Fourteen people were taken to hospitals after their van was involved in a crash on Interstate 75. The wreck happened just before 6 a.m. at mile marker 155, in Punta Gorda, near the county line with Lee County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol incident report. Troopers said the van was traveling on the outside […]
Roy Keane has hit out at Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk for showing “arrogance” in his post-match interview after Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United at Anfield. Van Dijk told Sky Sports after the match that there was “only one team trying to win the game”, suggesting the under-pressure visitors were more than happy with […]
Militant Islamists linked to al-Qaeda have freed a South African paramedic taken hostage in Libya more than six years ago, a charity has said. Gift of the Givers said it had facilitated the “unconditional” release of Gerco van Deventer. The charity described Van Deventer as the longest-held South African hostage. He was seized by an […]
For more than two decades, the Science and Environment Council – a not-for-profit consortium of 43 science-based environmental and government organizations in Sarasota and Manatee counties – has convened discussions, informed policy, and enhanced public awareness about conservation and sustainable practices to protect and restore the natural environment. In early December, the SEC – in […]
Dec. 10—EAU CLAIRE — U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden toured the City of Eau Claire Water Treatment Facility and learned about ways to remove PFAS from the water and the new facility planned to do it. Exposure to some types of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, has been associated with serious health effects, according […]