National News

A new bipartisan bill to change the tax code would require the IRS to be specific about accounting errors on Americans' tax returns and provide a computation of what the agency believes is the correct amount of tax owed.
1 hour 36 min ago

An effort to force TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the social media app or face a ban in the U.S. was gaining steam in Congress on Thursday, with the House of Representatives setting a vote for Saturday and a key Senate Democrat voicing support for the move.
1 hour 39 min ago

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday told Jewish leaders that the bureau is on alert for potential threats against Jews before the start of Passover next week.
2 hours 33 min ago

Former Vice President Mike Pence warned Thursday that Russia will force a war with NATO - and, by extension, the United States - if Russian President Vladimir Putin is successful in defeating Ukraine.
3 hours 8 min ago

Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, David Spero, Betts' manager of 20 years, confirmed.
3 hours 26 min ago

House Republican leaders are considering using debate over a $95 billion foreign aid package to add language that would raise the threshold required to vacate the speakership, Punchbowl News reported.
3 hours 48 min ago

Senate Democrats on Wednesday quickly voted to dismiss the articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, prompting outrage among Republicans who predicted that the party "will pay a heavy price" for the decision The Washington Examiner...
4 hours 5 min ago

As its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers has eroded over the years, Iran has expanded and accelerated its nuclear program, reducing the time it would need to build a nuclear bomb if it chose to, though it denies wanting to.
4 hours 6 min ago

With a vote by the House of Representatives now likely to be held on Saturday, Republican House members insisted to Newsmax that the long-debated U.S. aid package to Ukraine should pass resoundingly.
4 hours 17 min ago

Donald Trump Jr. roasted House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on social media Thursday after Johnson's about-face on moving forward with a foreign-aid package without U.S. border security included.
4 hours 49 min ago

WFLA Local News

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) — David Bunn, 37, of North Port is being held without bond in the Sarasota County Jail, accused of kidnapping, drugging, and sexually battering a teenage girl.

North Port police said Bunn met the victim through social media and used the ridesharing service Lyft...

22 hours 13 min ago

Video above from March 6, 2024: Former Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler avoids video voyeurism charge

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- A Sarasota judge on Friday denied a request by local media outlets to release records pertaining to the Christian Ziegler...

1 day 23 hours ago

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — City commissioners voted unanimously Monday to move forward with the more than $7 million purchase of two pieces of prime real estate in the center of the downtown core. The plan is to transform the two properties along First Street into affordable workforce housing....

2 days 22 hours ago

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Sarasota County is looking forward to a "Fresh Start with a Cart."

The solid waste department is making changes to its trash collection service.

The county is ending its contract with Waste Management and moving forward with two new trash...

3 days 2 hours ago

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — As the violence in the Middle East continues to escalate, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in downtown Sarasota for a demonstration demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

In the heart of Sarasota, voices are rising together with those impacted by the conflict between...

4 days 17 hours ago

VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — A 911 call was recently released after a...

6 days 7 hours ago

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A popular Sarasota café is closing its doors after 10 years.

The Cafe in the Park in downtown Sarasota's Payne Park will permanently close on Friday, April 26, the restaurant announced on Facebook.

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6 days 9 hours ago

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A North Port man is accused of drugging and sexually battering a teenager, not allowing her to leave his home, according to police.

North Port police said David Bunn, 37, met the victim through social media and used a ride-sharing service to take her to...

6 days 21 hours ago

Video above: Nearly 8-foot-long gator removed from Venice home

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) -- As...

1 week 20 hours ago

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) -- The affordable housing crisis is impacting families all across the Tampa Bay area.

In the City of Sarasota, commissioners have taken measures to incentivize developers to build more affordable and attainable housing such as density and height bonuses. However...

1 week 22 hours ago

WGAL

There are six candidates running for the chance to face off against U.S. Rep. Scott Perry in the general election.

1 hour 16 min ago

Iran's attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative action in Congress, uniting lawmakers against the country even as the risk of a larger regional war looms.

1 hour 17 min ago

AJ Simon, a draft prospect at the University of Albany, died at the age of 25 this week.

1 hour 40 min ago

The Sundance Film Festival may not always call Park City, Utah, home. The Sundance Institute has started to explore the possibility of other U.S. locations to host the independent film festival starting in 2027.

1 hour 52 min ago

The majority of the highly contaminated imports were strawberries, typically the frozen variety, the report said.

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Crews were called to a two-vehicle crash around 1:30 p.m.

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The vehicle collided with a telephone pole around 3 a.m.

2 hours 18 min ago

The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings.

2 hours 19 min ago

Highlighting disparities in Black maternal health

2 hours 39 min ago

A Google Drive link allegedly containing 17 tracks that are purportedly from Taylor Swift's eagerly awaited "The Tortured Poets Department" album has been making the rounds on the internet.

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