Author: WENG Newsroom

State Sen. Dorothy Hukill, a Port Orange Republican who battled cervical cancer, has died, Senate President Joe Negron confirmed earlier today.

Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican challenger Gov. Rick Scott met today in a spirited debate in their campaign for Florida's highly competitive U.S. Senate seat, with Scott labeling his opponent as a... Read More.

A little more than a month out from the November election, the courtship of Puerto Ricans in Florida intensified Monday, with the island’s governor throwing his support behind U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in what... Read More.

Tennessee police and the Bureau for Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are searching for two men who stole 400 guns from a Memphis UPS facility. The burglary happened Sunday. One of the two suspects was... Read More.

Police found two men who were wanted as people of interest in a homicide investigation. Curtis Thornton, 29, and Ernest Foster, 26, were both located. Foster was found last week at 2210 Cuba Street.... Read More.

Construction is underway on a dangerous intersection in Eastern Manatee County. The issue is on SR 64 East at Pope Road, the same spot where two Lakewood Ranch High School students were killed last... Read More.

A judge is now forcing Democratic leaders to wait before naming a new congressional candidate after 17th district candidate April Freeman passed away last week. A vote for her replacement was scheduled for Saturday,... Read More.

The latest red tide report in our area showed the bloom extending from northern Pinellas all the way down to southern Lee counties, extending more than 10 miles offshore. The good news, though, is... Read More.

A Charlotte County woman could spend the rest of her life in prison after being found guilty of arson and insurance fraud. Prosecutors said now-72-year old Nancy Amieva purposely flooded her home and asked... Read More.

Yellow anaconda snakes, mongooses and bush-tail possums could soon be officially banned in Florida. Those animals were among more than a dozen unwelcome species the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission agreed to ban... Read More.