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Just seven months after Sarasota city commissioners unanimously passed a temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, that same city council has now approved them within the city limits. Nearly 18 months ago, the city... Read More.

Arson is suspected in three house fires in Port Charlotte early Tuesday morning. Two of the homes on Esplanade Street were under construction, the other at Lorette Avenue and Atwater Street was abandoned. That... Read More.

Sarasota City Commissioners have voted to join a federal multi-district lawsuit against the manufacturers and distributors of opioids. Bill Robertson, attorney for Kirk Pinkerton, will work on contingency in filing the suit in Tampa Federal... Read More.

One man was taken into custody by Punta Gorda police after he seemingly intentionally got himself arrested in order to get a place to stay- that is to say, jail. Police officials say an... Read More.

Members of the Juvenile Unit of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office teamed up for an enforcement sweep targeting the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors. The operation included compliance checks on seven businesses... Read More.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be in Tampa Wednesday to talk about the opioid epidemic. Sessions will address the issues at the U.S. Attorney's Office. Gov. Rick Scott and numerus lawmakers continue to... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies and Venice Police responded to a call of a crashed vehicle at Albee Farm Road and Laurel Road Tuesday morning. Someone from the vehicle, which was stolen, ran into... Read More.

Gas prices across Southwest Florida jumped another 8 cents over the week. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the area was $2.59 on Monday, up from $2.51 a week ago... Read More.

Both the North Port Police Department and Sarasota County Sheriff's Office are asking the public for any information they have in the death of Trent Bartol-Thomas. Crews were out in a pond along Biscayne... Read More.

A report says 35 manatees across Florida have died as a result of cold stress syndrome in January. The Bradenton Herald reports the deaths between Jan. 1 and Jan. 26 were tallied in a preliminary... Read More.