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A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon near Sarasota after pointing a gun at another motorist on Interstate 75. The Florida Highway Patrol picked up Christopher Allen Banach after he waved a Smith and Wesson... Read More.

An employee of Pizza Hut who was carrying a legal firearm on him shot a man who tried to the restaurant around 11:30pm Tuesday on the 3200 block of 17th Street in Sarasota. The... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has listed a sexual offender living in Venice. 44-year-old Marin Oman, 44, was convicted in 1992 in Michigan on four counts of sexual conduct on a child under 13-years-old... Read More.

A 17-year-old released from state prison seven days ago was just arrested again by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. Jonathan Hall was arrested and charged with Armed Burglary, Possession of a Weapon by a... Read More.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is cautioning university presidents over how they spend money that legislators gave them. Scott on Wednesday sent letters to the presidents of 12 state universities regarding $120 million that was set... Read More.

Bands of feral rhesus macaque monkeys are roaming Central Florida. Last month, a video went viral of several monkeys charging at a family at Silver Springs State Park in Marion County. Scientists estimate there... Read More.

A disturbing story out of Lee County where a couple is behind bars after kidnapping and sexually assaulting a pregnant woman. Police say Manuel Escobar blacked both the eyes of the woman before telling... Read More.

Florida schools can comply with the state's new recess mandate without having to take children outside. The Florida Department of Education on Friday told school superintendents that there's nothing in a new state law that... Read More.

The man convicted back in 2015 in the 2001 killing of 19-year old Tara Sidarovich has reached a plea with federal prosecutors on an unrelated crime. 47-year old Philip Barr, who's already serving a... Read More.

9 arrests were made in a sting targeting unlicensed contractors in Sarasota County. Deputies, along with the county building department, Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud and the Florida Department of... Read More.