anger and frustration on the scenic Greek island of Lesbos. After perilous sea … read more.

Airboats fade from the ’Glades
Tue Sep 8 2015 01:19AM

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK — The aging gladesmen of the River of Grass will eventually have to retire their flying jon boats under new rules for Everglades National Park that instead promise to protect the nation’s largest tropical wilderness for generations … read more.

Denmark ad: Dear refugees — don’t come here
Tue Sep 8 2015 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (Washington Post) — The Danish government has placed an advertisement in a number of newspapers in Lebanon, which carries an unspoken yet unmistakable message: Don’t come to Denmark. The advertisement lists a number of factors that would make Denmark … read more.

Parts of toddler’s dismembered body found in park Chicago park
Tue Sep 8 2015 01:19AM

CHICAGO (AP) — Detectives investigating a lagoon at a Chicago park where dismembered body parts of a young child were discovered waded through cattail reeds and waist-high water Sunday, hoping to find more clues about the victim’s identity. A dog … read more.

At least 11 Afghan police officers killed in airstrike
Tue Sep 8 2015 01:19AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (Washington Post) — An airstrike by international forces killed at least 11 members of Afghanistan’s counternarcotics police force and wounded four others in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, according to Afghan officials. The attack unfolded in the Garmsir district … read more.

Crisis darkened by shadows of WWII
Sun Sep 6 2015 01:19AM

ROME — On a continent still haunted by World War II, ghostly — and ghastly — shadows of the war have been impossible to avoid as Europe grapples with its biggest refugee crisis since the war ended 70 years ago. … read more.

Migrants reach havens
Sun Sep 6 2015 01:19AM

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Thousands of exhausted, elated people fleeing their Arab and Asian homelands reached their dream destinations of Germany and Austria on Saturday, completing epic journeys by boat, bus, train and foot to escape war and poverty. Before dawn, … read more.

Japan lifts evacuation for town near nuke plant
Sun Sep 6 2015 01:19AM

NARAHA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s government on Saturday lifted a 4 ½-year-old evacuation order for the northeastern town of Naraha that had sent all of the town’s 7,400 residents away following the disaster at the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. Naraha … read more.

Authorities struggle to ID dead in migrant tragedies
Sun Sep 6 2015 01:19AM

MILAN (AP) — Adal Netuse, an Eritrean immigrant whose brother drowned in a smuggler’s boat while trying to reach Italy in 2013, knows all too well what might be in store for the relatives of those who died last month … read more.

Finnish PM’s offer to migrants: Take my spare house
Sun Sep 6 2015 01:19AM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Amid Europe’s migrant crisis, Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila is hoping to set an example for his countrymen by opening his own spare house to refugees. Sipila said Saturday that after some discussions and consultation with … read more.

Congress returns to unfinished business
Sun Sep 6 2015 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns on Tuesday with a critical need for a characteristic rarely evident through a contentious spring and summer — cooperation between Republicans and President Barack Obama. Lawmakers face a weighty list of unfinished business and looming … read more.

Canada less welcoming to refugees under Harper’s leadership
Sun Sep 6 2015 01:19AM

TORONTO (AP) — Canada has long prided itself for opening its doors wider than any nation to asylum seekers, but the number it welcomes has waned since Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper took power almost 10 years ago. Harper has … read more.

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More Local News

County debates landfill’s methane gas contract
Wed Sep 9 2015 08:30AM

MURDOCK — With a new private company poised to take over the methane gas collection operation at the county landfill on Zemel Road, Charlotte officials are taking a closer look at the existing agreement to see if more favorable conditions … Find out how to read more online.

Don’t be discouraged by appeal complexities
Wed Sep 9 2015 08:30AM

The appeals process for veterans benefits can be complicated, and often requires numerous steps, such as filling out multipart forms, meeting filing deadlines and attending hearings before Veterans Administration officials. First, the veteran has to provide a written statement that … Find out how to read more online.

‘Complainant’ never had problem with ousted cop
Wed Sep 9 2015 08:30AM

CHARLOTTE COUNTY — A woman named in a sheriff’s report as a complainant against an ousted deputy says she never had an issue with the cop. “I thought he was a good guy,” Alicia Liberatore told the Sun. “I think … Find out how to read more online.

Charlotte collects $5.88M from BP
Tue Sep 8 2015 08:30AM

MURDOCK — Charlotte County has pocketed its first financial award stemming from the largest off-shore oil spill in U.S. history, with the potential for more. The county received $5.88 million from BP, the giant multinational company judged most responsible for … Find out how to read more online.

Officials debate airline fees
Tue Sep 8 2015 08:30AM

PUNTA GORDA — When Gary Quill took over as executive director at the Punta Gorda Airport in 2001, it wasn’t unheard of for staff to chase cows off the runway. After all, there was no fencing at the time to … Find out how to read more online.

Sarasota inmate’s death being investigated
Tue Sep 8 2015 08:30AM

SARASOTA COUNTY — The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate who appeared to have hanged himself in his jail cell early Monday morning, authorities said. Maurice Carr, 25, of the 2900 block of Poplar St., … Find out how to read more online.

Labor Day won’t bring an end to summer weather
Mon Sep 7 2015 08:30AM

Some Southwest Florida residents are celebrating Labor Day as the end of summer by soaking up the rays at beach parties and picnics. But the official end of summer is a couple of weeks away — Sept. 23 — and … Find out how to read more online.

Area home defaults down
Mon Sep 7 2015 08:30AM

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA — Foreclosure starts across the region stayed on a downward slope last month, as the housing market continues to dig out of the rubble the recession left behind. Charlotte and Sarasota counties both saw a significant drop in … Find out how to read more online.

RAF B-24 flight engineer, wife, recount WWII experiences
Mon Sep 7 2015 08:30AM

The bomber was flying over Rangoon, Burma — now Yangon Myanmar — when it was badly damaged by Japanese ground fire and the whole crew was ordered to bail out. As he prepared to jump from the plane, Bill Cross, … Find out how to read more online.

Cardboard boat races bring out competitors of all ages
Sun Sep 6 2015 08:30AM

ENGLEWOOD — Jerry Shoal rallied his rowers. He told them once the checkered flag went down, NASCAR rules applied. “Push them into the wall,” Shoal joked with the members of the Reel Saltwater Outdoor Radio show cardboard racers on Saturday … Find out how to read more online.

Lights to return to Franz Ross Park
Sun Sep 6 2015 08:30AM

PORT CHARLOTTE — All the lights at Franz Ross Park are expected to be back up by later this week for the Pop Warner youth football program. One of the light poles has been out for a few weeks, after … Find out how to read more online.

Trust out of focus
Sun Sep 6 2015 08:30AM

CHARLOTTE COUNTY — One of the several allegations against a Charlotte County Sheriff’s deputy fired and arrested last week reportedly involved him stalking and pulling over a waitress from a restaurant he frequented. The waitress claims Eric Ireland threatened to … Find out how to read more online.

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