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North Port Police are launching a 21st century neighborhood watch, using the security camera system Ring. Any homeowner who already has the video doorbell can enroll in the city's neighorhood portal, allowing cameras throughout... Read More.

Venice Mayor John Holic is coming out and denying reports that are making their way across social media that the downtown Beautification Project is over budget by more than a half-million dollars. The beautification... Read More.

Parts of Venice are under a boil water advisory after a water outage yesterday. The city was repairing a potable water main and needed to shut off water in the northern area of Bay... Read More.

Two lanes of traffic on 53rd Ave E. in Bradenton were closed following a fatal crash on Tuesday. Troopers say around 12:15pm an SUV went through the intersection, clipped a car and hit a... Read More.

A Florida Senate panel tasked with shaping statewide education policies advanced a sweeping school-security package on Tuesday that would make it easier for school districts to participate in a controversial "guardian" program and would... Read More.

The interim title has been removed from Cynthia Saunders as she is the new superintendent of the Manatee County School District. Board members voted 3-2 in favor of offering Saunders a contract... Read More.

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation has given a $100,000 matching grant to Venice Area Beautification to create a "Urban Forest" along the Intracoastal Waterway in Venice. The two-mile long greenway will provide for a... Read More.

Get ready for some traffic headaches in Punta Gorda starting next week. Multiple paving projects get underway starting on Tuesday the 19th and will run for the next four weeks after that. 13 different... Read More.

A circuit court judge has ruled against the city of Venice in a lawsuit in which the city was trying to enforce the payment of mitigation fees tied to annexation agreements dating back as... Read More.

A former church secretary has been charged with grand theft. Esmeralda Cruz, who was previously employed by Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, was issued the card to make purchases and pay bills for the... Read More.