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Punta Gorda Airport is getting a new tenant- charter company Exec Air. The Naples-based carrier will offer scheduled service between Punta Gorda and both Fort Myers and Naples. Tickets are on sale now for... Read More.

A small plane headed to Key West for the Christmas holiday crashed Sunday at the end of a runway at a Florida airport, killing five people, authorities said. The twin-engine Cessna 340 crashed shortly... Read More.

The owner of Jetty Jack’s, the snack bar at the South Jetty that’s replacing Anita’s Sandcastle, hopes to be open for business next month. Chris Johnson told the Herald-Tribune he got all the necessary... Read More.

Unemployment inched up in Southwest Florida last month but remains well below last year’s levels. The jobless rate in the Sarasota-Manatee metro area rose from 3.2 percent in October to 3.4 percent in November,... Read More.

A person with a stolen car tried to register the vehicle in Manatee County before an employee realized the problem. The North River Branch was where the event took place when a customer tried... Read More.

The search for Jabez Spann continues and now the reward will pay $50 thousand for information about the missing Sarasota teenager. The FBI has jumped its portion to $44 thousand, while the Florida Department... Read More.

Even though unemployment numbers were slightly up in Southwest Florida in November, there are many more people working compared to the month last year. The number jumped from 3.2 to 3.4 in the Manatee-Sarasota... Read More.

A man who was convicted of sexually abusing a family member for roughly five years has been sentenced to life in prison. 56-year-old Lawrence Porath of Sarasota was found guilty of the abuse against... Read More.

The Venice American Legion Post 159 is donating all the proceeds from its annual Veterans Golf Open to State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. The money will be used for $1,000 scholarships for veterans looking... Read More.

A Venice man was killed Wednesday when his minivan crashed in southern Oregon. Oregon State Police say 46-year old Benjamin Saxby's Kia van left the roadway and rolled down a steep embankment. Police say... Read More.