A bill aimed at finding ways to control and alleviate toxic red tide blooms has won final approval by the Florida Legislature. The House voted 112-1 for the measure providing $3 million a year... Read More.

A Venice man will spend the next 12 and a half years behind bars after being convicted of sharing child pornography. 50-year old Mario Guerrero was arrested back in June of 2017 and was convicted... Read More.

Florida lawmakers have sent Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill creating a new voucher program for students to attend private and religious schools using taxpayer dollars traditionally spent on public schools. The Republican-led House voted... Read More.

A man was arrested in Cape Coral this morning after police said he threatened Lee County judges over social media. The suspect was arrested at his home near Northwest 15th Terrace at NW 11th... Read More.

Deputies say a Charlotte County woman spread fake money throughout the Suncoast, including Charlotte, Sarasota and Polk counties. Sabrina Fisher, 34, allegedly made the phony bills in DeSoto County and then transported them throughout... Read More.

Florida’s governor has created a new task force to help clean up the state’s lakes and rivers. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the formation of the Blue-green Algae Task Force during a news conference Monday... Read More.

Officials in Charlotte County are investigating the death of a 1-year-old girl last week. Emergency crews were called to a home in Punta Gorda last Wednesday on a call of an infant that wasn't... Read More.

Developers are pushing for what they are calling a 'pocket' neighborhood of affordable housing in Venice. Realtor Brittany Coleman told ABC-7 that currently, there are only around a dozen homes in the city for... Read More.