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The City of Venice Utilities Department will be busy this week with several projects involving valve/hydrant replacement. The work will cause intermittent water outages. Starting tomorrow, the area affected will be the 1100 Block... Read More.

Gas prices have jumped significantly in Florida and with summer lurking the numbers are only expected to go up. In the last month, prices have risen by as much as 20 cents per gallon.... Read More.

Coast Guard crews are searching for a missing kayaker whose empty craft was last seen Saturday morning off southwest Florida. Coast Guard officials were alerted by local deputies Saturday morning that 29-year-old Justin Furman... Read More.

Later this month, the Sarasota County Commission will consider including a proposed I-75 overpass in its comprehensive land use plan. The overpass would link Cattlemen Road to the west and a future extension of... Read More.

28 people were arrested in a month-long campaign conducted by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, hoping to arrest those responsible for a heroin epidemic that's sweeping the area. “Operation Spring Smack Down" was launched... Read More.

Skydiving in Venice may soon be a thing of the past. City officials have asked the FAA to ban the activity after numerous jumps recently landed off airport grounds. One landed at Venice High... Read More.

A 911 call that came into the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Thursday was due to the death of a 51-year-old man. The call was made by the daughter of the deceased when she returned... Read More.

Florida voters could be asked to make the secretary of state an elected Cabinet position again under a bill passed by the Senate. The Senate voted 33-2 to put the proposal on the 2018... Read More.

The Venice Fire Department took care of a small brush fire at Venice Airport Thursday morning. The 50x50 fire started from a lightning strike in an area between the Intracoastal and Airport Fairgrounds. It... Read More.

A jury has found a former Sarasota County caretaker guilty of taking more than $50,000 dollars from an elderly woman who had dementia. Linda Williams was convicted on Wednesday for Exploitation of an Elderly... Read More.