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The Department of Education again examines the state's Bright Futures scholarship program. The Miami Herald reports the probe shows the distribution of scholarships to guard against race-based preferences. The department may also look at reports the... Read More.

Governor Scott needs a new finance chief for his campaign. Billionaire health executive Mike Fernandez has resigned his post after helping Scott raise $35 million. Despite the financial success, reports indicate conflict behind the... Read More.

A celebration Friday focuses on Fountain Park in Venice. The city's public works department has repainted the base and the statue on the corner of Miami and Nokomis avenues. It has also made repairs... Read More.

Bond's been set at $200,000 bond for North Port Police officer Melanie Turner. The Sarasota County Sheriff's office says she's charged with sexual battery and false imprisonment. She and fellow officer Ricky... Read More.

Charlotte County deputies arrested a Sarasota man last night for drug charges. The sheriff’s office believes 21-year-old Brenton Reed tossed two baggies containing crack out of a car window. It says this happened as a... Read More.

The State Fire Marshal's office is investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a Venice-area home today. The fire was reported just after 10:30 this morning in a single story home on Granite Woods... Read More.

The Civilian Gun Safety Class scheduled for Saturday April 5 has been postponed to later date due to maintenance scheduled for the gun range. Anyone who has already applied to attend the April... Read More.

CCSO detectives working with an FBI task force, have arrested two Port Charlotte men in two separate incidents for alleged possession of child pornography. In one case, CCSO's Computer Crimes Unit looking into... Read More.

The State Attorney's Office may investigate possible voter fraud in the race for mayor in Cape Coral. The Lee County elections supervisor calls the investigation necessary after former candidate John Sullivan found two people who... Read More.

19th District candidate Dr. Paige Kreegel's left some angry patients and fellow doctors in his wake. NBC2 reports they say he suspended his Charlotte County medical practice, leaving them with no doctor, and... Read More.