Driver cited after passenger killed in DeSoto County crash

A Port Charlotte man was cited Thursday evening after a crash left his passenger dead in DeSoto County. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver was headed north on Kings Highway, south of CR-761, when he lost control of his car, which collided with a guardrail and overturned. The passenger, identified as a 23-year-old Port […]

Hundreds told to quarantine after Fla. graduation ceremony

Nearly 300 Florida high school graduates and their families have been told to quarantine after an attendee at their graduation ceremony was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Bayside High School in Palm Bay held an outdoor graduation ceremony for seniors last Saturday, an event that appeared to mostly adhere to coronavirus safety guidelines. However, someone who […]

Tuesday’s Coronavirus Updates: 9,194 new cases, 132 deaths reported statewide; 18 new deaths in SWFL

As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, there have been 291,629 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 287,789 Florida residents and 3,840 non-Florida residents. There are 4,409 Florida resident deaths reported, 105 non-resident deaths and 18,881 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 2,688,366 tests administered […]

Fox News fires Ed Henry after sexual misconduct allegation

Fox News on Wednesday fired daytime news anchor Ed Henry after an investigation of sexual misconduct in the workplace. The network said it had received a complaint last Thursday from an attorney about the misconduct. An outside investigator was hired and, based on the results of that probe, Fox fired Henry. Henry, who co-anchored “America’s […]