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By a contentious 3-2 vote, Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Todd Bowden was given a new, four-year contract last night by the county school board. The new contract, which was drafted by board chair Jane... Read More.

A North Port couple are facing charges after they allegedly started their own dental practice and ran it out of their garage withouth a license. 48-year old Enrique Gravier and 47-year old Adriana Hoyos... Read More.

Nearly 2,000 redfish will be released in waters off the Suncoast this morning. It's part of a larger effort to replenish the population, which was decimated by the red tide outbreak. The Coastal Conservation... Read More.

A push to put more money in your pockets. A petition drive right now would put a $15 minimum wage on the ballot in Florida next year. Our state’s current minimum wage is $8.46... Read More.

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper died after taking part in a training exercise in Fort Myers Tuesday. FHP Master Sergeant Daniel Hinton was rushed to Gulf Coast Hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during... Read More.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to delay an ambitious overhaul of the state-employee health insurance program. As part of his proposed $91.3 billion budget for the upcoming year, the new governor called for delaying changes... Read More.

The city of Punta Gorda this month received the first round of reimbursement money from FEMA for repairs in the wake of Hurricane Irma. The money received this month totaled around $232,000. That's 90... Read More.

The Sarasota Co. School Board's infighting is once again rearing its head. This time, it's over a potential contract extension for Superintendent Todd Bowden. Board Chair Jane Goodwin has drafted a proposal that would... Read More.

A Florida man has been charged with pointing a laser at a law enforcement helicopter. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office helicopter was monitoring a fire in Clearwater early Sunday when its crew spotted the... Read More.

It took several weeks, but police in North Port say they caught up with a motorcyclist who taunted officers. Friday, police arrested 25-year-old Luis Camacho. Police say they managed to track Camacho down and... Read More.