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Manatee County is the latest to impose an outdoor burn ban. The County Commission passed an ordinance Tuesday morning banning all burning including flares, explosives and sparklers. Public Safety Director Bob Smith said the... Read More.

More than 2,000 homes could potentially be built in Punta Gorda after a Naples company completed a $6.5M purchase this week. The subsidiary of Lely Development Corporation bought the Tucker’s Grade development site in... Read More.

Officials in Charlotte County have identified two bodies that were found in a burning car back in December. Police were initially called to a car fire near 45991 Bermont Road on the night of... Read More.

A long-term drug sting in Charlotte County has netted 12 arrests of people the sheriff's office say are responsible for drug trafficking. Over the course of the past several months, the Sheriff's Office Narcotics... Read More.

Nearly 700 homes in Venice could qualify for a break in property taxes if a bill gets passed by the city council. At their Tuesday meeting, the council discussed drafting an ordinance that would... Read More.

A man was crushed by a garbage truck Monday afternoon. It happened at the Englewood Disposal A Waste Management Company on Englewood Road. A 26-year-old man was removed from the back of the truck... Read More.

A man was crushed by a garbage truck Monday afternoon. It happened at the Englewood Disposal A Waste Management Company on Englewood Road. A 26-year-old man was removed from the back of the truck... Read More.

The arrest of a Sarasota County bus driver after he touched a Venice Middle School student may result in the suspension of the transportation department boss. Ellery Girard faces a three-day suspension and will... Read More.

Expect to see some lane closures along US-41 from Gulf Coast Boulevard to Bird Bay Drive starting this week. Crews are continuing to install utility and storm drain systems and constructing temporary pavement. Intermittent... Read More.

Venice's garbage rates will have to be increased, or else the city's Public Works department will go bankrupt. That's the message works director John Veneziano will deliver at the city council meeting Tuesday. According... Read More.