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Sample ballots for the Aug. 28 primary election are now available online. Voters can head to SarasotaVotes.com, choose the “Precinct Finder” icon at the top of the home page and follow the instructions to... Read More.

A 20-month-old who was reported missing from her home in North Port is dead after being found in a canal a half mile away. Police say Ava Perry was playing with an older, toddler... Read More.

A southwest Florida lawyer is asking a court to remove a victims’ rights proposal from this year’s ballot. Criminal defense attorney Lee Hollander filed the lawsuit last week in a Leon County court. Hollander’s lawsuit... Read More.

Business remains steady in downtown Venice, one week after a major road project shut down the eastbound traffic along Venice Avenue. City Engineer Kathleen Weeden told ABC-7 the businesses in downtown requested to have... Read More.

The way county commissioners are elected in Sarasota County could be changing under a proposed ballot initiative. Currently, voters only elect at-large commissioners, meaning voters choose all five seats regardless of district. Under a... Read More.

North Port will -finally- officially have a new police chief as of tomorrow night. That's when a swearing in ceremony is set for Todd Garrison. The 45-year old had been a captain and district... Read More.

The Sarasota County Commission yesterday passed by a 4-1 vote a special exception for a 32,000-square-foot car dealership. That dealership, according to the Herald-Tribune, would be built at the northeast section of the Jacaranda... Read More.

Residents at one North Port senior living community say they feel trapped inside their buildings because of elevators that have been broken for days at a time. Some of the residents told ABC-7 it... Read More.

The Sarasota County Commission is getting set to hear from area residents before they try and impose a ban on recreational marijuana. The state hasn't even legalized it yet, but at Commissioner Mike Moran’s... Read More.

The only air carrier at Punta Gorda Airport is in the midst of a potential pilot walkout. Pilots working for Allegiant Air yesterday voted to authorize a strike as negotiations continue between the union... Read More.