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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.

A powerful Florida state senator and Republican candidate for governor resigned Wednesday, the day after an investigation found credible evidence of sexual misconduct. Republican Sen. Jack Latvala continued to deny any wrongdoing as he announced... Read More.

The ex-Punta Gorda police officer charged in the shooting death of a woman during a citizens' academy is asking for a change of venue for his trial. Lee Coel submitted hundreds of pages of... Read More.

Three Charlotte County schools were put on lockdown Thursday, all thanks to a single 25-year old man. Police say Wade Lee Brown pulled a gun at his workplace in Fortran Drive yesterday morning, then... Read More.