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.

The Venice attorney accused of stealing more than $700,000 from dead, former clients was granted disciplinary revocation by the Florida Supreme Court, a move “tantamount to disbarment." Adam Miller faces charges of exploitation of... Read More.

Deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will be paying special attention to traffic enforcement in a handful of areas following the Labor Day holiday. A release from the sheriff's office says to expect... Read More.