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Police in Sarasota say a vehicle hit a stroller this morning.A baby boy continues recovering after an SUV hit it.It happened as his grandmother tried pushing him across 301.Bayflight transported the year-old boy to... Read More.

A motorcycle crash last night killed a young man in North Port.The highway patrol says it happened at Hillsborough and Toledo Blade Boulevard along the county line.It says 19-year-old Joshua Robinson turned his vehicle... Read More.

A Port Charlotte woman has won a half-million dollars from the Florida Lottery.It says 53-year-old Debra Maletich has won the top prize in the Flamingo Multiplier.She bought the winning ticket from Publix on Peachland... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says it seized 90 pounds of marijuana on Saturday.It claims information from the California Highway Patrol helped it make an arrest.The sheriff's office learned of a potential delivery for... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office continues investigating a possible murder-suicide.It says it responded to the Solaris Healthcare Facility on Kings Highway in Port Charlotte early this morning.The facility reported two people dead in one... Read More.

Federal judges have rejected a push from a congresswoman to toss the state's current congressional boundaries.A panel has ruled against Corrine Brown, who says the map breaks voting laws because it hurts the voting... Read More.

Lamarque Elementary School temporarily closed this morning.North Port Police says it had to do with a search for a stabbing suspect.They say someone stabbed a woman in a domestic disturbance, and she went to... Read More.

Three men remain hospitalized following a crash at around midnight on Cape Coral Parkway.A car hit a tree in the median near Pelican Boulevard.How it all happened remains unclear at this point.WFTX-TV reports the... Read More.

A crash yesterday killed a Sarasota man in Manatee County.The highway patrol has simply identified him as a 40-year-old man at this point.It says this happened on northbound 301 just north of 9th Street... Read More.

As the economy has rebounded and gas prices have dropped, local bus ridership has declined.The News-Press reports a general statewide decline in the number of people taking the bus regularly.It shows Sarasota County Area... Read More.