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Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium has named its next Chief Advancement Officer. Tom Waters will head Mote's fundraising efforts, marketing and community relations...

A Rotonda West teen was arrested this weekend for the sec­ond time this month. He faces three new counts of deal­ing in stolen property. Char­lotte County Sheriff’s detec­tives arrested 16-year-old Alexan­der Tris­tan Ger­mon­prez Friday.... Read More.

A Sarasota man was airlifted to Blake Memorial HOspital following a single-car crash yesterday morning. The Florida Highway patrol says 88-year old Aldo Giano was westbound on Wilkinson Road about 9:30 yesterday morning when... Read More.

A massive investigation in Charlotte County has led to the arrest of two people who may have stolen items from as many as a hundred parked vehicles. Officers say 20-year-old Ashley Diedrick and 22-year-old... Read More.

Sarasota County deputies and the U-S Marshall's Service have collared a career scam artist who skipped out on probation here and was wanted for new crimes in Michigan. Scott Allen Northey was captured in... Read More.

According to moneyrates.com, Florida ranks 17th nationally when it comes to making a living. Senior finance analyst Richard Barrington says the Sunshine State some pluses and minuses... ... Read More.

A Charlotte County teen was arrested this week for a pair of home burglaries. Bob Carpenter with the Charlotte County Sheriff's says 18-year-old Harc Arthur Richard targetted the homes because he knew the... Read More.

First witnesses called today in the trial of a Sarasota teen Shawn Tyson, who's accused of murdering two British tourists. The witness, who said he was visiting a friend at The Courts in Newtown,... Read More.

Police say a man upset he had been promised a job and didn't get it, threw coffee on the man who made the offer. Deputies don't identify the man, who works at Gettel Nissan,... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested three Venice teenagers in connection with a string of burglaries in the Venice Gardens area. 19-year-old Matthew Morton, 16-year-old Curtis Quinn and 18-year-old Eric Sedore face multiple... Read More.