Bill in House Would Clear Way for New Hospitals

A piece of legislation proposed by a Sarasota rep passed the Florida House on Wednesday. The bill would allow new hospitals to build facilities without permission from the state. Currently, they need a 'certificate... Read More.

School Bus Driver Arrested on Battery Charges

A 71-year-old Sarasota County Schools bus driver is facing charges after he was caught on video touching a 13-year old's hair and neck without her consent. An investigation into Leonard Villari started back in... Read More.

Failed Drug Buy Escalates To Standoff in Estero

A situation involving undercover members of the Lee County Sheriff's Office resulted in a SWAT situation and the suspect being shot Tuesday afternoon. The drug buy was set for around 4pm near US-41 and... Read More.

Second Water Outage Planned for Venice

Most of Venice will find themselves without water for at least part of the day Wednesday. After a brief outage yesterday, city officials said residents from Pinebrook Road and East Venice Avenue, "west to... Read More.

Teenager Arrested For False Bomb Threat

A student who made a bomb threat back on April 7th at The Academy School was arrested, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office reports. It started with written threats in one of the... Read More.