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Sarasota County will test out its CodeRed system tomorrow. The system is set up to alert residents to receive calls, emails, and text messages when an emergency is in the area. The alerts include... Read More.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is defending his budget vetoes, which set a modern-day record. Scott late last week vetoed nearly $11.9 billion from the new state budget as a part of a budget deal he... Read More.

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.