Legislature to allow slots outside S. Fla.

The governor must rework a deal with the Seminole Tribe.The legislature has decided to expand slot machine gambling outside South Florida.The statehouse finance and tax committee has agreed with the state senate on allowing... Read More.

Developer begins Senate campaign

A Bradenton developer has toured the state while launching a Senate campaign.Carlos Beruff has joined the race for the seat that Marco Rubio gives up at the end of the year.Beruff has joined a... Read More.

Girl, 16, missing from Port Charlotte

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office continues looking for a missing teenager.It says 16-year-old Makayla Mosner disappeared from Port Charlotte on Friday.It says she may have gone to the Fort Myers area.It also says she... Read More.

Reward available in fatal Port Charlotte collision

As the investigation continues into Friday's fatal hit-and-run in Port Charlotte, law enforcement has offered a reward for information.Authorities believe a silver pickup crashed into 14-year-old Devin Federly as he rode his bicycle with... Read More.

Disabled veteran loses home in tornado

A man lived in his father's Deep Creek home for a year and a half to save money.Disabled Army veteran Ezequiel Rodriguez wanted to move his family into a wheelchair-accessible home.The tornado last week... Read More.

North Port sponsoring program for entrepreneurs

North Port plans on sponsoring a program for entrepreneurs.The next class in the MicroEnterprise Program from Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida starts Apr. 4.Charlotte Technical Center in Murdock hosts this course, which lasts six... Read More.

Charlotte Co. crash kills one

A man died yesterday after crashing his motorcycle in Port Charlotte.Authorities say he crashed it into a tree at Starlite Lane and Midway Boulevard.The highway patrol says 32-year-old Jason Dorris drove northbound as he... Read More.