Lee County

The FWC's daily sample map Friday showed that within the most recent eight days of sampling, blooms were detected near Punta Gorda Beach, Stump Pass, Little Gasparilla, Boca Grande and Blind Pass.

Besides children being injured in the actual event, physical symptoms may manifest as an increase of headaches or stomachaches. But for mental health, the hallmark symptom is post-traumatic stress.

E. coli was discovered in testing before the public was alerted to the pathogen in drinking water on the evening of Sept. 12. when a mandatory boil water alert was issued.

Officials say 35-year-old Daniel Joseph Tisone received a total of 10 loans and used the money to buy two homes, a boat and a diamond ring. He faces up to 60 years in prison.

State health officials have increased concerns that other people may become sick as Lee County becomes the latest county to detect the virus.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s lawsuit contends five hospital districts, by pursuing separate claims against pharmaceutical industry companies, are jeopardizing settlements her office has reached.

Operators will have a map to show exactly where the call comes from and then will share that information with responders.

The settlements left Walgreens as the sole defendant in a lawsuit that targeted businesses involved in all aspects of the opioid industry. A Pasco County judge is scheduled to begin jury selection next week.

The hospital has suspended elective surgeries that require an overnight stay and is movng patients younger than 29 to the Golisano Children’s Hospital.

The dispute centers on how much money Medicaid should be able to recoup from a legal settlement involving a girl who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was struck by a truck.