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Governor Scott has left for California. He has headed west on a business trip. Scott plans on meeting with a dozen businesses in Los Angeles and the San Francisco area. He has criticized California for raising its... Read More.

FWC continues investigating the discovery of a body in Punta Gorda. It says officials pulled it out of the water at Burnt Store Marina yesterday afternoon. Investigators believe the body could belong to a North Port... Read More.

The state's official sea turtle nesting season along the Gulf Coast begins Sunday. Since sea turtles don't necessarily pay attention to the calendar, Mote Marine Laboratory want you to watch out for turtles. They may arrive... Read More.

Jeb Bush has given his first interview since dropping out of the race for the White House. On CNN, he says he remains hopeful someone else besides Donald Trump can win the Republican nomination. He believes... Read More.

The search continues for a North Port man whose boat turned up without him. A woman called the Coast Guard this morning to say her husband had not come home from a fishing trip. She said... Read More.

The governor and the state's CFO have finally agreed on a candidate for insurance commissioner. They have decided to promote deputy insurance commissioner David Altmaier. He replaces Kevin McCarty, who leaves the position on Monday. Both the... Read More.

Some parks in the region have emerged as hot spots for men to engage in sexual activity. WFTX-TV reports the arrest of a man for exposing himself to an undercover deputy at Flatwoods Environmental Park... Read More.

The Coast Guard keeps looking for a missing boater from Charlotte Harbor. It tells WFTX-TV that someone last saw this person leaving from the El Jobean boat ramp yesterday afternon. Authorities have identified him as 62-year-old... Read More.

The governor and top Republicans try once more to select a new insurance commissioner. He and three cabinet members have an emergency meeting today to interview new candidates for the job. Then they may vote to... Read More.

The governor wants the Republican Party to fall in line and back Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters in Tampa, Rick Scott says he anticipates Trump getting close to or reaching the party's delegate mandate to... Read More.