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Gas prices jumped up in Florida over the past week. AAA released a study on Monday which showed gas prices went up seven cents in the past week. Prices at the pump statewide now average... Read More.

A pair of Medicare Advantage Insurers will pay roughly $32 million as part of a lawsuit claiming they falsely diagnosed patients in order to bill the government for their services. The eight-year-old suit was... Read More.

A $20,000 reward is being offered for information that may help find a missing 12-year-old Florida girl. Naomi Jones disappeared Wednesday afternoon. Naomi is African-American with black hair and pink streaks. She was last... Read More.

The Southwest Florida Management District has released its watering schedule that will affect residents in several counties, including Sarasota and Charlotte. Watering is allowed before 8 a.m. or after 6 p.m and the following... Read More.

Officials in Manatee and Sarasota Counties are warning residents to be wary of e-mails they receive summoning them to court. Angelina Colonneso, the Manatee County Clerk of Court, said the e-mails are designed to look... Read More.

An elderly Venice woman is dead after a bizarre crash in the parking lot of the Englewood Wal-Mart on Thursday night. Police say 84-year old Doris Bohan was in a parking spot when she... Read More.

The Venice Police Department has identified the man found deceased at the South Jetty Thursday night as 49-year-old David Paul Marchione, While officers responded to the scene around 8 p.m., dispatch advised that the... Read More.

Some school districts across the country call it the Single Point of Entry. Venice Middle School will soon go under changes aimed at keeping everyone on campus safe from intruders during normal hours. Walls... Read More.

Some coastal residents always put off emergency preparations until storm clouds loom on the horizon. The National Hurricane Center is going to try giving those people a deadline this year, issuing experimental advisories showing... Read More.

More than a dozen no-cost health screenings will be available to Sarasota County residents this month. The state health department's Health in Motion staff will provide the screenings. Even if you're without insurance, registered... Read More.