Deputies said the man ignored multiple commands to drop the weapon, pointed the knife at the deputy, and advanced toward him.

Faced with a state law that opens the door for charter schools to claim unused public classrooms, Sarasota County School Board members on Nov. 4 gave cautious support to the district’s strategic plan ...

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