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An inmate who was found unresponsive in a jail cell at the Sarsaota County Jail has died. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reports that deputies found  34-year-old Julio Cesar Santos-Rodriguez just before 5:30 a.m.... Read More.

Deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on drug trafficking charges Tuesday, just 12 days after his previous arrest on similar charges. On September 21, a deputy with the Street Crimes... Read More.

Apartment rents are still on the rise in Southwest Florida, but in some cities the increases are smaller than Florida and U.S. averages. The median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Sarasota was $1,380... Read More.

Debris pickup will not stop anytime soon in Sarasota County. According to Scott Montgomery, the Emergency Management Sections Chief for Sarasota County, they plan to pick up more than a quarter-million cubic yards of... Read More.

Thieves struck Caddy Carts in North Port Monday night. Police say the robbers cut the fence, raised the top bar up, and drove six carts right off the lot. North Port police say they... Read More.

Three people are dead after what police believe was a murder-suicide in Nokomis. Police were called to a home in the 400 block of Kenwood Avenue after 11 Monday night after neighbors reported hearing... Read More.

Several areas in Venice will be affected by a concrete removal and replacement that is scheduled to start Monday, Oct. 9th. The removal of the asphalt and the subsequent install of the new asphalt... Read More.

Two Port Charlotte residents are dead after a motorcycle tried to take a curve too fast. The crash happened Saturday night on Kings Highway south of Westchester Boulevard around 11:30 p.m. Police say the... Read More.

Senator Marco Rubio will be in the area this week, meeting with employees at PGT Custom Windows + Doors, a subsidiary of Venice-based PGT Innovations. Rubio and his staff will be meeting with employees... Read More.

Sarasota County is coming under fire after it was revealed they spent more than $130,000 to feed its staff during Hurricane Irma- more than $120,000 more than it cost Manatee County. The reason? Back... Read More.