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A Texas company has asked state environmental regulators to allow crews to resume their hunt for oil beneath Big Cypress National Preserve in southwest Florida. Burnett Oil Co. was unable to finish the survey... Read More.

More trucks are on the way to help pick up debris across Sarasota County. Scott Montgomery, the Emergency Management Sections Chief for Sarasota County told ABC-7 he empathizes with residents who have an expected... Read More.

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) in partnership with the USDA announced the implementation of the Florida Disaster Food Assistance Program in Sarasota and Manatee Counties, to help individuals and families impacted... Read More.

Punta Gorda hopes to have a new permanent police chief in place next month. City manager Howard Kunik told NBC-2 he's received more than 130 applications for the position- but, curiously, not one came... Read More.

Free tarps will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Charlotte County Administration Center. Charlotte County officials are distributing the tarps given to them as surplus from FEMA. The giveaway... Read More.

Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency for 29 counties in north Florida and the Panhandle as Tropical Storm Nate approaches the Gulf coast. The governor said in a news release Thursday... Read More.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating an inmate's death at Charlotte Correctional Institution.  Brodrick Campbell, a 22-year-old Lehigh Acres man, was pronounced deceased on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Florida... Read More.

Officials say a fire that destroyed Lee Elementary Magnet School of World Studies and Technology in Tampa was caused by electrical failure and water damage due to Hurricane Irma. Nearly 400 students and teachers... Read More.

State officials say Hurricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agricultural community. Irma dealt Florida’s iconic orange crop the most devastating blow causing more than $760 million in damage. Beef cattle... Read More.

A new housing project in Venice is now largely dependent on the approval of the Sarasota City Commission. In order to apply for the most viable financing option, the Venice Housing Authority’s needs approval... Read More.