An 8-year-old girl who died following a hit-and-run in Cape Coral this morning has been identified. Police said Layla Aiken was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Northeast 3rd Avenue and Northeast... Read More.

No injuries have been reported following a house fire in North Port. The North Port Police Department responded to a fully engulfed house fire, around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, in the 3300 block of Avanti... Read More.

The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a Sunday night house fire in North Port. Fire crews were called to a home in the 3300 block of Avanti Circle around 730 last... Read More.

Officials are investigating a fatal crash on US 41 near West Villages Parkway that happened just as the Braves game was letting out. Police say a driver heading south on US-41 failed to slow... Read More.

Yesterday marked the first-ever game at CoolToday park in North Port, the new Spring Training home of the Atlanta Braves. The $140 million stadium opened on time, as scheduled, for Sunday's spring finale for... Read More.

Gun deaths of school-age children in the United States have increased at an alarming rate, with 38,942 fatalities among 5- to 18-year-olds from 1999 to 2017, according to a new study by Florida Atlantic... Read More.

The missing two-year-old boy that triggered a Missing Child Alert this morning has been found safe.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert for a two-year-old boy out of Bonita Springs.... Read More.

A Florida House committee voted earlier today for a broad school safety bill that would expand an existing guardian program to allow classroom teachers to volunteer to carry weapons on campus if local school... Read More.