According to the 8am Atlantic time- 7am Eastern- update from the National Hurricane Center, Irma looks ready to strengthen into a Category 5 storm. That Cat 5 rating could potentially come within the next... Read More.

Hurricane Irma has strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean. As of the 5am Atlantic Time update from the National Hurricane Center, the storm's center is 320 or so miles... Read More.

The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested a 31-year-old man on DUI manslaughter charges stemming from a crash that killed a former congressional candidate and his family seven months ago. In a news release, the highway... Read More.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in all of the state's 67 counties in advance of Hurricane Irma. In a news release issued Monday afternoon, Scott said he's issuing the order... Read More.

The master-planned community of Lakewood Ranch will reach another milestone later this week. On Wednesday, the southward extension of Lorraine Road from University Parkway to Fruitville Road will open to traffic. Lorraine Road, which... Read More.

A Venice man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for possessing bomb-making materials and hand grenades. 25-year-old Steven Pace was sentenced Friday. Back in January, he plead guilty to possessing... Read More.

The Suncoast Humane Society in Englewood is asking for the public's help for donations to help the animals that have been affected by Hurricane Harvey. The Humane Society's executive director, Phil Snyder, told ABC-7... Read More.

Police in Englewood are looking for a man named as a suspect in connection with an August 20th home invasion and robbery. On the 20th, deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office responded to... Read More.