Melvin Vigo

In his first trip to Iowa this year, Ron DeSantis did not take any questions from voters. He largely ignored the local press.

Farmworkers were leading a five-day, 45-mile (72-kilometer) trek on foot this week from one of the poorest communities in Florida to a mansion-lined, oceanfront town that is one of the richest in an effort to pressure retailers to leverage their purchasing power for better worker pay and working conditions.

You’ve submitted your photos on air during our Dog of the Day segment. Now, all of our top 16 submissions have been matched up and it’s your turn to pick who takes the title home.

A proposed six-week abortion ban received overwhelming approval from a Florida House committee Thursday as even Democrats acknowledged there’s nothing they can do to stop it from eventually becoming law.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Allies of former President Donald Trump have filed a complaint with the Florida Commission on Ethics accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis, a leading potential 2024 primary rival, of violating campaign finance and ethics rules with a “shadow” run for the White House. The 15-page complaint filed Wednesday by MAGA Inc., a Trump-supporting super PAC, and shared with The Associated […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Almost a year after a Missouri teen fell to his death, a 400-foot (122 meter) amusement ride was being dismantled this week in central Florida’s tourism corridor. A gigantic crane hovered Wednesday beside the towering ride in Orlando’s International Drive tourism district where 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell in March 2022. A fence […]

Hurricane Ian caused extensive damage to traffic signals across Lee County, leaving drivers frustrated and causing road congestion.

This marks the 21st year Gulfshore Business welcomes the opportunity to recognize rising stars in Southwest Florida.