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Sarasota's Season of Sharing program pays some families' bills as they recover from hurricane seasonThe program is paying hurricane-impacted households' housing, utility, transportation and childcare bills to help stave off the worst economic consequences of an unprecedented hurricane season.
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The reports of red tide are coming from an algae bloom that is more than 100 miles long, stretching along much of the Gulf Coast.
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Republicans swept the races in Sarasota County, winning all the state representative, hospital board and county commission seats.
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Visitors can return starting Oct. 26 as cleanup from hurricanes Helene and Milton continues.
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The hurricane brought levels of storm surge that communities haven't seen in years. Crews are continuing to assess damage in neighborhoods that got hit with flooding.
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Lee, Charlotte, Collier, Sarasota and Manatee counties are in an area with 37 other Florida counties now considered for a state of emergency due to Potential Tropical Cyclone 9.
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Three sentinel chickens recently tested positive for West Nile virus in the county. While mosquitoes tend to be a year-round problem in Florida, heavy rains with flooding tend to increase their presence.
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Due to a National Weather Service forecast for heavy rain, self-service sandbags are available for residents in Sarasota County and in the city of North Port.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis, GOP political consultant Anthony Pedicini, and a trio of prominent local developers were not candidates themselves, yet voters delivered them a clear rebuke, with six out of seven candidates they supported facing defeat.
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Sarasota County has issued an air advisory for elevated ozone levels and/or the potential for elevated ozone levels that fall within the "unhealthy for sensitive groups" category, per Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) national ambient air quality standards for public health.
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The benefits, announced by FloridaCommerce, are for eligible Floridians whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a direct result of Hurricane Debby are encouraged to submit a claim at FloridaJobs.org.
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It happened as the mother was dropping off the 12-year-old near Booker Middle School on Monday. The youngster was taken to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital with critical injuries.