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The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office continues investigating a possible murder-suicide. It says it responded to the Solaris Healthcare Facility on Kings Highway in Port Charlotte early this morning. The facility reported two people dead in one... Read More.
Federal judges have rejected a push from a congresswoman to toss the state's current congressional boundaries. A panel has ruled against Corrine Brown, who says the map breaks voting laws because it hurts the voting... Read More.
Lamarque Elementary School temporarily closed this morning. North Port Police says it had to do with a search for a stabbing suspect. They say someone stabbed a woman in a domestic disturbance, and she went to... Read More.
Three men remain hospitalized following a crash at around midnight on Cape Coral Parkway. A car hit a tree in the median near Pelican Boulevard. How it all happened remains unclear at this point. WFTX-TV reports the... Read More.
A crash yesterday killed a Sarasota man in Manatee County. The highway patrol has simply identified him as a 40-year-old man at this point. It says this happened on northbound 301 just north of 9th Street... Read More.
As the economy has rebounded and gas prices have dropped, local bus ridership has declined. The News-Press reports a general statewide decline in the number of people taking the bus regularly. It shows Sarasota County Area... Read More.
Passengers on Allegiant Airlines flights coming from Pittsburgh to Punta Gorda received full refunds on their trips on Saturday. The refunds resulted from Allegiant's "$1 Million Summer" promotion. The company has promised to give away a... Read More.
Two hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University say residents along the gulf coast should expect an average season of storms this year. Philip Klotzbach and William Gray have predicted 12 named storms. They see five of... Read More.