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According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires with more than three times the daily average for such incidents. The Sarasota County Fire Department said that when it comes to frying the turkey, there's a couple of safety tips you should follow.
The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is underway with AAA estimating nearly 82 million Americans will travel via either land or air to their destinations.
FEMA has informed the town of Fort Myers Beach that property owners are welcome again to get flood insurance policies and discounts. The beach had been placed on probation with the federal program. That probation period started after Hurricane Ian.
A Naples man sets the record as the oldest player ever in the Roy Hobbs World Series in Southwest Florida. Tony Esposito said he never wants to stop playing the game he loves.