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Mote Marine Laboratory is one step closer to creating an aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park after the county commission yesterday unanimously approved a future land purchase agreement. Mote will pay just $100 for the 12-acre... Read More.

Some Sarasota County school officials are upset after the district released new guidelines for gender diverse students, allegedly without any school board or community input. The guidelines largely function as an extension of the... Read More.

There's more red tide creeping up to southwest Florida now that Hurricane Michael is long gone. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, concentrations of red tide in water samples increased from... Read More.

A source confirmed to NBC2 that President Donald Trump will attend a rally for Ron DeSantis at Hertz Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Trump has shown public support for DeSantis many times and will... Read More.

Though they didn't win the $1.6 billion jackpot, someone in Tampa is $1 million richer following Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing. A ticket worth $1 million was sold in Tampa. There were other winning... Read More.

Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a bipartisan bill to improve the nation’s water infrastructure, including a Florida project intended to reduce toxic algae blooms in south Florida. The new law will help create a... Read More.

A Punta Gorda man has been arrested for allegedly luring a woman to his trailer and raping her at gunpoint. 47-year old Albert Thomas is now charged in the incident. Police say Thomas called... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight met with Sarasota County Commissioners Tuesday to talk about overcrowding at the county jail. Knight says while the number of arrests are dropping, people being initially charged are being... Read More.

A 91-year-old female passenger in a transport van was killed from a fatal accident, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The accident occurred around 10:13 a.m. this morning on at US-41 and Harbor... Read More.

The Florida Lottery announced a Lakeland woman claimed the $550,000 lucky money jackpot from the October 16, Florida Lottery. Peggy Bonner, 61, chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $384,105.92.... Read More.