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Florida drivers get ready for the operation safe DRIVE from Florida Highway Patrol. Operation Safe DRIVE stands for Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement. This program wants to decrease commercial and non-commercial motor vehicle crashes.... Read More.

On Monday, 44-year-old Bernardo Baptist’s car broke down at Harborview and Tamiami Trail around 1 p.m. Deputies say they saw the vehicle in the road with the hazard lights on and began to help.... Read More.

Sarasota and Charlotte Counties are working out an agreement for staffing and security at shelters in the event of an evacuation. County leaders are hammering out details of a pair of agreements- one, to... Read More.

A Sarasota man already wanted in Charlotte County has been arrested and charged with possession of meth. According to police in DeSoto County, Alvin Estes was arrested over the weekend following a traffic stop.... Read More.

We're learning more about what was a massive car break-in spree around the Kenvil Drive area of North Port over the weekend. In all, police say more than 100 cars at 56 homes had... Read More.

The man accused of stabbing a 78-year-old mother to death in Naples in January, is now in the Collier County jail. Investigators arrested Thomas Evans, 35, in Houston County Georgia for France Axley's... Read More.

Manatee County has named their first female administrator and she takes office at the beginning of women’s history month. On Friday Cheri Coryea became the Deputy County Administrator and was unanimously approved by Manatee... Read More.

Over the past decade, teams from California, Florida or Texas have competed in more than half the championship series in the four major professional sports — including every NBA final. But yet sports gambling... Read More.

Punta Gorda has been ranked as the 10th safest city in Florida, Venice the 12th safest by the National Council for Home Safety and Security. The group looked at a number of factors in... Read More.

Four teenagers are in police custody after they allegedly broke into more than 40 cars in North Port. On Saturday, police got dozens of calls about car break-ins around Kenvil Drive. After setting up... Read More.