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Sarasota Herald-Tribune Jodi Arias tells jury why she wants life in prison

Sarasota Herald-Tribune ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs'

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Falcons get $200 million NFL loan for stadium

Naples Daily News Barbara Walters' daughter arrested in Collier for DUI

Barbara Walters’ adopted daughter, Jacqueline Danforth, has been arrested for a DUI in Naples.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Ex-head of IRS heads to Hill amid scandal

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Amid protest, 182 Manatee teachers lose jobs

Sarasota Herald-Tribune $1 million-plus home sales double in Manatee County

14 properties go for average of roughly $2 million

Naples Daily News Lee County wants more time to mull budget cuts

Lee commissioners will take more time to consider a $15.3 million batch of budget reduction scenarios brought forward by county officials.

Naples Daily News Gov. Scott's veto of FGCU research park money surprises local leaders

Southwest Florida lawmakers and FGCU officials are trying to understand why a project that received money last year didn't get it this year.

Naples Daily News Visitors brighten Collier's April tourism numbers

Did the early Easter affect Collier County tourism numbers in a good or bad way?

Naples Daily News What's in the state budget for Southwest Florida

Ten or so projects that retained funding in the fiscal 2013-14 budget

Naples Daily News Gov. Rick Scott, Enterprise Florida head to Chile to promote trade

Gov. Rick Scott leads a contingent on a three-day trade mission to Chile that starts Tuesday.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Venice foundation raises awareness of rare genetic condition

Phelan-McDermid syndrome, linked to autism, remains largely unknown.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Westfield to revamp Southgate mall in Sarasota

Plans for Southgate include another one-acre of retail and dining space to the mall, and a new name.

Tampa Tribune Make abortion pill deception a Florida crime, lawyer says

The lawyer representing a woman authorities say was tricked by her boyfriend into taking an abortion pill called on legislators Monday to make the man�s actions a crime in Florida.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Super Bowl 50 site to be decided Tuesday

Sarasota Herald-Tribune NEW: Punta Gorda Airport to celebrate 1 millionth passenger

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Scott approves Benderson rowing park funds

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Major shortfalls projected in area pensions

A Herald-Tribune analysis of the 15 municipal pension funds in the Sarasota-Manatee area showed projected shortfalls of more than $280 million.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Soon, rent a Ferrari, or Lamborghini, in Southwest Florida

New company says it has figured out a way to make money renting $200,000 cars in the Sarasota area

Naples Daily News New rules to protect racing greyhounds go in effect this week

An animal welfare rule set to go into effect Tuesday in Florida will require more of that kind of transparency from the state's legal dog racing industry, a group some animal activists say has a long history of opacity.

Naples Daily News Lee, Collier elections offices to search for more early voting sites under new state law

A new state law allows for more early voting sites and more flexibility on early voting hours and days. Lee and Collier elections officials prepare for the changes.

Naples Daily News Analysts: Gov. Scott should choose lieutenant who can work with Legislature

One of Gov. Rick Scott's tasks in the months ahead is to settle on a lieutenant governor to replace Jennifer Carroll, who resigned. The speculation begins on who that will be.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Sharky's named Florida's best beach bar

One of the most popular waterfront dining venues in the region, Sharky's on the Pier has a new honor to burnish its reputation

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Wallace: Gov. Scott building political bridges

Tampa Tribune Gov. Scott steps up pace on signing death warrants

Only one of the inmates among the five death warrants signed by Gov. Rick Scott this year has been executed.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Wall Street this week: the role of buybacks in rally

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Yahoo to buy Tumbler for $1.1 billion

Tampa Tribune Obama speech to address legality of drone program

Naples Daily News As prices decline, gold rush may be ending for Collier, Lee businesses

The competition has heated up with more gold-buying businesses in town. Yet, falling prices discourage people from selling — and there was only so much yellow metal out there for locals to sell in the first place.