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Long the darling of Punta Gorda Airport, Allegiant Air has now begun more local service..flying into Sarasota/Bradenton airport. The first ever-Allegiant flight to Sarasota touched down on Wednesday morning, as the airline begins year-round... Read More.

Just one day after the Sarasota County Commission approved the first marijuana dispensary application in the county, a second application got the go-ahead. On Tuesday, Bradenton-based Trulieve got the OK for its planned location... Read More.

The primary landline phone provider in Sarasota and Manatee Counties is leaving the market. A trade publication reported on Wednesday that Frontier has hired an outside company to look into selling all of its... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has opened up registration for the Junior Law Academy Summer Camp. The camp is open to middle school students ages 11-14. The Junior Law Academy is designed to give... Read More.

Police in North Port are asking for the public's help to find a person or people they say have been firing BB and pellet guns at cars. Over the past week, multiple cars have... Read More.

One woman was injured after an SUV smashed into a Charlotte County nail salon Tuesday morning. Police were called to the salon just before noon yesterday and found a Toyota had driven directly through... Read More.

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.