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Members of the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce continue to mourn the loss of one of their own. President & CEO John Ryan passed away from a heart attack Saturday morning. Officials at the... Read More.

Long lines were spotted at the North Port Library yesterday...not for the library stocking the latest bestseller, but for people wanting specialized glasses to watch Monday's solar eclipse. More than 200 people claimed a... Read More.

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue were in town yesterday meeting with local researchers and citrus farmers. They came to discuss the citrus industry, which is reeling from greening... Read More.

A Venice woman has died after a crash in Sarasota last Thursday. 36-year old Tabitha Nicole Peters died this week after sustaining injuries in that crash. Police say she was driving south on McIntosh... Read More.

Dogs waiting for their new home at the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Animal Services department have some nicer, fancier digs. The facility on Bee Ridge Road added a bone-shaped pool for the dogs. Gone... Read More.

Allegiant Air flight attendants will be hitting the picket lines today at Punta Gorda Airport to protest the pace of federally mediated contract talks. Members of the Transport Workers Union of America will be... Read More.

A new gambling deal between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe is providing a large boost to the state's finances. State officials on Tuesday drew up new forecasts to predict how much the... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office unveiled an Interactive Learning Trailer on Saturday at a Back to School Bash held at the Tringali Center. This new tool in safety education and crime prevention was made... Read More.

The only school in the Sarasota County School District to receive a D grade from the Florida Department of Education this year angered school board members Tuesday when it presented its plan for raising... Read More.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants to change the way state legislators raise taxes or fees. Scott wants to add a constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot that would require any tax or fee hike... Read More.