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The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has released the 2011 Annual Report. Sheriff's Spokesperson Wendy Rose says law enforcement made major progress toward dealing with two of the biggest crime problems in Sarasota County...

Five people now confirmed dead in the crash of a flight from Venice in North Carolina yesterday afternoon. Witnesses say the Cessna Citation business jet, which was on a flight from Venice Regional AIrport... Read More.

Three people, one of whom has been confirmed as a Venice resident, were killed in a plane crash in Georgia this afternoon. Witnesses say the Cessna Citation business jet, which was on a flight... Read More.

A couple of wild fires have merged into one larger blaze late this afternoon in the South Gulf Cove area of Charlotte County. The flames are threatening several nearby homes as wind and... Read More.

A couple of wild fires have merged into one larger blaze late this afternoon in the South Gulf Cove area of Charlotte County. The flames are threatening several nearby homes as wind and dry... Read More.

A bomb scare at Sarasota police headquarters this afternoon. Police say the building was evacuated and the bomb squad called in after a man showed up with what was believed to be a live... Read More.

The City of Venice Utilities Water Reclamation Facility will receive teh Florida Water Environment Association's 2012 David W. York Water Reuse Award. Venice communications director Pam Johnson says water reclamation isn't glamorous, but Venice's... Read More.

A key piece of evidence will be included when 16-year-old Shawn Tyson's trial in the murder of two British tourists begins in Sarasota next week. A judge now ruling that reports of Tyson threatening... Read More.

Troopers say an Engle­wood man was injured in a rear-end col­li­sion in Venice yesterday. 48-year old Sean Bar­rett was air­lifted to Blake Med­ical Cen­ter in Braden­ton, although the Highway Patrol reported he had only... Read More.

A Charlotte County man has his dog to thank for alerting him to a fire in his home. Darrell Moody has the details...