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Florida's new school "guardian" program has faced reluctance from many school districts, leading Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday to propose using $57 million that's gone unspent to try to get more districts to participate.

A bicyclist was killed early Sunday morning after being struck by a car in Sarasota. It happened around 1am at U.S. 41 and Waldemere Street. Police say the bicyclist was struck while in the northbound... Read More.

Tomorrow, the Venice Planning Commission will present the site and development plan for the new Venice Public Safety Complex to the public for the first time. The more than 31,000-square foot building will also... Read More.

Three people were injured -one critically- following a weekend crash on Veterans Boulevard in Punta Gorda. Police say 45-year old Charles Caputo rear-ended a pickup at a stoplight, causing a chain reaction crash. In... Read More.

A Venice day care worker is facing child abuse charges after surveillance video captured her "aggressively handling" three toddlers. Witnesses told police they saw 26-year-old Jamie Smithmyer abusing a child at Manasota Beach Daycare... Read More.

A day care worker is facing child abuse charges after deputies say surveillance video captured her aggressively handling three toddlers. Deputies received a complaint on Tuesday about 26-year-old Jamie Smithmyer where a witness told... Read More.

A Bradenton man was sentenced to federal prison after he sold drugs near an elementary school in Bradenton. Roderick Lamar Duval, 39, was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for... Read More.

Gov. Ron DeSantis released his proposed 2019-2020 state budget earlier today. The 91.3 billion dollar spending plan is more than two percent higher than the current state budget.

Sarasota County officials are considering organizing a water quality summit. Commissioners told the Herald-Tribune the event would also serve as an opportunity to highlight steps the county has taken to ensure clean water and... Read More.

For the first time in more than a year, red tide levels across the state was spotted at “not present” to “background” concentrations. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission tested more than 100... Read More.