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SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FLASH REPORT Incident Type: Grand Theft of Cell Phones Date/Time of Incident: 07/08/13, 3:00-5:00pm Victim: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile Location of Incident: 4100-4200 Block of Tamiami Tr. and 2300 Block of Bee Ridge Rd. Suspect: (2) black... Read More.

A 53-year-old man's been arrested in a June 26th midday robbery of a Bank of America branch on Venice Island. Venice Police say they believe Michael Baird handed a note to a teller... Read More.

Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota County's won another planning award. The latest is the 2013 Excellence in Planning Project from the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA). The award will... Read More.

A state hearing officer's rejected a legal challenge from a Venice resident worried about changes in the city's Comprehensive Plan that strengthen the municipal airport's powers of condemnation. The Herald-Tribune reports Christine... Read More.

A Cape Coral woman died yesterday in a boating accident on the Caloosahatchee River. Authorities say a tube on the boat carrying twenty-three-year-old Maleah Nowak flew out of it. The line attached... Read More.

Venice Police Department wrapped up an investigation of a bank robbery Wednesday, July 3, with the arrest of Michael Lynn Baird (DoB 1-7-60): . Baird is accused of robbing Bank of America, 304 W.... Read More.

The season's third tropical storm has developed in the central Atlantic ocean. Tropical Storm Chantal (Shawn-TALL) was named late Sunday night. Chantal was located more than 650 miles east of the island of Barbados and... Read More.

The U.S. Coast Guards refusing to close the North bridge onto Venice Island long enough for next years planned Revolution3 triathlon to happen. Last year, the event was a half triathlon, and it... Read More.

Thousands of employees at Health Management Associates hospitals in Venice, Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte can't accrue vacation time through October 1st. HMA officials say it's a cost-saving measure they say they've been... Read More.

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, has made the lists of the top 50 and top 100 associate degree producers for two-year and four-year institutions, respectively, nationwide. The Bradenton Herald reports ranking's are in... Read More.