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The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Administrative Office and all three District Offices around the county will be closed for the long four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend. These offices will reopen Monday, Nov. 28 at 8 a.m. ... Read More.

Sarasota County deputies looking into a death. They said a body was found in a pond onTuesday. It was at edwards Drive and Lane Road in Sarasota. Deputies say they... Read More.

North Port Fire and Rescue has scored high in a recent comparison of its equipment for responding to emergencies as compared to the rest of the state. North Port Fire Chief William Taaffe... Read More.

Investigation continues into a drowning in a neighborhood pond near the Sarasota Airport. A body was discovered in a pond in the Upland neighborhood between the New College and University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee... Read More.

After a judge ruled against it, Sarasota County Commissioners have decided not to place a term limits question on the January ballot. On Monday, a circuit judge struck down a charter amendment ballot question,... Read More.

A second north-south traffic connector for south Sarasota County. It's on the way now that the city council in Venice has decided to utilize road impact fees on the eastern-most route proposed for the... Read More.

A proposed multi-purpose Goodwill store would bring jobs and employment training, but it's facing opposition from its potential neighbors. Despite the 33,000 square-foot building at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Mecca Drive being... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is investigating a murder in Sarasota. A deputy who was on routine patrol around midnight Tuesday morning found a man's body at Curtiss Avenue and Gulf Gate Drive. An... Read More.

The longest-serving member of the Sarasota County Commission says she will not run again. Board Chair Nora Patterson, who's served on the Commission since 1998, announcing well in advance that this will be her... Read More.

Several people hospitalized after a collision between a SCAT bus, a pickup and a car in Sarasota. The accident happened at an intersection Fruitville Road when a car reportedly turned into the path of... Read More.