U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan has been honored as a “Congressional Waste Warrior” by White Coat Waste Project, a national organization that aims to end taxpayer-funded experiments on dogs, cats and other animals. Buchanan received... Read More.

Two people were injured after a Christmas Day crash at the intersection of Toledo Blade road and Hillsborough Boulevard in Charlotte County. A report from Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a North Port man,... Read More.

Residents in one Venice neighborhood are voicing their concerns to police about speeders in the area. Parents along Nokomis Avenue say without stop signs, people increasingly go faster and faster through the area. NBC-2... Read More.

Police in North Port are looking to identify two suspects wanted in a series of attempted vehicle burglaries. According to officers, the pair were seen in the area of Pan American Blvd. and Narramore... Read More.

More than 100 volunteers turned out yesterday for the annual 'Christmas in the Park' in Sarasota. It was the tenth annual event in which volunteers feed and hand out clothes for the homeless. More... Read More.

A surgery being performed by Florida doctors will hopefully remove a ten-pound tumor from a Cuban boy's face. The surgery will take place on Jan. 12 at Jackson's Holtz Children's Hospital. The boy was... Read More.

A pair of Florida lawmakers want to up the smoking age to 21. Healthcare cost to Floridians are at the center of the push, as well as reducing the number of young smokers. There... Read More.

Sometimes a favorite jacket or pair of socks is hard to part with but for one Florida man living in Bali, it has escalated to epic proportions. Jeff Swedenhjelm fell off his roof to... Read More.