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A sheriff's deputy has won Officer of The Year in Lee County. Sgt. James Chitwood has taken home the honor at the annual Law And Order Ball. Chitwood has spent over two decades with the sheriff's... Read More.

Manatee County detectives have arrested 29-year-old Alonzo Lee Churchwell on second degree murder charges. Witnesses say Churchwell from Bradenton, shot a women during drug deal gone bad on Sunday.

The state is cracking down on Workman's Comp fraud. Southwest Florida officials made arrests this week charging 5 contractors worker's compensation fraud. A report says Humberto Fumero ignored workman's compensation laws, allowing one man to... Read More.

Florida's unemployment remained at 4.7 percent for the fourth straight month despite adding 22,000 jobs last month. The state Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday that there were 454,000 unemployed Floridians out of a workforce... Read More.

“Tucker B”the loggerhead sea turtle, is free again. Tucker was rescued in Boca Grand back in May, suffering from wounds to his head and shell. Mote's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital nursed Tucker back... Read More.

Sarasota police arrested 35 people in a lengthy narcotics investigation geared at street level drug dealers in the city. Undercover detectives made drug deals from suspected dealers between April and September. Charges include: Sale of... Read More.

Police want to spread the word about a form of email scam that has been showing up in email inboxes in Southwest Florida. Cape Coral Police say potential victims get a message from supposed... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is investigating the drowning of a child. Police were called to the scene Thursday night on Loveland Boulevard in Port Charlotte. Police say the child was transported to a local... Read More.

Good bars or bad bars? That was the discussion on last nights Sarasota's City planning leaders meeting. Officials are trying to work through the challenges of controlling Main Street's growing bar and nightlife scene. ... Read More.

Gov Rick Scott spent the last two days in the nation's capitol meeting with congressional leader about Zika Virus funding. Congress has stalled the 1.1billion dollar bill because of other provisions included. Scott, who has... Read More.