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A Sarasota woman is behind bars for leaving a youngster in a locked vehicle with a man who had passed out from drinking too much. Deputies arrested him for DUI. A passer-by saw the... Read More.

An Englewood man is dead following a motorcycle crash yesterday. Highway patrol troopers say Henry Kirsten died in the crash at State Road 776 and Regina Drive. According to a crash report, Kirsten had... Read More.

(PORT CHARLOTTE) Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies arrested a juvenile Port Charlotte boy for breaking into and vandalizing a portable classroom at The Academy School, 18300 Cochran Boulevard, Port Charlotte, Feb. 24. Charged with Burglary,... Read More.

Gas prices rose again last week. Jessica Brady with Tampa-based AAA South says tensions in the Middle East and a strengthening dollar continue to put pressure on the price at the pump despite... Read More.

A Sarasota woman has bonded out of jail after deputies arrested her for prescription drug fraud. Deputies say Kelly Braunstein turned herself in to face charges she had written prescriptions for pain meds and... Read More.

Was it intentional or an accident? That's what the Sarasota County Sheriff's department is trying to figure out. They're looking for a small white SUV which they said at the time several men in... Read More.

Authorities say a man crashed into Rotunda canal this morning. Darrell Moody has the story...

Sarasota County deputies bust a high school teacher for selling. Venice High School teacher, 27 year old Megan Boone was arrested for and charged with selling prescription drugs in a parking lot last Friday. ... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has automated the process of fingerprint-based criminal history requests. Wendy Rose with the sheriff's office says the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is making the change mandatory April... Read More.

A Port Charlotte landscaping business owner has been arrested, after deputies say he dumped 210 yards of landscape debris on four vacant lots. Johnny Martin Brown was arrested yesterday after deputies were tipped to a... Read More.