As schools get out for summer, more than one million students will have to look elsewhere for food during the day. To meet the need, the Florida Department of Agriculture will soon start its... Read More.

An update on the Anna Maria Pier...So far, crews have completed the understructure of the new pier on the northern end of Anna Maria Island. The next step is for crews to install... Read More.

There are some important bargaining sessions going on between Sarasota County Schools and the teachers' union, the Sarasota Classified Teacher’s Association. Among the negotiations include a $12 minium wage for some classified employees and... Read More.

A North Port man is facing charges after police say he stole a woman's car and later crashed it off I-75 and Laurel Road. Officers were called early Tuesday morning to a home in... Read More.

A man is accused of trying to use a hatchet to break into a Sarasota couple's home and threatening them with the weapon. The couple called 911 just before 10pm Wednesday to report a... Read More.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office announced seven arrests on Thursday as a part of an investigation into recent gun violence in the Pine Manor neighborhood of Fort Myers. The ongoing investigation also netted nine... Read More.

A Bradenton man who came to the U.S. from Mexico illegally as a teen is facing up to 10 years in prison for having a gun that he said he used to kill someone... Read More.

Going against his party's leadership, US Rep Greg Steuebe said this week he supports removing marijuana from its Schedule 1 status. He made the comments at a town hall meeting sponsored by Concerned Veterans... Read More.