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The Sarasota Co. Department of Elections is hiring...Elections Supervisor Ron Turner told ABC-7 he needs to hire dozens of paid workers to staff all 99 precincts for the August 28th primary and again in... Read More.

If fundraising is any indication, US Rep Vern Buchanan will have a tough race on his hands come November. Siesta Key Democrat David Shapiro announced this week that his congressional campaign raised just over... Read More.

A Charlotte County corrections officer and North Port resident was arrested over the weekend on DUI charges. James Bates, who is a sergeant at Charlotte Correctional Institution, was pulled over after running a stop... Read More.

Red tide has been a persistent problem along much of the southwest Florida coast this winter, and the problem seems to be extending into spring. A new outbreak has led to fishkills being reported... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight and School Board member Eric Robinson were found to be conspiring to undermine superintendent Todd Bowden, according to text messages obtained by the Herald-Tribune. The messages were trying to force... Read More.

The state of Florida is joining in a lawsuit against big pharma for their role in the opioid epidemic. The city of Sarasota recently joined Manatee County and other municipalities nationwide by filing a... Read More.

Police in North Port are looking for a man they say shoplifted from Walmart before speeding off on a motorcycle. Store security alerted police to the man stealing goods- when security officers tried to... Read More.

Officials with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office are looking for a man and a woman in connection with a shooting at the Punta Gorda boat ramp. Police say the shooting happened around 1:20 Friday... Read More.

A staple in Venice and a company synonymous with media ratings is laying off over 700 workers. Part of the layoffs for Nielsen Media Research Inc. include nearly 400 workers in North Venice in... Read More.

A new Florida law passed down from the Supreme Court says a jury has to be unanimous in recommending a death sentence. Because of that, the man who was convicted in the kidnapping, rape... Read More.