Wastewater Spill Reported Thursday in Venice

About 1,500 gallons of reclaimed wastewater spilled in Venice on Thursday afternoon.According to a news release from the the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, a valve on a reclaimed water line failed yesterday.City... Read More.

Sarasota & Manatee Districts Recruiting Teachers

School resumes in just a few weeks and this year both Sarasota County School District and Manatee County School District have increased their recruitment efforts for new teachers. Sarasota County School District currently has... Read More.

Sarasota Couple Arrested for Child Abuse

A Sarasota couple has been arrested for allegedly abusing a 13-year-old child by binding him to plywood and limiting the food he could eat. Frank Mckay, 41 and Adecia Johnson, 38 both of Sarasota... Read More.

A Venice Hopsital Cutting Jobs

A Venice hospital is reporting layoffs as a result of the Florida legislature doing away with the state’s certificate of need law. The law is used to require hospitals to prove there was a... Read More.

Lightning Sparks Venice House Fire

A lightning strike led to a 3-alarm house fire in Venice yesterday evening.Just after 630, crews with the Venice, Nokomis and Sarasota County Fire Departments went to a home in the 150th block... Read More.