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A three-year-old girl drowned this morning in Sarasota. Detectives believe it looks like an accident. The sheriff's office says deputies responded to a home on Henrietta Place. They found the girl at the bottom of the pool. The... Read More.
Someone burglarized a food pantry in Englewood two weeks ago. The break-in happened at St. David's Episcopal Church. The suspects stole everything from canned goods to sleeping bags. WWSB-TV reports the pantry serves 30 homeless families in... Read More.
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has deputies looking for traffic violations in Port Charlotte next week. They look specifically for speeders on two roads: Deep Creek Boulevard, and Chamberlain Boulevard. They also enforce traffic lights more... Read More.
Allegiant Air finally has some new aircraft in its fleet. The Tampa Bay Times reports the company plans on buying 12 new Airbus 320 planes. This marks the first purchase of new aircraft in the company's... Read More.
The governor says the state has concluded that four Zika infections have likely come from mosquitoes in the Miami area. He says no mosquitoes in the state have tested positive for Zika, but one woman... Read More.
An Englewood man has received 20 years in prison for his son's death on Christmas Eve. The judge has also sentenced 31-year-old Rick Dearman to complete an anger management course and 10 years of probation. The... Read More.
The health department in Sarasota County provides free and low-cost services this coming month. The Health In Motion staff offers health screenings, some adult vaccines, tobacco cessation support, and health education. People who need follow-up care... Read More.
The National Hurricane Center now follows two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic. The newer one sits 1,700 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands. Forecasters have given it a 30 percent chance of forming into a tropical... Read More.