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Manatee County is looking for volunteers to be on stand-by this hurricane season. Through a partnership with the American Red Cross of Southwest Florida, Manatee County's Emergency Management Division will host two classes next... Read More.

Seagrasses are continuing to thrive in Sarasota Bay, according to the third annual seagrass survey. Last month, scientists and volunteers went out to analyze grasses in Sarasota Bay. They found the majority of the... Read More.

According to new data that the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) released last week, this has been the hottest beginning to any year in recorded Florida history. Eight long-term weather stations in Florida... Read More.

Hundreds gathered over the weekend for the 2017 Hurricane Expo in Venice. Local businesses and governments hosted the weekend event in advance of hurricane season, which officially begins June 1st. Speakers from the insurance... Read More.

A Punta Gorda man is behind bars, charged in the latest child pornography case in our area. 28-year old Andrew Mark Rosenberg was arrested late last week and charged with 10 counts of possession... Read More.

Another day, another large brush fire- this time in North Port. A fire broke out in the southeast corner of the town around lunchtime Saturday, then jumped I-95, causing the interstate to shut down... Read More.

A drug bust in Port Charlotte led to the arrests of three men on Saturday. SWAT teams descended on a home on Glendale Avenue early Saturday, armed with a search warrant. Three people then... Read More.

Former Florida Congresswoman Corinne Brown was found guilty on Thursday of receiving money from a charity that was thought to give money to poor students through scholarships. Instead, Brown and an aide siphoned hundreds... Read More.

A vigil took place Thursday night in Venice to remember Gene and Carol Hayden. The two died Monday afternoon when they vehicle they were in crashed and eventually sunk at the South Jetty in... Read More.

A vigil took place Thursday night in Venice to remember Gene and Carol Hayden. The two died Monday afternoon when they vehicle they were in crashed and eventually sunk at the South Jetty in... Read More.