SWFL voters won’t see Trump ads
Donald Trump has started airing ads in swing states today, but people in Southwest Florida may not see them.
The ads have aired in other parts of Florida, as well as in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and... Read More.
Latest News
CCSO warns people to lock their vehicles — and it means it
More reports of car break-ins have popped up in Charlotte County.
The sheriff's office has issued a new warning for people to lock their vehicles.
Skip Conroy in the office says the incidents look like "crimes... Read More.
Lee Co. picks up 8th Zika case
The state health department has confirmed an eighth resident in Lee County has Zika.
It ranks among the 18 new travel-related cases around the state.
Another two locally acquired cases have surfaced, like the results of... Read More.
Car crashes into Venice business
No one had injuries from a crash at a Venice storefront.
The sheriff's office yesterday said someone accidentally drove his car into the AT&T store at Tamiami Trail and Jacaranda Boulevard.
This did not hurt anyone,... Read More.
Sarasota woman hospitalized after parking lot accident
A parking lot accident injured a young lady from Sarasota last night.
The highway patrol says 18-year-old Jacquelyn Jacob drove in the lot on Cattlemen Road near Bealls.
Jacob apparently let 26-year-old Blake Williams and 17-year-old... Read More.
Massive Walmart theft ring included Charlotte and Manatee counties
Law enforcement says seven people allegedly participated in a massive organized theft ring.
This ring supposedly covered Charlotte and Manatee counties and 24 other counties in Florida.
It also apparently it Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina.
Investigators... Read More.
School bus driver fired after dropping off boy at Waffle House
A school bus driver from Fort Myers dropped a kindergartner off at a Waffle House instead of daycare.
The district says it has fired that driver.
In a Facebook post, Lela Federick says her five-year-old son... Read More.
Teenager charged with attempted murder of mother and brother in Sarasota
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office keeps investigating a double stabbing.
It happened last night on Blind Pass Road in Sarasota.
Deputies arrived to find a woman and her 14-year-old son with stab wounds.
They charged her 16-year-old... Read More.
Shellfish bacteria kills person in Sarasota County
The state health department says someone from Sarasota County died after eating shellfish.
It says this person died from a bacteria that can cause debilitating skin sores, but it does kill in some cases.
No one... Read More.
Wildlife officials to people: Don’t paint the animals!
State wildlife officials have made what may sound like an unusual request.
They want people to stop painting the animals.
While occasionally someone paints a tortoise shell, another person recently used orange spray paint on a... Read More.