Florida’s top legislative leaders and Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined some of their top priorities Wednesday during the annual Associated Press legislative planning meeting. During the 60-day-session, which begins March 5, legislators are also expected... Read More.

The Sarasota County commission this week approved an agreement that would allow Mote Marine Laboratory to build a Science Education Aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park. That's the easy part- the next step is for... Read More.

Officials in Charlotte County were out searching this week for the remains of a woman in a 24-year old cold case murder. Cold weather forced police to call off the search yesterday for Christine... Read More.

The chairman of the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board announced he'll be stepping down from the board at the request of Governor Ron DeSantis after the February board meeting. Federico Fernandez, whose... Read More.

Detectives at the University of Central Florida say they have arrested an engineering student for keeping an illegally modified weapon in his car on campus.Campus police said Wednesday that they arrested 19-year-old Max Chambers... Read More.

In Martin County, Matt Crull, 29, spent 41 days in jail wrongly accused, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. He was locked up over Christmas and New Year’s. But he and 10 others... Read More.

A Pasco County man is accused of throwing his girlfriend into a pool against her will, deputies said. James Gorelski, 52, was arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery after the incident at a... Read More.

A state audit of the Sarasota County School District is raising questions about some record-keeping. The audit done by the state's auditor general looked at the district's spending last school year and found the... Read More.