State cabinet official resigns

The governor needs a new Cabinet business official.Enterprise Florida CEO Bill Johnson has resigned from his office.Johnson says this decision has to do with the legislature cutting $6 million from the agency's $9 million... Read More.

North Port could limit campaign donations

North Port's commissioners want to limit campaign donations far lower than what the state allows.They want to do this in the middle of an intense election year.The Herald-Tribune reports that if this happens, then... Read More.

Florida manatee status up in the air

A proposal to drop the state's signature sea mammal from the endangered species list may come down to a debate between science and public opinion.Manatees have an outpouring of support from some 1,200 manatee... Read More.

Crash kills Punta Gorda man

A crash yesterday killed a Punta Gorda man.The highway patrol says it happened on I-75 near the Corkscrew Road exit.It claims a 69-year-old man rode his motorcycle northbound as he veered from the road... Read More.

Camp Coral man dead

Authorities say one man is dead after a shooting at a home in southwest Florida. Cape Coral police said officers responded to a home last night following a report of a terminally ill man... Read More.

New law on body cams and slungshots

Slungshots are no longer considered concealed weapons under a bill signed into law by Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Scott signed 34 bills into law Thursday, including the slungshot bill and another requiring law enforcement... Read More.

Gas leak shuts down Kings Highway

A gas leak near Kings Highway and Midway Boulevard led to a road closure earlier today.The sheriff's office says Kings Highway had to shut down briefly between Rampart and Suncoast boulevards.Crews spent time at... Read More.