Author: WENG Newsroom

A federal judge in Tallahassee has before him arguments over a new law that governs abortion clinics in Florida. The Tampa Bay Times reports lawyers for the state and Planned Parenthood have appeared in district... Read More.

Florida Democrats want a special legislative session to discuss gun laws. Over 30 senators and representatives have signed a petition and sent it to the secretary of state. If after a poll of both houses that... Read More.

Florida's senators remain divided over legislation that would provide money for Zika research and prevention. Bill Nelson says the bill the House has passed includes a "poison pill" that strips funding from Puerto Rico and... Read More.

State health officials have confirmed the birth of the first child in Florida to have Zika-related microcephaly. The virus causes newborns to have unusually small heads. The mother apparently caught the virus in Haiti. The governor calls... Read More.

The investigation continues into exactly how a Bradenton man died yesterday in Sarasota. A SWAT team found 29-year-old Brandon Jorquera dead in the home after a standoff. Preliminary investigation shows he died from a self-inflicted gunshot... Read More.

Crews yesterday salvaged a boat worth hundreds of thouands of dollars. It sank in the gulf at a sandbar at Wiggins Pass State Park. Marine officers from the Collier County Sheriff's Office rescued the 45-foot yacht. Its... Read More.

A six-hour standoff in Sarasota has ended with a man dead. It all stems from an attempt to serve him with a warrant. The sheriff's office says the SWAT team has entered a home on Silk... Read More.

Preparations continue for 4th Fest in Punta Gorda. It runs all day next Monday and starts at 11 o'clock. The event takes place at Laishley Park and Fishermen's Village. Fireworks start at 9 o'clock that night.

A potential robber carried a baseball bat as he broke into a North Port home last Thursday. He got the surprise of his life. A man inside the house put him in a bear hug, and... Read More.

The funeral took place yesterday for a Cape Coral man who died in a hit-and-run. Eighteen-year-old Adam King rode his motorcycle last week as a white pickup hit him on Colonial Boulevard. Police have found the... Read More.