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Former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has decided to try professional baseball. ESPN reports the 28-year-old plans on holding a tryout this month for Major League Baseball teams. Tebow last played in the NFL in... Read More.

Police in Punta Gorda have released the name of the man who someone found dead in a vehicle on Sunday evening. WBBH-TV reports they have identified him as James Gill of Bradenton. Someone found Gill in... Read More.

Florida's Division of Elections says people in a third of the state's counties can start voting next week. Early voting for the primary Aug. 30 must run from Aug. 20 to Aug. 27, but county... Read More.

A four-year-old boy continues recovering after a car hit him yesterday in North port. Police say it happened on Tropicaire Boulevard and Wampee Drive. A chopper flew him to a hospital. Police say the preliminary investigation shows... Read More.

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.