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The grand opening of Venice's new public library is now less than two weeks away. A ribbon cutting celebration is set for next Saturday, the 15th. Crews are spending much of this week moving materials... Read More.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a bizarre accident scene in Port Charlotte. Yesterday morning, troopers and emergency vehicles spotted a car that was rolled over on its side near a canal near the... Read More.

A man was arrested by deputies for shooting into a room of his home during a domestic dispute in Charlotte County. Deputies responded to the scene Thursday evening looking for Nickolas Kovtuschenko, 70, who... Read More.

A man was found unconscious in a truck that hit a power pole Thursday night in Fort Myers and knocked out power to a portion of the area near Cranford and Guava Streets. Police... Read More.

A 15-year-old girl is in custody for stealing eight guns from her grandfather, whom she lives within Cape Coral. Sierra Arredondo allegedly took two semiautomatic handguns and six revolvers from her grandpa's bedroom in... Read More.

The body of a motorcyclist has been found along I-275 in Pinellas County and reports say it is a missing man from Lakewood Ranch. Highway workers found a man’s body this morning while picking... Read More.

Brightline got the green light Wednesday from the state to negotiate for land to add high-speed passenger rail service from Orlando to Tampa --- a link envisioned to eventually connect with Brightline’s existing service... Read More.

An elections complaint that was lodged against a Sarasota County School Board candidate was deemed “legally insufficient” by the Florida Elections Commission. The complaint claimed that Karen Rose violated elections law by receiving campaign... Read More.

After three years of trying, developers of the planned Murphy Oaks Development in Venice were officially shot down by the city last night. Developers were asking the city to rezone 40 acres of land... Read More.

Cold weather shelters opened last night across Sarasota County as temps fell into the 40s overnight. The Salvation Army on 10th street in Sarasota took in around 100 or so people last night. The... Read More.