Police in Venice are defending an internal investigation into a controversial arrest that was caught on tape in December outside a Motel 6. In the video, officers are seen punching, kicking, and using force against... Read More.

A two-year-old boy allegedly drowned in his family’s backyard pool earlier today. Around 11:30 a.m. North Port Police say the incident was located in the 2500 block of Beaver Terrace. Police say the child... Read More.

A 47-year-old man already on death row for a murder in Manatee County has been convicted by a jury of second degree murder and two counts of sexual battery with a deadly weapon. Delmar... Read More.

Police identified a suspect accused of killing a woman in her Cape Coral apartment on Sunday night. Kyle Patrick Orr, 31, is accused of murdering 30-year-old Jessica Taylor Landor in an apartment off the... Read More.

An elderly Palmetto man has been identified as the person killed in a Wednesday crash in Englewood. 75-year old John Hardy lost control of his SUV last Wednesday at the intersection of Dearborn Street and... Read More.

The US House of Representatives last week passed a $6.25M research package to study the effect of red tide. The money will go to the National Institutes of Health, who will research long term... Read More.

A motion for the judge in the manslaughter case of a former Punta Gorda police officer has been denied. Lee Coel’s attorney filed a motion to have Judge Margaret Steinbeck removed from the case... Read More.

A Charlotte County deputy resigned after investigators said he showed up drunk to a Sheriff's Office sponsored children's event. Joshua Muse admitted he made a mistake, but hopes this incident can be a learning... Read More.