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Florida State has suspended operation of all fraternities and sororities on campus after the death of a 20-year-old was killed during an off-campus party Friday. Authorities are investigating if alcohol was a factor, but... Read More.

Sarasota state Sen. Greg Steube is taking aim at tree ordinances in the Legislature, saying rules limiting the trimming and removal of trees infringe on property rights. Steube’s bill would prohibit local governments from... Read More.

A North Port man wanted by police in connection with a hit and run crash along US-41 over the weekend in Ruskin has been arrested. Manatee County deputies arrested 30-year old Lee Lyman Bassett... Read More.

A Florida senator accused by six women of groping or making demeaning comments about their bodies was removed from his powerful position as budget chairman on Monday. Republican Sen. Jack Latvala is also a candidate... Read More.

The Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was present at background to low concentrations over the past week. In Southwest Florida, K. brevis was observed at background to very low concentrations in three samples... Read More.

Police and rescue crews were called out to the scene of a boat crash in the Intracoastal Waterway in Venice yesterday afternoon. Police say two men were piloting the boat when the driver beached... Read More.

A man was ejected from his vehicle as part of a two-car crash in Venice Sunday. U.S. 41 was closed between Gulf Coast Blvd. and Laurel Avenue after two cars traveling northbound crashed and... Read More.

The Florida House of Representatives will take up a bill that allows public school students to transfer to other public schools or receive private school scholarships if they are bullied or harassed. The House... Read More.

Police are searching for a North Port man that they are calling a habitual traffic offender. Officials say 30-year old Lee Lyman Bassett was driving a Ford pickup northbound on US-41 around 11 Friday... Read More.

Health department officials issued a warning late Friday that there is increased mosquito-borne disease activity in Sarasota County. Several sentinel chicken flocks have tested positive for West Nile virus infection, highlighting that the risk of... Read More.