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The Sarasota County School Board voted on Thursday to put one off-duty officer or deputy at every elementary school, for the rest of this school year. The School District's Chief Operating Officer says there... Read More.

North Port's assistant police chief has been placed on administrative leave as of Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Mike Pelfrey has had a complaint filed against him, according to the city spokesman. Pelfrey has been... Read More.

A BOLO alert, which means Be On The Lookout, has been issued by the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office for a missing boater who may be endangered. Law enforcement has said that 41-year-old Benjamin Hartman... Read More.

Gov. Scott has ordered the Florida Highway Patrol to dispatch eight troopers at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School starting today (Thursday). A number of issues have come up at the school recently. The suspect's... Read More.

An employee of a Venice waste disposal company has filed a complaint with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and the Sarasota County Commission after he claims sheriff's deputies "trained their guns on him" after... Read More.

The Lemon Bay Historical Society is hosting the first public presentation on a huge archaeological find off Manasota Key. It'll be in Englewood on Tuesday at 7pm at Englewood United Methodist Church. The site,... Read More.

Sarasota and Manatee Counties remain one of the more expensive places to live in Florida. A new study out this week by the Economic Policy Institute finds that to live 'comfortably' in the area,... Read More.

A 23-year old Charlotte County man has been arrested after police say he was hiding in a women's bathroom taking pictures. A manager at the Publix on South McCall Road allegedly caught Erik Allen... Read More.

Voters in both Sarasota and Manatee Counties yesterday decided to pass their respective school board referenda. Sarasota County voters overwhelmingly said 'yes' to continue their one-mil tax that has been in place since 2002.... Read More.

A tip from an inmate led Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies to arrest three people over the weekend on charges of human trafficking and drug possession. The tip led police to a Sarasota hotel, where... Read More.