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Deputies say a man who called 911 later died inside his home in Venice due to a house fire. Sarasota County Deputies are currently conducting a death investigation that happened around 7:00 Friday morning,... Read More.

A Venice man is behind bars, facing child pornography charges. Police say 40-year old Jonathan Ricca downloaded files near his home in the 1800 block of Mesic Hammock Way in Venice. After police linked... Read More.

A developer is said to be working with both the city of Venice and the FAA to potentially build a hotel, restaurant and medical offices on property owned by the Venice Municipal Airport. According... Read More.

North Port Police said on Thursday that a registered sexual predator is on the run following a warrant for his arrest in Charlotte County. 41-year old Timothy Rice is facing charges after a number... Read More.

A man wanted for the 2013 murder of a 30-year-old Bradenton woman has been charged with second degree murder after being extradited from Colombia to Manatee County. Deputies say Jazmin Catano was found shot... Read More.

Fire crews in North Port responded quickly after a car crashed into a building early this morning. The car crashed into the North Port Commons at Tamiami Trail. The City of North Port... Read More.

An Englewood man has been arrested in connection with a domestic violence attack last week. Police arrested 35-year-old Christopher Cooper after he allegedly assaulted one person at Tringali Center last Thursday. On Tuesday, police... Read More.

Members of what has been deemed a hate group claim that they worked with Sarasota state Sen. Joe Gruters to craft an immigration enforcement legislation bill. The Southern Poverty Law Center has the Federation... Read More.

Just one day after the city of Venice lost a court battle against a home developer, that same developer- Neal Communities- announced it's purchased 450 acres off Fruitville Road and Lorraine Road in Sarasota... Read More.

The Florida House Appropriations Committee has approved an $89.9 billion state budget for next year that is lower than spending proposals by the Senate and Gov. Ron DeSantis. The committee approved the spending blueprint... Read More.