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16 of the country’s top 75 high school basketball teams are competing in the 49th Annual City of Palms Classic basketball tournament at Suncoast Credit Union Arena at Florida SouthWestern State College. John Naylor, who had served Classic Basketball Incorporated as its executive director for the previous seven years, died in Nov. at 76 years […]

At the dawn of the Roaring Twenties, Babe Ruth was a player with the New York Yankees, radio became a fixture in American homes, travel by airplanes became more than a curiosity, prohibition was in full swing and scandal-scarred Warren Harding was president. In 1922, Jay Simons was born and would later embark on a […]

A woman died after going overboard on a cruise ship early Thursday morning. The 36-year-old was on the MSC Meraviglia, which was around 18 miles off of Port Canaveral when she fell into the sea, the Coast Guard told CBS News. The cruise ship was scheduled to return to Port Canaveral that morning. The Coast […]

Florida commuters who use a transponder will receive toll rebates in 2023 under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday. The bill will credit commuters 50% of their tolls if their transponder is used at least 35 times a month. DeSantis said it ensures Floridians, not tourists, will benefit from the rebate […]

After lawmakers this week passed an overhaul of the state’s property-insurance system, Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier on Thursday submitted his resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Altmaier, who made the resignation effective Dec. 28, has been Florida’s top insurance regulator since 2016. The letter did not detail his future plans. “Under your leadership, we have […]

Mark Wilson, CEO of London Bay, went all in on luxury with the planned Ritz-Carlton Residences of Estero Bay.   The sales center alone, which held its grand opening at 5000 Coconut Road in Bonita Springs, cost $5 million, while a future development model cost $125,000.   “When you think about the size of the project that […]

Drivers who speed a little bit through selected school zones on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway during the holidays might get an onion from the Grinch instead of a traffic citation. Monroe County Sheriff’s Colonel Lou Caputo donned the Grinch costume Tuesday afternoon and stood side-by-side with other officers as they aimed a radar speed […]

Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Musk’s private jet, despite a pledge by the social media platform’s new owner to keep it up because of his free speech principles. Then, hours later, Musk returned the jet-tracking account after imposing new conditions on all of Twitter’s users […]

Two men who went missing in the Atlantic Ocean for 10 days on the way to Florida after a storm hit their sailboat off North Carolina thanked the tanker crew that rescued them, saying they were lucky to have survived. “By some bizarre chance” a crew member of the Silver Muna happened to spot the […]

Buzz’s Lighthouse Restaurant reopened Tuesday after being damaged by Hurricane Ian, but the adjacent Lighthouse Inn didn’t survive the historic storm. The iconic North Naples properties across Gulf Shore Drive from Vanderbilt Beach were heavily battered by the hurricane two months ago. The vintage motel completed 45 seasons, but it won’t see another one. You […]