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Sarasota Police say a driver somehow survived a freak accident yesterday. The department says it happened at Tuttle Avenue and 75th Drive. It claims the driver crashed with an FPL power pole and the car went... Read More.
Students in Sarasota County have returned to class today. The district's 42,000 kids have to go back to school. District officials want people to pay attention today to children going to where they need to go. They... Read More.
The sheriff's office continues investigating a plane crash in Venice. WWSB-TV reports a small plane crashed at the municipal airport yesterday afternoon, but this did not injure the pilot. It remains unclear whether or not the... Read More.
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has announced where its deputies more strictly enforce speed limits next week. Expect more radar guns on two stretches of road: Gasparilla Road in Port Charlotte, and South McCall Road... Read More.
Early voting for the primaries begins in Sarasota County tomorrow. If you can vote there, then you can go to any of the elections supervisor offices in Sarasota, Venice, and North Port. You can also vote... Read More.
Donald Trump has started airing ads in swing states today, but people in Southwest Florida may not see them. The ads have aired in other parts of Florida, as well as in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and... Read More.
More reports of car break-ins have popped up in Charlotte County. The sheriff's office has issued a new warning for people to lock their vehicles. Skip Conroy in the office says the incidents look like "crimes... Read More.
The state health department has confirmed an eighth resident in Lee County has Zika. It ranks among the 18 new travel-related cases around the state. Another two locally acquired cases have surfaced, like the results of... Read More.