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A new train-themed playground at Legacy Park in Venice opened this week. The park is located at 395 E. Venice Ave., and includes a shaded playground structure, climbing apparatus, cornhole equipment and swings.  The new... Read More.

Siesta Key attorney Margaret Good has won the Democratic primary for the 72nd District House seat. She'll face off against a pair of challengers in the Feb. 13 general election. Republican James Buchanan and... Read More.

A body found off Egmont Key is not that of a missing boater from Cortez, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife officials. The body found is a white man about 60-years-old and was fund... Read More.

A discrimination suit has been filed against the school district by a woman who has accused Sarasota County School District Superintendent Todd Bowden of sexual harassment. Booker High School Assistant Principal Lyna Jimenez-Ruiz filed... Read More.

Hurricane Irma has caused more than $6 billion in damage claims for more than 850 thousand property owners. That numbers includes over 25 thousand in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties. Several thousand claims have... Read More.

A push to expand gun rights in Florida appears doomed for another year after a state Senate panel on Tuesday voted down three separate gun bills. The vote means it is unlikely the Senate... Read More.

A North Port woman is facing drunk driving charges in suburban Chicago after an arrest early on Sunday morning. Police in Riverside, Illinois say they pulled over 27-year old Monika Anna Sieczka after seeing... Read More.

Local State Senator Greg Steube is asking the public whether they would prefer to have Florida stay with time changes or stay in Standard Time year-round. Stuebe filed Senate Bill 858, one that would... Read More.

The city of North Port has been named the second-safest city in Florida, that according to SafeHome.org. The wesbsite looked at a variety of factors, including the number and types of crimes committed, police... Read More.

The North Port Police Department arrested a man who was passed out in his vehicle with a child in the car. 34-year-old Hassan Youssef was charged with child neglect and arrested on a $10,000... Read More.