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It appears a 72-year-old Sarasota man was drunk when he crashed his scooter and died from the accident. The accident happened Monday evening around eight when Robert Boggs was riding when his scooter hit... Read More.

The Food and Drug administration has decided to approve the first drug with a chip inside the pill to track the ingestion to be sure that certain patients are taking the correct medication. The... Read More.

Grumblings cane be heard in the West Villages because of a possible address change that would give residents a North Port mailing address rather than the current Venice address. A petition against the idea... Read More.

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced that it mobilized and transported 1,000 power line poles to Port Canaveral and then to Puerto Rico to assist with the rebuilding of the electrical grid... Read More.

Investigators have released new details into a road rage incident that ended in gunfire in Sarasota last week. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office investigators say 75-year-old Stephen B. Fernald of Sarasota fired his gun, hitting... Read More.

A North Port man will not be charged after a Largo man was killed in a crash Monday morning. Police say the crash happened along Gulf Boulevard in Treasure Island when Gary Orsley failed... Read More.

Gas prices spiked by 18 cents in Southwest Florida early last week before finally plateauing over the weekend. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice market was $2.51, 18 cents... Read More.

A 13-year-old Naples boy is dead and a man believed to be responsible is in jail. A Collier County Sheriff's deputy pulled over a vehicle described by a witness that was involved in the... Read More.

A meeting that could affects residents of Venice regarding impact fees for police and fire fees is scheduled for tomorrow. The fees would come from new construction only and require notice of 90 days... Read More.

Two bodies were recovered after their airboat flipped on a Florida river. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation received a call around 5pm Sunday that a boat was sinking in the St. Johns River... Read More.