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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.

No one was injured after a major house fire in Englewood on Sunday morning. The two-alarm fire brought out crews from both the Englewood Fire Department and the Sarasota County Fire Department. Early yesterday,... Read More.

A small banner plane crashed into a building along a Florida beach Friday, killing the pilot in a heavily trafficked tourist area. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Stephan Gollan told reporters the plane... Read More.

Police arrested a man Thursday evening who was in possession of over 111 grams of methamphetamine. Matthew K. Ruark, of Holiday, FL. was stopped by police at a traffic stop after being observed... Read More.

Three weeks from Sunday, the Atlanta Braves' new Spring Training home in North Port will open its doors for the first time. As baseball's preseason gets in full swing, county officials said in an... Read More.

Early voting starts Monday in Longboat Key as well as in North Port's Holiday Park area. In Longboat Key, voters will decide whether or not to extend commissioners' terms from 2-3 years. Part of the... Read More.

Details remain scarce, but police in North Port remain on the hunt this morning for the person behind a stabbing. Officers were called to a home near Ariton Road and Kenvil Drive around 915... Read More.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pleaded not guilty to two counts of misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution in a Florida case, according to court documents released Thursday. Kraft’s attorney Jack Goldberger filed the... Read More.