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One local state rep is trying to strip local control over short-term vacation rentals, like Airbnb. Republican Greg Steube introduced a bill last week that would put all short-term rental control in the hands... Read More.

Shelters throughout southwest Florida are opening their doors and waiving fees because of the recent cold snap. Salvation Army locations in both Sarasota and Manatee Counties waived the $12 dollar nightly fee each of... Read More.

A powerboat with four people riding capsized on New Year's Day and were taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. One of the boaters was reportedly from Siesta Key, along with his... Read More.

A Florida family has been identified among the victims of a charter aircraft crash in Costa Rica. Rabbi Jacob Luski of Congregation B’nai Israel in St. Petersburg said Monday that relatives had informed him... Read More.

A convicted double murderer in Sarasota County is  sitting in jail, as the state is seeking the death penalty for the second time. John Allen Lee was convicted in 2013 of two counts of first-degree... Read More.

A group called Solar 100 is looking to partner with the city of Venice. The organization is trying to convince local governments across the nation to be completely reliant on renewable energy by the... Read More.

The minimum wage is going up in Florida in 2018. The $8.10 per hour will jump fifteen cents. The minimum wage is going up in some other states, as well. Employees who are not... Read More.

A hit-and-run driver is missing and North Port police are asking you for help. The crash happened Saturday near North Port High School when a car was rear-ended. The driver who rear-ended the vehicle... Read More.

While Allman Brothers Band founding member Dickey Betts is getting ready to tour, his wife is back behind bars for violating her probation from a March incident. Donna Betts was ordered to stay clean... Read More.

A Port Charlotte woman was killed in a crash in North Port Saturday and alcohol may have played a part, according to police. 46-year-old Christine Fuhlman was on North Cranberry Blvd near Homewood Street... Read More.