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The governor spends the day traveling around the state to discuss how to fight the Zika virus.The state health department has confirmed 223 cases statewide.The governor's stops today include West Palm Beach and Jacksonville.

Life has returned to normal at Venice Regional Bayfront Health.A water main break forced paramedics to divert to other hospitals.Officials say the break happened yesterday, and they had to shut off water to the... Read More.

A Sarasota bicyclist keeps recovering after a pickup hit him.Troopers say the 72-year-old man rode his bike with a group yesterday morning along Fruitville Road.They claim a black Ford F-150 hit him near Cowpen... Read More.

The search for a family that disappeared off the coast near Englewood has ended.The Coast Guard has announced the suspension of search operations.Authorities have found the bodies of Ace Kimberly and his teenage daughter... Read More.

More people died in Charlotte County over a five-year period than were born.The latest Census report shows the county had the third oldest population in the country with a median age of 58.4.

Crews continue searching the gulf for a family missing off the coast near Englewood.The Coast Guard says Cape Coral Fire and Rescue found a second body yesterday morning about four miles from where authorities... Read More.

The governor has used state reserves to fund the fight against the Zika virus.Rick Scott has announced that he has the executive emergency authority to take over $26 million dollars from the state's general... Read More.

Expect to find lots of deputies with radar guns in Port Charlotte next week.The sheriff's office says they plan on enforcing the speed limit very closely on two stretches of road: Peachland Boulevard between... Read More.

The governor has decided not to support Marco Rubio in his re-election bid.The Tampa Bay Times reports Rick Scott has encouraged Bradenton developer Carlos Beruff to challenge the senator in the Republican primary.Scott has... Read More.

A Charlotte County inmate has injuries after jumping from his housing unit at the jail.The sheriff's office continues investigating how this happened this morning.It has identified the inmate as 43-year-old Billy Ray Wilson of... Read More.