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An 8-year-old girl who died following a hit-and-run in Cape Coral this morning has been identified. Police said Layla Aiken was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Northeast 3rd Avenue and Northeast... Read More.

No injuries have been reported following a house fire in North Port. The North Port Police Department responded to a fully engulfed house fire, around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, in the 3300 block of Avanti... Read More.

The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a Sunday night house fire in North Port. Fire crews were called to a home in the 3300 block of Avanti Circle around 730 last... Read More.

Officials are investigating a fatal crash on US 41 near West Villages Parkway that happened just as the Braves game was letting out. Police say a driver heading south on US-41 failed to slow... Read More.

Yesterday marked the first-ever game at CoolToday park in North Port, the new Spring Training home of the Atlanta Braves. The $140 million stadium opened on time, as scheduled, for Sunday's spring finale for... Read More.

Gun deaths of school-age children in the United States have increased at an alarming rate, with 38,942 fatalities among 5- to 18-year-olds from 1999 to 2017, according to a new study by Florida Atlantic... Read More.

The missing two-year-old boy that triggered a Missing Child Alert this morning has been found safe.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert for a two-year-old boy out of Bonita Springs.... Read More.

A Florida House committee voted earlier today for a broad school safety bill that would expand an existing guardian program to allow classroom teachers to volunteer to carry weapons on campus if local school... Read More.

After citizens held a neighborhood association meeting with the Sarasota Police Department, eight people are in custody after illegal drug sales in the area. On Monday afternoon, the suspects were arrested on multiple drug... Read More.

Florida House leaders have released a proposed budget for public schools that is about $600 million less than the Senate’s school spending plan. Republican Rep. Chris Latvala of Clearwater, chairman of the House Appropriations... Read More.