Low counts of red tide have turned up in water samples off the coast of Charlotte County. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, researchers detected very low counts of red tide... Read More.

Florida House Republicans have elected a 35-year-old rising star to lead their chamber over the next two years. Rep. Chris Sprowls will preside over a chamber overwhelmingly dominated by Republicans. The state Senate is also... Read More.

North Port City Clerk Kathryn Wong has resigned. The Herald-Tribune says Wong, who has been out on maternity leave, sent the City Commission a letter of resignation dated Sept. 11, citing medical reasons. She... Read More.

Florida lawmakers are again wading into the contentious issue of gun violence, amid a national debate over gun control deepens ahead of next year’s elections. A legislative committee in Florida on Monday convened criminologists,... Read More.

Sunseeker Resort announced it will be renovating the Kingsway Country Club and golf course. The renovation will leave the course closed from April to December of 2020. Kingsway is scheduled to reopen prior to the... Read More.

Florida Power and Light is set to bring a pilot program to Charlotte County that will see power lines go underground to avoid damage during storms. The utility says around 40 percent of their... Read More.

American and European models are differing on what will happen with a disturbance moving through the southern Bahamas. Invest 95L -as of now- is not a named storm. But if and when it turns... Read More.

Sarasota US Representative Greg Steube is pushing for the federal government to lower the classification of marijuana. Currently, pot is a Schedule 1 drug- the same as heroin and other substances that are deemed... Read More.