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Gov. Rick Scott addresses the Florida Legislature for the last time Tuesday as lawmakers open its annual 60-day session. Scott's State of the State touches on tax cuts, the opioid crisis and more money... Read More.

Discount airline Allegiant Air has landed and will eventually take off from Sarasota-Bradenton. Allegiant's website says Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh are the cities that Allegiant will fly into once service starts April 11th. With... Read More.

The investigation into a string of vehicle burglaries that occurred on January 6th ended in the arrest of a suspect. 24-year-old Dillon Leslie of Port Charlotte, was arrested on several counts of burglary and... Read More.

Gas prices held steady during the first week of 2018 across Southwest Florida. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded across the Suncoast was $2.42 on Monday. That's unchaged from a week ago,... Read More.

JFCS of the Suncoast has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Charlotte P. Graver Fund and Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The grant will go to provide support for the organization's community based outreach... Read More.

US Congressman Vern Buchanan was in Manatee County on Monday, touting a law that was added into the Republican tax reform bill. The Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act was drafted and sponsored by a... Read More.

Rescuers are bringing cold-stunned sea turtles in Florida to warmer waters. Young turtles often live in the shallow waters where waters get colder faster while bigger turtles swim into warmer water in the Gulf.... Read More.

Five people were taken to area hospitals after their canoe overturned near Longboat Key on Sunday morning. Three of the five were kids under 12, who were airlifted to All Children’s Hospital in Saint... Read More.

The Sarasota County School District has construction for a new elementary school near Ashton Elementary School tentatively on the books in the next five years, according to their district facilities plan. The school is... Read More.

Two North Port residents are facing animal cruelty charges after they put their pet cat in checked luggage. 21-year old Olivia Sari and Nicholas Larrison were flying from Erie, PA to Tampa when a... Read More.