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Gov. Rick Scott is proposing a $1 billion increase in education spending over this year, calling today for a boost to per-student spending despite a state revenue shortfall and lower local school tax dollars.... Read More.

Today is the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which vaulted the U-S into World War Two. Hopefully you're flying a flag today. A poignant moment will occur later when Navy... Read More.

A Naples man was arrested Monday after he robbed Portside Tavern in Port Charlotte and left behind his credit card> The sheriff's office says Jackie Clyde Hardy Jr was drinking at the bar when... Read More.

Home prices in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota fell 4.9% between October 2010 and the same month this year, according to CoreLogic. That decrease is more pronounced than the statewide average change, a 3.5% decrease. Notably, Florida’s... Read More.

The new Gulf Gate Library will be built on the site of the existing library, 7112 Curtiss Ave., Sarasota, which opened in that location in December 1983. Harvard Jolly Inc., the consultant on Phase... Read More.

The man accused of murdering SCAT bus driver James Brotherton after trying to take money from him at an ATM has refused to appear in court. 31-year-old Charles Hill elected to sit in jail... Read More.

Law enforcement throughout the Sun Coast looking for the driver who killed a five-year-old girl and injured a fifteen-year-old on U-S 41 last night. The Highway Patrol says Kimora Samuel died when she and... Read More.

A man accused of several Sarasota County home invasions and a kidnapping says prosecutors have made up some evidence against him. Forty-year-old Delmer Smith telling a judge that evidence the prosecution planned to present... Read More.

Where boaters can drop anchor in Sarasota Bay and how long live-aboards can stay around are the subject of new restrictions. Sarasota Conty Commissioners last night deciding to prohibit anchoring within 150 feet of... Read More.

An Englewood man is listed in serious condition following a vehicle crash on U.S. 41 in Manatee County. According to a Florida Highway Patrol press release, 27-year old Mark Flickinger of Placida was southbound... Read More.