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While statewide unemployment was up slightly last month, jobless figures on the Suncoast were down slightly. Florida's four-point-nine percent unemployment rate in November was a tenth-of-a point higher than it was in October.... Read More.

More Sarasota County high school students are achieving the honor of wearing a cap and gown. New figures released by the Florida Department of Education show that, overall, the county graduated more than... Read More.

A Venice man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car on Saturday evening. It happened on State Road 776, south of Overbrook Road. The Florida Highway Patrol says 73-year-old Jack... Read More.

A single-vehicle crash took the life of a Punta Gorda man on Saturday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that 24-year-old Joshua Clayton Stewart was traveling north on Florida Street in a 1998... Read More.

North Port Friends of Wildlife will sponsor a presentation by Foresters of the Florida Forest Service tomorrow at 6pm at the North Port Library. Discussions will include the history, wildlife and plant diversity and... Read More.

Today is the last day for residents of Sarasota County to take part in a survey concerning housing affordability. The survey began last month. You can take it by going online... Read More.

Just in time for the holiday driving season, gasoline prices are rising--fast. According to Triple-A, the statewide average for a gallon of regular today is two dollars 31 cents. That's up 10... Read More.

Sarasota County school district teachers and other employees are a step closer to a pay raise. 99 percent of teachers and 96 percent of classified employees voted to approve a new contract. It... Read More.

If you live in the Venice area and have the burning desire to jump out of a plane, here's your chance. A new business called Skydive Venice Beach will open tomorrow morning. The... Read More.

Firefighters put out a vehicle fire in Punta Gorda last night and found a body inside. At around 10 p.m., Charlotte County Fire and EMS, along with the sheriff's office, responded to a... Read More.