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You don't have to pay any fees at Charlotte County beaches, boat ramps, and pools on Saturday.The county has waived parking fees and admission in 13 different places.It has decided to do this in... Read More.

Sarasota County may allow people to raise chickens in their backyards.The Herald-Tribune reports county commissioners have decided to hold public hearings next month to discuss this possibility.People living outside Sarasota's city limits would have... Read More.

Transit service in Sarasota County may have a massive restructuring of its services thanks to a new plan.SCAT officials have shown county commissioners their idea to cut four bus routes by next year.They have... Read More.

You may know about a new app called Pokemon Go.This has brought people together and helped them exercise.However, law enforcement warns of some unintended side effects.For example, three Missouri men allegedly targeted players and... Read More.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital has challenged the Agency for Health Care Administration.This follows the rejection of plans for a new hospital in southern Sarasota County.The agency last month denied a "certificate of need."Sarasota Memorial wanted... Read More.

A popular Cape Coral waterpark reopened today for business.A fire last week destroyed the main entrance at Sun Splash Family Waterpark.Crews worked day and night for six straight days to prepare the park for... Read More.

The Skyway Bridge in Tampa closed for a while today.A crash with the barrier wall on the southbound side near the top of the bridge caused a tanker fire.The tanker still had 3,000 gallons... Read More.

Authorities now have a large package of cocaine in their custody.It turned up in an Englewood park on Saturday morning.The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says someone at Don Pedro State Park found it floating... Read More.

A tornado may have touched down west of Sarasota.The National Weather Service says this may have happened just before sunset last night in Duette.People reported winds exceeding 50 miles per hour, but no injuries... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has accused a man and a woman of selling drugs to undercover detectives.It says this has apparently happened with children in a car.Detectives have arrested 26-year-old Destiny Dexter and... Read More.