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The Sarasota County School Board took the first official steps toward establishing their own police department Tuesday night. The board, by a 3-2 vote, approved a variety of new job descriptions including two key leadership... Read More.

Democrats and Republicans alike are coming together to ask the Sarasota County School District to change a police involving political activity on school grounds. The main sticking point is the annual Freedom Festival at... Read More.

Two businesses in Charlotte County were cited after clerks unknowingly sold alcohol to minors that were working with the sheriff's office. The Juvenile Unit went out on Saturday to seven area stores for an... Read More.

A fire ripped through a North Port home early Monday morning, leaving it in ashes. Fire crews were called to the home in the 4800 block of Weatherton St. around 2 a.m. Monday morning.... Read More.

A fight that happened in the early morning hours inside a North Port home was a justifiable homicide, according to North Port police. Officials say 44-year old Matt Mullins and 41-year old James Senra... Read More.

More than nine months after Hurricane Irma rolled through, a lot with more than 30 unclaimed and damaged boats has finally been cleared away in Charlotte County. Those boats were dumped in an empty... Read More.

A Charlotte County sheriff's deputy was found to have resigned over suspicion that he was tampering with his own drug tests. Back on March 9, Deputy Justin Treworgy took a random test, but needed... Read More.

A 40-year old man has been arrested after he tried to sell a stolen Bluetooth motorcycle helmet on Facebook. The victim told police that he had parked his bike near the front door of... Read More.

A once-popular scam has resurfaced in Charlotte County, known as a virtual kidnapping. Residents reported multiple incidents to the sheriff's office last week. The scam works something like this: a caller tells you that... Read More.

The Manatee County sheriff's office has a warning for you. Acccording to ABC-7 Deputies say to lock your cars. Three communities in Bradenton have seen a high amount of car burglaries within days. ... Read More.