Florida’s unemployment was 3.4% in May, down 0.1% from the month before.The state released employment figures today showing there are 353,000 jobless Floridians out of a workforce of 10.3 million. The state’s unemployment rate... Read More.

A terrified woman in Naples called 911 on Wednesday night after being chased by a man wielding a knife outside a Taco Bell in the Lakewood Plaza. The panicked phone call to Collier... Read More.

A Miami man was arrested earlier today after troopers said he hit and killed a North Fort Myers woman last year. On June 27, 2018, Yosbel Fernandez, 31, was driving a Freightliner truck... Read More.

Police rushed to 17th Street and US301 this afternoon after two young children were injured in an accident. It happened around 1:30pm. Sarasota Police say an adult man was riding a bike down 17th... Read More.

A registered sexual predator living in North Port who is facing charges for his alleged behavior at a local pool was arrested in Jackson County, Texas on new charges this week. Deputies in Charlotte... Read More.

A North Port man was arrested this week after a traffic stop yielded an amount of marijuana edibles and vape cartridges. 38-year old Norberto Rodriguez was pulled over on I-75 in Charlotte County on... Read More.

Authorities say two teenage brothers and a teenage girl are dead following a crash on a causeway. A Sarasota police news release says the crash occurred early Wednesday morning on the John Ringling Causeway. Police say... Read More.

Two libraries in Sarasota County could soon be open on Sundays, according to a plan just approved by County Commissioners. One of them- Venice's Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library - is on the list.... Read More.