With hurricane season a couple months away, Manatee County is hosting a Business Recovery Expo on April 28. The free event, billed as the first of its kind in Manatee, will be from 8:30 to... Read More.

Police in Punta Gorda have arrested a man in a shooting death at a 7-Eleven. They have charged 28-year-old Michael Russo with murder. A judge has denied Russo bond at his first appearance. However, a... Read More.

Remember the problem Frontier customers in Tampa Bay had last Friday? It still has not ended. At least 1.2 million former Verizon and current Frontier customers there, in California, and in Texas have not used the... Read More.

Sarasota County may end its "right of way" mowing service. Public works officials say the county cutting the land between the sidewalk and the street may soon stop. It costs the county over $600,000 annually. Commissioners believe... Read More.

Federal officials no longer consider green sea turtles "endangered." U.S. Fish and Wildlife say it has taken these Florida-native turtles off the list. The agency partially attributes federal conservation efforts for the turtles' growing population. State wildlife... Read More.

Carlos Beruff has released his first television ad in his Senate campaign. It begins airing statewide tomorrow, and it highlights his outsider status. The ad may air for just a week.

A Port Charlotte daycare hopes for a normal day after evacuating yesterday. Rainbows End Day Care on Loveland Boulevard had to clear out because of a gas leak. WZVN-TV reports the 911 call came from a... Read More.

One of the largest independently owned restaurant companies in the region has added to its arsenal. Gecko's Hospitality Group has acquired Marker 4 in Venice, part of the Fisherman's Wharf Marina complex. The Business Observer reports... Read More.