Members of Florida’s congressional delegation said today it was unacceptable that the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security will not publicly identify the two counties where Russian hackers gained access to voter databases... Read More.

Crowdsourcing charity scams are on the rise in Florida. The scams are using fake personal tragedy stories or taking advantage of natural disasters to rip off well-meaning Floridians.

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis is taking on mental health as a major issue. DeSantis announced Thursday at a Tampa elementary school that she’s starting a program called “Hope for Healing.” She plans to coordinate... Read More.

Get ready to pay more for trash pickup in Charlotte County starting next year. County commissioners this week approved a new 7-year contract with Waste Management. With it, a price hike of nearly 75... Read More.

Police say an autistic teen from Port Charlotte who went missing Monday has been found safe and sound in Mississippi. 53-year old Brenda Cambron, the girl's biological mother, now faces charges of kidnapping. Both... Read More.

Charlotte County students will be starting the school day 15 minutes earlier in the fall and going 15 minutes later in the afternoon. The county school board this week unanimously approved the changes after... Read More.

Meantime, Hurricane Michael didn’t keep the spring break crowds away from Florida’s Panhandle beaches. The News Herald reports bed tax collections from Panama City Beach hotels in March showed strong gains in March over... Read More.

Floridians will save on back-to-school and hurricane supplies under sales tax holidays Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law today at the annual governor's hurricane conference. The sales tax holiday will run from May... Read More.