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A worker's lunch break was cut short Monday after the tractor he was operating burst into flames. Officials with the Venice Fire Department were called to the intersection of Jacaranda Blvd and Border Road... Read More.

What was supposed to be a one-hour campaign stop for Gov. Rick Scott turned into just 10 minutes at a Venice restaurant yesterday afternoon. Dozens of protesters turned up, upset with the governor's response... Read More.

Bat droppings are being blamed for causing breathing problems that made 13 workers ill at a Florida courthouse. The Lakeland Ledger reports that workers at the Hardee County Courthouse on Thursday complained of coughing,... Read More.

Deputies are investigating after a man held up a Sarasota bank earlier today. It happened at the Liberty Savings Bank on Stickney Point Road around 10am. Deputies say the man came in and handed the... Read More.

A 65-year old North Port man faces murder charges in connection with the shooting death of his neighbor. Police were called to the 3500 block of Erie Court on Friday and found 62-year-old Carl... Read More.

Three people were able to escape uninjured from a house fire in Port Charlotte on Saturday morning. Fire crews were called to a home on Mineral Avenue around 10am Saturday. Charlotte County Officials say... Read More.

Gov. Rick Scott is in town today for a campaign visit at a Venice restaurant. The Republican Party of Sarasota is hosting a meet and greet with Scott at Mojo's Real Cuban restaurant in... Read More.

Target plans to hire more than 120,000 people for the busy holiday shopping season, a 20 percent increase from last year.The retailer says the temporary hires will stock store shelves and check people out... Read More.

Amid a national debate about how colleges and universities should handle allegations of sexual misconduct, a federal appeals court Thursday upheld a decision by Valencia College to suspend a student for a year after... Read More.

Each week the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Trafficc Unit focuses on the top crash locations for the county in an effort to encourage driver to stay alert annd drive safely in those areas.....These top... Read More.