It looks like there was a 33 percent growth in the number of passengers traveling through the Charlotte County Airport over 2014. The Business Observer is reporting that the passenger growth is putting... Read More.

The state has new grading standards. Education officials have set new scores that students must achieve in order to pass classes. The Florida Board of Education has also approved a new formula that uses those test... Read More.

A nasty accident had SR 31 closed for a time yesterday. Don Murley has the story. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-010716-MURLEYVO- SR31 Wreck.mp3 (((The Florida Highway Patrol continue to investigate a serious crash that closed a portion of SR31... Read More.

The governor has launched a statewide ad. Rick Scott hopes this campaign gains support for his tax cut plan. Scott's "Let's Get to Work" political action committee has paid over a million dollars to start running... Read More.

Police agencies statewide enforce Florida's "move over" law. January serves as "Move Over Month," and drivers have received reminders to move over a lane so emergency vehicles have the room to work safely. In 2014, 160... Read More.

The tourism industry in southwest Florida is hoping that 2016 is a repeat or better of 2015. Final numbers are pending, but Lee and Collier counties are expecting to set record bed tax collections... Read More.

A happy start to the new year for the local real estate market: the foreclosure rate in the Sarasota-Manatee region has dropped below two percent for the first time in seven years. The latest... Read More.

In a follow-up to yesterday's story on the latest Florida Senate district map, Republican senator Bill Galvano of Bradenton says the Senate is considering appealing the decision by Circuit Judge George Reynolds to approve... Read More.