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Two areas in Venice have been labeled 'no swim' areas due to a high amount of enterococcus bacteria. Beaches at Service Club Park at 1190 Harbor Drive and the Venice Fishing Pier at 1600... Read More.

Students who want to keep their math skills sharp over the summer can take part in free math boot camps at SCF's Venice campus. The free boot camps are designed to give students taking... Read More.

Fifty-one loggerhead turtle babies have been returned to the water after officials at Mote Marine Laboratory were notified of a disturbed nest on Manasota Beach. Volunteers from the Coastal Wildlife Club went out gathered... Read More.

A Venice man remains hospitalized after a near drowning in a pool at a home on Bird Bay Drive Wednesday. Police and EMS crews were called to a home in response to a 64-year... Read More.

A Punta Gorda man was sentenced to prison in Massachusetts Wednesday after he pled guilty to sexually assaulting three girls, ranging in age from 5 to 10, and of taking sexually suggestive photographs of... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office does not plan to add deputies and personnel this year, despite their budget going up by $3M. Sheriff Tom Knight told the Herald-Tribune Wednesday that nearly $1.5M of that... Read More.

Some good news for homeowners in Sarasota and Manatee Counties...those who have homeowners insurance with Citizens Property Insurance could see their annual premiums drop by more than 2 percent if the company is approved... Read More.

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The vote was 95-4 on Tuesday for Brock Long. He previously ran Alabama's Emergency Management Agency and served... Read More.

A Fort Myers man has died after a head-on collision in Charlotte County last week. 52-year old Oliver Ahn was involved in a 3-vehicle crash on June 13th at the intersection of State Road... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for allegedly beating a woman unconscious. A woman came into Venice Regional Hospital suffering from a severe head injury. Detectives learned she was taken there... Read More.