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The governor yesterday came to Sarasota to promote his jobs platform.Rick Scott did this while also focusing on the state's Zika response.He came to plastics and textile manufacturer Intertape Polymer Group, congratulating it on... Read More.

A Fort Myers man survived a fight that included gunfire.Police say this man had head injuries from a fight last night at Central Avenue and Willard Street.The gunfire didn't him, but he still needed... Read More.

Law enforcement and other first-responders raced out to the Marco Island Marriott today.Police said they reacted to multiple threats, recommending anyone in the area take shelter.WBBH-TV reports no one could drive on North Collier... Read More.

The Delta power outage affected Southwest Florida International Airport today.The problem that started in Atlanta took down the computer check-in system down here.This delayed all departing flights for hours, frustrating many people trying to... Read More.

Bob Dylan comes to Cypress Lake in the fall.The 75-year-old music legend plays with his band at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on Nov. 20.Tickets go on sale this Friday.

A longtime Naples businessman has pleaded not guilty to fraud and grand theft.Authorities arrested 77-year-old David Gothard in June in South Carolina.He remains in jail on $100,000 bond.The Office of Financial Regulation has charged... Read More.

A crash on I-75 last night killed a woman and injured a man.The highway patrol says 46-year-old Brian Canfield of Fort Myers drove the wrong way on the southbound side near Daniels Parkway.He had... Read More.

The investigation continues into a death in Punta Gorda.Police yesterday evening received a call about a body inside a parked car.The car sat in a parking lot near the Punta Gorda Waterfront Hotel and... Read More.

The National Weather Service has issued a rip current risk for coastal Sarasota County through this evening.It says robust southwesterly winds have generated waves of two to three feet on the Gulf, increasing the... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reports 38 suspected heroin overdoses over the last month.Seven have resulted in deaths.Over the last year, 132 overdoses have happened in Sarasota County.Among those, it reports 17 deaths.WWSB-TV has... Read More.