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Two West Michigan police chiefs are among 10 finalists to be the next police chief in Punta Gorda. M-Live reports Grand Rapids Police Department Chief David Rahinsky and Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief... Read More.

The Sarasota County Government has issued a cancellation notice for its boil water advisory.  The neighborhoods between Canal and Beach Road and Calle de la Siesta and Plaza de las Palmas, in Siesta Key, had been under... Read More.

Locally, we're essentially at full employment across Manatee and Sarasota Counties. According to data from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, unemployment in the Bradenton-Sarasota-North Port area fell to 3.3 percent in September from... Read More.

A 17-year-old student who caused multiple schools to be on lockdown in Sarasota County Thursday has been arrested on unspecified gun charges. The student, Anthony Duncan, was headed to Riverview High School when he... Read More.

The operation of the Venice Public Fishing Pier will be open during daylight hours starting tomorrow as the structure continues to be repaired, with lights set to be installed next week. There will be... Read More.

The person-of-interest in the case involving the death of an 82-year-old woman in Bradenton has now been charged with second-degree-murder. 55-year-old Misty Whiteley was picked up on Tuesday for the murder in Zelma Huddleston.... Read More.

THE PEACE RIVER BOTANICAL AND SCULPTURE GARDEN OFFICIALLY OPENS TODAY IN PUNTA GORDA. THE GARDEN FEATURES MORE THAN 35-HUNDRED PLANTS, TREES, AND BAMBOO. MORE STATUES WILL BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE.

THE ATLANTA BRAVES OFFICIALLY BROKE GROUND ON A NEW SPRING TRAINING CAMP THIS WEEK IN NORTH PORT. THE MAJOR LEAGUE DEAL IS WORTH MILLIONS. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED FOR THE 2019... Read More.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY PARKS AND NATURAL RESOURCES PERFORMED A PRESCRIBED BURN AT TIPPECANOE ENVIRONMENTAL PARK THURSDAY. IT’S AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT WILDFIRES BEFORE THEY START DURING THE DRY SEASON THIS WINTER. SEVENTY ACRES OF THE... Read More.

A STRANGER DANGER INCIDENT ON MARCO ISLAND. A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL SAYS A MAN TRIED TO LURE HER INTO HIS CAR NEAR HER SCHOOL. POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECT. HE’S DESCRIBED AS A... Read More.