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Cocoa Police Mourn Loss of K9 Draco After Collapsing During Training Exercise
The Cocoa Police Department is mourning the loss of K9 Draco, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois remembered as a courageous officer, trusted partner and beloved member of the department’s family. [...]

Editorial: The hard work behind Labor Day
Labor Day, America’s end-of-summer weekend celebration, lost its original meaning long ago. The first Monday in September was earmarked Labor Day as an election year appeasement by President Grover Cleveland. During the Great Depression of 1893, a strike by Pullman railroad car…

Geraldo Rivera Column: Crazy
Start with this: you must be crazy to strangle your three little children to death. Only an insane person would commit a crime so vile and horrifying. When the Lindsay Clancy case broke, most people I know were outraged by the terrible deed. My mind was made up as her trial…

J.P. Taravella Graduate Jack Sinclair Makes MLB Debut With Perfect Inning at Dodger Stadium
Coral Springs native and J.P. Taravella graduate Jack Sinclair made his major league debut Friday night, recording the first strikeout of his career against the two-time defending World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers.

Land O’ Lakes needs just three field goals to upset Zephyrhills

Officials warn of “Orbeez” gun dangers
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com They are meant to provide harmless fun; and those who use them properly and in the manner for which they are designed, they can be. They are a...

Before the scouts came, there was Putnam
Pat Putnam last played a major-league baseball game on Sept. 20, 1984. He was 30. He died on Aug. 25 in Punta Gorda. He was 72. He should not be lost to Southwest Florida sports history. The Fort Myers High School graduate was the first player from the region to play in the…

Following holiday weekend, St. Cloud to replace floating dock at Lakefront
Following holiday weekend, St. Cloud to replace floating dock at Lakefront News Staff Sun, 09/06/2026 - 12:11
Holley Village Board meetings will shift to Legion while front steps repaired at old school
HOLLEY – The Holley Village Board will be changing its meeting location for the next three meetings while repairs are made to the front steps at the old Holley High School. The village is a tenant at the building and holds its monthly meetings in the former auditorium. The…

Fatal crash on US 98 in Hernando County
A 25-year-old Webster woman died after a crash involving a tractor-trailer Saturday evening at the intersection of US 98 and Kettering Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash […]

'The scourge of racial discrimination and inequity.' NYC eyes tackling both.
Thousands of protesters march over the Brooklyn Bridge on June 4, 2020, in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder by police in Minneapolis. Such demonstrations set the stage for the Racial Equity Plan later ordered by city voters and released by the Mamdani administration on…

Captain Arthur L. Snow Sr. – A Life of Courage, Faith, and Service
In Aug. 2025, the City of Brooksville City Council chose Capt. Arthur L. Snow, Sr. as the Great Brooksvillian for 2026. By Bruce Snow Captain Arthur L. (Roy) Snow Sr. […]