SARASOTA- Sarasota County Schools Chief Operating Officer Jeff Maultsby is being placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the ongoing harassment investigation.

SARASOTA- Sarasota County School Board unanimously passed new restrictions on cell phones and electronic devices in the classroom. Over two thousand parents, teachers, and students were surveyed over the new restrictions.

A Sarasota 4-year-old living with a rare genetic liver disease is battling the odds and using his dream of becoming a BMX racer as motivation.

 A Super–termite is headed for the Tampa Bay area ,and it can chew through concrete. Experts say there's no doubt these termites are headed for Tampa Bay, they say it's not a question of if, but rather, when.

SARASOTA- Crash caught on camera after a driver ignores a red light signal. Sarasota Police are reminding people that red means stop after a driver ran a red light Saturday evening hitting two other vehicles.

SARASOTA- Florida is pre-emptively banning Sanctuary cities in the state with the Governor DeSantis signing Senate Bill 168.

June is National Safety Month; a vital topic to discuss this year is what to do in an active shooter scenario. It sounds unimaginable, until it happens to you

SARASOTA - Gulf Coast Community Foundation has awarded more than $537,000 in scholarships for the upcoming school year. The 461 scholarships will include more than $215,000 from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation Scholarship Fund, an endowment establishe

LEE COUNTY - A former Florida Gators football player has been arrested for the murder of his wife 3 years ago. Heyzel Obando was found dead in her Maple Crest Apartments home in fort myers on Valentine's Day 2016. Her death remained unsolved for more than

World War II survivors are more elusive as time goes by. But inside the walls of the Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans’ home in Port Charlotte, memories still come alive.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY- A new pre-arrest diversion program in Charlotte County will help some people get a second chance at a clean record.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY - An employee of the Charlotte Correctional Institution is accused of trying to smuggle nine cell phones into the prison. Arrest documents say that Jasmine Cuyler set off the metal detector on Wednesday, and when she was patted down, "som

MANATEE COUNTY -A mother has been arrested for the cold case murder of her 4 yr old daughter in Manatee County. On August 14, 2009 Kelis Rucker was cold to the touch when first-responders arrived. Despite life–saving efforts she was later declared d

 The World's Strongest Man competition helped strengthen the local economy. With national and international airplay starting soon , officials say it was a marketing opportunity the area could not afford to miss.

 A Super–termite is headed for the Tampa Bay area ,and it can chew through concrete. Experts say there's no doubt these termites are headed for Tampa Bay, they say it's not a question of if, but rather, when.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND - A new World's Strongest Man was crowned on Anna Maria Island after a grueling competition. On Sunday 28–year–old Martins Licis won the title for the first time in his career after weightlifting trials. Representing the U.S.

A former Braden River High School student is charged with molesting four teenage boys during sleepovers last year.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND - A massive whale shark is seen off of Anna Maria Island. A Florida family has a whale of a tale to tell after encountering a whale shark. Alexis Wishart sent video of the whale shark to WFLA saying her family were fishing about 18 miles