Weekend DUI Arrests Announced
Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Cameron says 11 drivers were arrested over the weekend for Driving Under the Influence of alcohol or drugs and spent a night in the Charlotte County Jail. Of the 11... Read More.
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Venice Couple Charged with Child Neglect
Venice police have arrested a couple on felony child neglect charges after finding found five children under their care living in filth and without supervision except by a 10-year-old girl who was watching over... Read More.
Sun Coast Unemployment Falls
Unemployment in the Sun Coast has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year. New reports today show unemployment was just under eleven percent in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area. That's a slight... Read More.
Stabbing At NP Half-way House
A stabbing at a halfway house in Punta Gorda has landed one man in the hospital and his roommate in jail. Police say 39-year-old David Stupp, a resident of the Renaissance Manor halfway house... Read More.
Sarasota County Leads SW FLA In Prop Taxes
If you feel like you're paying higher property taxes than folks in other areas of Florida, you may be right. A new study by a non-profit group called Florida TaxWatch reveals that property taxes... Read More.
State Water Board Pushes Prop 2
The effects of the drought in the Concho Valley and elsewhere are prompting officials to plan a major new program fore developing water resources. The Texas Water Development Board will ask voters next month... Read More.
New Budget Process for Manatee Co. Schools
Manatee County School District will use a new budget development process. Superintendent Tim McGonegal said Saturday it will make sure the School Board has more information sooner in the budget process. The process, which... Read More.
Englewood Man Dies in Sunday Motorcycle Crash
An Englewood man is dead after a driver pulled in to his lane as he was riding a motorcycle yesterday. 65-year old Robert Schneider was airlifted from the scene on US 41 near Baywood... Read More.
Man Charged in Rommate Stabbing
A Warm Mineral Springs man is facing charges for allegedly stabbing his roommate.
Sarasota County Sheriff's officials said 39 year old David C Stupp was arrested on Friday in what they call the "unprovoked" attack... Read More.
Quick-Thinking Employee Thwarts Theft
Police on the hunt for a man who tried to rob a check cashing store but was tricked by a quick-thinking employee. Reports say the man accosted the employee as she was about to... Read More.