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One suspects entered a plea, and another has been arrested in the 1999 death of Pilar Rodriguez. Kentucky State PD, the FBI and CCSO Cold Case Unit officers arrested 42-year old Keith Wilson... Read More.

64-year old George Coulter's being held on $25,000 bond and facing drug charges after the death of a woman at his home on Mineo Drive in Punta Gorda July 11th. Coulter's charged with... Read More.

Charlotte County's Pest Management Department will be doing low level aerial spraying for mosquito control tonight from 9p.m. to 6a.m. If the weather cooperates the areas covered will be the Barrier Islands and... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight is pleased to report that crime is down 10 percent in the first half of 2013 and he credits proactive policing, actionable intelligence on prolific offenders and crime prevention... Read More.

Sheriff Bill Prummell is pleased to announce that, following the plea this morning of one defendant in the case of the 1999 death of a 4-year old, a second suspect has been arrested on... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s assistance to identify two men who allegedly took more than $750 worth of alcoholic beverages from the Walgreens at 1930 Kings Highway last Thursday. On Friday,... Read More.

The future Legacy Park design and use on a 10-acre site near the Intracoastal Waterway will be discussed at a public workshop, Wednesday, July 24 at 2 p.m. at the Historic Venice Train Depot... Read More.

After declining during the Independence Day travel period, gas prices are once again headed back up. The Triple A says the statewide average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents to 3... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three Miami men caught passing counterfeit bills at two area stores. Deputies responded to the Venice Walmart yesterday afternoon after a man tried to buy a vacuum with... Read More.

A Sarasota man has received fifteen years in prison for sexual battery against a physically helpless person. The sheriff's office says it arrested thirty-four-year-old Gilberto Perez in June of last year. A twenty-two-year-old blind woman told... Read More.