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Charles Bentley, a 56-year-old Punta Gorda resident, remains in the Charlotte County Jail with a $262,000 bond after all...
01/04/2025

Charles Bentley, a 56-year-old Punta Gorda resident, remains in the Charlotte County Jail with a $262,000 bond after allegedly sending a series of death threat emails targeting Florida Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, a Punta Gorda police officer and employees from Jewish Family and Children Services.

Charles Bentley, a 56-year-old Punta Gorda resident, remains in the Charlotte County Jail with a $262,000 bond after allegedly sending a series of death threat emails targeting Florida Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, a Punta Gorda police officer and employees from Jewish Family and Children Servic...

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ajiha Philips on New Year’s Day for using stolen credit cards at stores along S...
01/04/2025

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ajiha Philips on New Year’s Day for using stolen credit cards at stores along Six Mile Cypress.

A man who is a civil rights icon, a World War II veteran, an entrepreneur and a notable journalist is now a centenarian.
01/04/2025

A man who is a civil rights icon, a World War II veteran, an entrepreneur and a notable journalist is now a centenarian.

Authorities are still investigating the motives of a suspect who carried out the New Orleans attack.
01/04/2025

Authorities are still investigating the motives of a suspect who carried out the New Orleans attack.

Emotional tributes line the French Quarter as a community comes together to remember 14 lives lost.
01/04/2025

Emotional tributes line the French Quarter as a community comes together to remember 14 lives lost.

The small, 6-seat plane crashed into a flight school at the Naples Airport around 1 a.m. on New Year's Day.
01/04/2025

The small, 6-seat plane crashed into a flight school at the Naples Airport around 1 a.m. on New Year's Day.

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, or CROW, takes action on Captiva Island in Positively Southwest Florida.
01/04/2025

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, or CROW, takes action on Captiva Island in Positively Southwest Florida.

A bill predicted to help lower home insurance costs so far does not have support from any Florida state senators.
01/04/2025

A bill predicted to help lower home insurance costs so far does not have support from any Florida state senators.

ABC7 spoke to their former soccer coach and teammates who are still stunned the two were hurt in the New Orleans terror ...
01/04/2025

ABC7 spoke to their former soccer coach and teammates who are still stunned the two were hurt in the New Orleans terror attack.

The federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws t...
01/04/2025

The federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws to the Justice Department

Most of the U.S. holds its major primary and general elections in even-numbered years, but there are a handful of places...
01/04/2025

Most of the U.S. holds its major primary and general elections in even-numbered years, but there are a handful of places where competitive congressional, state and local-level contests will be happening in 2025.

Brazilian air force investigators collaborate with international teams to analyze data from the Azerbaijani airliner cra...
01/04/2025

Brazilian air force investigators collaborate with international teams to analyze data from the Azerbaijani airliner crash in Kazakhstan, amid claims of Russian involvement.

President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to military recipients who displayed heroism and self-sacrifice in com...
01/04/2025

President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to military recipients who displayed heroism and self-sacrifice in combat and the Medal of Valor to first responders who put their own lives at risk to save others

Tim Scott takes on a historic role as the longest-serving Black U.S. senator and committee chair
01/03/2025

Tim Scott takes on a historic role as the longest-serving Black U.S. senator and committee chair

The New Year's attack in New Orleans marks the fourth mass killing linked to perpetrators inspired by ISIS.
01/03/2025

The New Year's attack in New Orleans marks the fourth mass killing linked to perpetrators inspired by ISIS.

After being injured in what authorities are calling a terror attack that shook the City of New Orleans, a 19-year-old Fo...
01/03/2025

After being injured in what authorities are calling a terror attack that shook the City of New Orleans, a 19-year-old Fort Myers woman is speaking out for the first time.

In an extraordinary turn, a judge has set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 —...
01/03/2025

In an extraordinary turn, a judge has set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he's due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn't be jailed.

Authorities and relatives are still piecing together why Jabbar barreled through a crowd in a Ford F-150 on Bourbon Stre...
01/03/2025

Authorities and relatives are still piecing together why Jabbar barreled through a crowd in a Ford F-150 on Bourbon Street, killing 14 revelers and injuring at least 30 others.

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After narrowly being re-elected, House Speaker Mike Johnson, in his first speech to the 119th Congress, vowed to “champion” an “America first” agenda and said border security would be a top priority.

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A teacher and teen student were killed in a school shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday. The suspect, another student at the school, also died, police said.

Happy Monday! Check out today's Most Accurate Forecast RIGHT NOW! Plus, be sure to Get More on what the weather will be like this week! More in the Morning is on air now until 7 a.m. and again from 9 to 10 a.m.

Sherriff addresses Charlotte County deputy killed in the line of duty
Sherriff addresses Charlotte County deputy killed in the line of duty

Charlotte County Sheriff Prummell addresses the killing of a deputy and two active scenes.

A custodian's school community raised $9,700 to gift him a car after tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton damaged his home and vehicles.

A home in Kentucky is shining so bright it’s lighting up multiple blocks of a neighborhood. Discover the story behind this glowing holiday home and how it’s raising funds for a great cause.

Check out today's Most Accurate Forecast RIGHT NOW! Plus, be sure to Get More on what the weather will be like this week! More in the Morning is on air now until 7 a.m. and again from 9 to 10 a.m.

Check out today's Most Accurate Forecast RIGHT NOW! Plus, be sure to Get More on what the weather will be like this week! More in the Morning is on air now until 7 a.m. and again from 9 to 10 a.m.

More than 300 Santas went out on the slopes at a Maine resort for a charity event, raising $9,000 for college scholarships. Take a look at the fun sight of skiers and snowboarders. https://www.abc-7.com/article/santa-skiing-maine-river-fund/63141940

The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggled with deputies and shouted while arriving for a court appearance in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Monday that 26-year-old Luigi Mangione is a "strong person of interest" in the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week in New York City.

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