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Just a month before Florida chooses a new governor, Ron DeSantis is hoping to rebound from his campaign’s lackluster start by bringing in the woman who helped President Donald Trump carry the state two... Read More.

State officials are preparing for a hurricane expected to hit Northwest Florida in the middle of the week. Tropical Storm Michael is now a Category 1 hurricane before hitting land. Gov. Rick Scott on... Read More.

Floridians face a Tuesday deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 6 general election. Slightly more than 13 million voters were registered for the August primaries.

Tropical Storm Michael formed Sunday and could become a hurricane as soon as later today as it gains strength and heads toward the Florida Panhandle. The National Hurricane Center upgraded the tropical depression in... Read More.

Allegiant Air is changing their focus for a planned resort in Charlotte County. The Sunseeker property had been initially planned to have 720 condominiums and a smaller 75-room hotel. According to a presentation to... Read More.

Red tide and fertilizer runoff will dominate the agenda at tomorrow's Venice City Council meeting. Back in mid-August, the council hosted a special meeting on red tide and ways residents can help mitigate the... Read More.

The latest red tide report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows the concentration of red tide has dropped as much as 25 percent in Sarasota and Charlotte Counties. The report says... Read More.

An anonymous donor has raised the cash reward for information leading to an arrest in a 2013 murder case. Another $1,000 was added to the reward for information on the August 2013 murder of... Read More.

The Florida Lottery announced that a Palmetto woman won the $5 million top prize playing a $20 scratch-off ticket. Sonya Bacon, 49, chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,840,000.00.... Read More.

The sheriff's office is asking for help finding a man who showed signs of wanting to harm himself. Richard Champion, 62, was discharged from the Manatee Memorial Hospital on Sunday and later gave... Read More.