CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - Charlotte County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Harbour Heights man this morning shortly after he stole copper from an air conditioning system in and ..

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Lakeworth man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for trying to hire a hit man to kill his ex-girlfriend. A Palm Beach County judge sentenced 32..

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - With thousands of business closed or offering shortened meals, you may want to know who is up and running... and with what. Click here to get all the information..

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays have released their 2011 spring training schedule.  The Rays will host the Red Sox and Yankees twice each.  The Rays will also..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Karen Thurman is quitting as Florida Democratic Party chairwoman. The former congresswoman and state lawmaker announced her retirement Friday, just 10 days..

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A 19-year-old convicted of first-degree murder in the death of a rising Pahokee football player has been sentenced to life in prison. A West Palm Beach..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's new program to inspect pain-management clinics will pay doctors $100 an hour to visit those centers and review patient records. Health News Flori..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's incoming governor and other newly elected Republican officials have joined a chorus of politicians and others urging the Environmental Protection..

LEHIGH ACRS, Fla. - A second Lehigh Middle School student has been arrested and is facing multiple charges in connection with a case where a gun was found in a students back pack o..

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Music Educators Association has named Gretchen Wahlberg as the 2011 FMEA Music Educator of the Year. Gretchen Wahlberg is a member of the staff at Ve..

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. - Competitors at the 24th Annual American Sand Sculpting championships are hard at work trying to make beautiful works of art along our beaches. 16 comp..

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - A Charlotte County Sheriff's deputy arrested Nickolas Edward Scharmberg, 19, of Port Charlotte, after a BOLO was issued for his arrest. Scharmberg was arre..

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - WINK News is reporting breaking developments in the huge gas explosion that left a man in critical condition and closed Colonial Boulevard for hours Thursday. It..

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in Florida and this weekend you have a chance to put on your walking shoes and help raise money for cancer research. To talk ..

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - It's time to gather up all of your unused or expired medication. The Lee County Sheriff's Office is partnering with Florida Crime Prevention Association for "Ope..

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - Charlotte County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit detectives raided a Tee & Green Estates home south of Punta Gorda at 4631 Westwood Dr. on Thursday at 6..

BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) - State officials are planning to euthanize about 400 pigs who have been quarantined for an infectious disease at an animal sanctuary since 2005. A court order g..

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A man who allegedly answered the personal ad of a central Florida woman who called herself the "Girlfriend next door" has been charged with slashing her ..

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A homeowner has fatally shot a masked burglar only to learn the burglar was a longtime friend. Ezekiel Wiley says he fired all six bullets at a man who crawle..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A biannual state report says Florida is reducing its hurricane shelter deficit but still needs more safe places from storms. Florida has shelter capacity f..