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Senate candidate Alan Grayson has lost endorsements from liberal groups. This follows the mother of his children revealing police reports that allege decades of domestic abuse. Democracy for America and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee have... Read More.

A tropical disturbance has kicked up off the African coast. The National Hurricane Center has given it a 40 percent chance of developing further over the next five days. It now sits 550 miles southeast of... Read More.

If you enjoy hanging out in Naples, then you may enjoy wider sidewalks soon. County leaders plan to double the width of the sidewalks on Seagate Boulevard at the public beach parking lot. The proposal now... Read More.

The site of the Orlando shooting soon turns into a memorial. Documents with the state show the owners of Pulse have officially registered the One Pulse Foundation. The nonprofit hopes to create a permanent memorial for... Read More.

Manatee County commissioners have approved proposed changes to MCAT routes. The changes include no longer extending Route 6 westward to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Lakewood Ranch. The Herald-Tribune reports MCAT describes it... Read More.

Some people in Sarasota do not like the prospect of an off-ramp in their neighborhood. The state plans on building one for I-75 and Bee Ridge Road. Southbound traffic could go beyond the exit and come... Read More.

We have some more information on yesterday's fire in Punta Gorda. The Herald-Tribune describes the home on Green Gulf Boulevard as a total loss. A fire department spokesman says no one has reached the owner yet. The... Read More.

A Bradenton man remains in jail for allegedly selling an addictive drug to undercover officers. The sheriff's office arrested 31-year-old Kirby Riley yesterday. Authorities say Kirby yesterday sold the undercover office a hundred dollars in Fentanyl. Some... Read More.

Firefighters dealt with an intense fire at a home in Punta Gorda this morning. It happened on Green Gulf Boulevard. Firefighters did not find anyone inside upon their first search. Crews needed to act quickly because of... Read More.

Punta Gorda had a major power outage this afternoon. It happened around Route 41 and Madrid Boulevard. Transportation officials say a semi-truck hit a power pole to cause the outage. At its peak, over 1,500 FPL customers... Read More.