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The Lower Gulf Coast is a region of Florida located along its gulf coast, south of the Tampa Bay area, west of Lake Okeechobee and mostly north of the Everglades. It consists of five coastal counties from Manatee County south to Collier County, although it sometimes is considered to include three rural counties inland, and the thinly populated mainland section of Monroe County.

As of 2000, the population of Southwest Florida was 1,500,846. A 2004 US Census Bureau estimate places the region's population at 1,704,155, a four year growth rate of 13.5%.

 

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Local News from ABC 7 Gulfshore News via Yahoo! News

Governor declares a state of emergency

Sep 5, 2008 6:37 pm

Governor Charlie Crist has issued an emergency declaration for the entire state of Florida in advance of Hurricane Ike.

 

Kashon Scott trial: Day 5 focuses on medical testimony

Sep 5, 2008 5:07 pm

Friday could be the last day of testimony in the murder trial of Kashon Scott, who is accused of killing his then-girlfriend's 3-year-old son Zahid Jones, in 2007.

 

Coast Guard searching for missing boater

Sep 5, 2008 4:37 pm

The US Coast Guard and Cape Coral Police are searching for a missing person between the Midpoint Bridge and US 41 Bridge on the Caloosahatchee.

 

Charlotte County flights to Mass., N.Y., S.C. announced

Sep 5, 2008 2:37 pm

DirectAir will begin flying in and out of Charlotte County airport on Nov. 22, with flights coming in and out of Worcester, Mass., Niagara Falls, N.Y., Plattsburgh, N.Y. and Myrtle Beach, S.C.

 

Naples Police activity report

Sep 5, 2008 12:37 pm

Above is a rundown of the latest activity from the Naples Police Department.

 

Watch out for Ike

Sep 5, 2008 12:37 pm

Hurricane Ike is headed westward, packing maximum sustained winds of nearly 125 mph.

 

Sunny and breezy as Ike looms

Sep 5, 2008 11:07 am

ABC7 meteorologist John Patrick says we may see a scattered shower or two from the western side of Hanna through lunch time, but a northerly component to the wind will keep us mainly dry this afternoo...

 

Kashon Scott trial: Defense begins its case

Sep 4, 2008 10:44 pm

The defense began presenting its case in the trial of Kashon Scott, who is accused of killing his then-girlfriend's 3-year-old son Zahid Jones in May 2007.

 

Leaders easing fears after school bus mix-up

Sep 4, 2008 10:44 pm

A bus stop mix up left a mother frantic after a kindergartner riding a Collier County school bus was accidentally dropped off at the wrong bus stop. ABC7 found out how the mix-up is changing the distr...

 

Lake O releases begin again

Sep 4, 2008 4:14 pm

The Army Corps of engineers started releasing water from Lake Okeechobee Thursday. The move was prompted by recent heavy rains and Tropical Storm Fay which pushed the water to an alarming level.

 
 

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The Winds of St. Armands South - ELS   FL

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