A nasty accident had SR 31 closed for a time yesterday. Don Murley has the story. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-010716-MURLEYVO- SR31 Wreck.mp3 (((The Florida Highway Patrol continue to investigate a serious crash that closed a portion of SR31... Read More.

The governor has launched a statewide ad. Rick Scott hopes this campaign gains support for his tax cut plan. Scott's "Let's Get to Work" political action committee has paid over a million dollars to start running... Read More.

Police agencies statewide enforce Florida's "move over" law. January serves as "Move Over Month," and drivers have received reminders to move over a lane so emergency vehicles have the room to work safely. In 2014, 160... Read More.

The tourism industry in southwest Florida is hoping that 2016 is a repeat or better of 2015. Final numbers are pending, but Lee and Collier counties are expecting to set record bed tax collections... Read More.

A happy start to the new year for the local real estate market: the foreclosure rate in the Sarasota-Manatee region has dropped below two percent for the first time in seven years. The latest... Read More.

In a follow-up to yesterday's story on the latest Florida Senate district map, Republican senator Bill Galvano of Bradenton says the Senate is considering appealing the decision by Circuit Judge George Reynolds to approve... Read More.

Yet another Florida congressional district map has been rejected. Circuit Judge George Reynolds blasted the state legislature for submitting a map that clearly favored Republicans and incumbents. Reynolds noted in his ruling that the... Read More.

A Venice woman died early this morning after a vehicle wreck on East Venice Avenue. Florida Highway Patrol says that 24-year-old Riley Nicole Manyak was traveling east just past Auburn Road around 2am when... Read More.