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Cycling advocates descended on the Sarasota County Commission meeting yesterday, pushing for changes in the traffic pattern in Venice along Center Road. Four cyclists were hit last week by a 91-year old driver- one... Read More.

Nearly a hundred parents and residents turned out for the Sarasota County school board meeting this week, largely to discuss the district's new non-discrimination policies as it pertains to transgender students. Many parents told... Read More.

A drug bust this morning in North Port ended in the arrest of four people and the discovery of more than 150 synthetic drugs. Police went to the home on Kenwood Drive early this... Read More.

Police in Punta Gorda are asking for help in finding a man who stole tools from a boat storage facility. The man took thousands of dollars worth of equipment from the Emerald Point Condos... Read More.

A jailbird from Ohio was arrested by police in Venice earlier today. This morning, police were investigating a vehicle theft when the four suspects tried to run on foot. Three of the four were... Read More.

A Florida surgeon removed a woman's healthy kidney while she was undergoing back surgery because he believed the vital organ was a cancerous tumor. Maureen Pacheco has sued Ramon Vazquez and two other surgeons... Read More.

In another razor-thin election, Florida voters on Tuesday continued a two-decade streak of Republican dominance by electing former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis as governor over Andrew Gillum. Eight years after shocking the political establishment... Read More.

Lines at a few polling locations in Sarasota County have been steady . Much of the rush happened early this morning as people stopped by polls before heading to work. Much of the rush... Read More.

Two women were rushed to the hospital after using a broken coffee mug as a weapon during a fight in front of dozens of children at a school bus stop in North Port on... Read More.

A meeting later this afternoon will mark the first chance that the public will have to opine on Sarasota County Schools' new gender guidelines. Reaction to the non-discrimination policy has been mixed. Some say... Read More.