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Joined at the hip. That's how Sarasota and Manatee Counties are politically and that's how they'll stay if a new Florida Congressional redistricting map is approved. The State Senate rejecting a plan that would... Read More.

A loophole in state law is leaving some Florida legislators to wonder if mega-shopping events like Cyber Monday are hurting the state's coffers. The loophole allows major retailers like Amazon to sell goods online... Read More.

A sea turtle with a remarkable story is set to arrive at Mote Marine Laboratory today. (11am) Hayley Rutger at Mote says it's a Kemp's Ridley turtle native to the northern Gulf of... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit detectives say the family inside a Port Charlotte home were the victims of a home-invasion style robbery that fortunately didn't hurt anyone. It happened about 8:40 yesterday morning,... Read More.

Police say a man who ran from them on a motorcycle Sunday night died during the high-speed chase. 19-year-old Matheus Flor ran a red light, struck an oncoming car and was killed just before... Read More.

The Highway Patrol's saturation patrol for drunk drivers netted ten D-U-I arrests in Bismarck-Mandan. The Patrol says it made a dozen other alcohol-related arrests and wrote citations for 53 other violations. A saturation patrol... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit detectives arrested a homeless man for having sex with a 12 year old girl in his Port Charlotte camp. CCSO arrested 22 year old Michael Joseph Ferris for felony... Read More.

(PORT CHARLOTTE) Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit detectives arrested a homeless man for having sex with a 12 year old girl in his Port Charlotte camp. Michael Joseph Ferris, 22, was arrested for... Read More.

The so-called Cain Train puffed into Sarasota last night and GOP Presidential contender Herman Cain was quick to tell supporters that while his campaign has slipped in the polls, he's still very much in... Read More.

North Port is set to pump nearly ten million dollars into its water treatment plant in order to make the city's water less hard. The improvements include nearly nine million to install a large... Read More.