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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.

Gunfire outside a Port Charlotte bingo hall last night. Authorities say a man is in jail today after firing shots at an investigating deputy. No one was injured after the gun-waving suspect walked into... Read More.

There will be no ballot referendum on term limits for Sarasota County Commissioners. A circuit court judge ruling the language in the ballot question was misleading to voters, in part because of how it... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man last night when he and a deputy exchanged gunfire in front of a Port Charlotte bingo hall. Deputies said 54 year old Henry Holbrook went into the... Read More.

A judge yesterday called the language proposed by Sarasota county commissioners concerning term limits "very deficient." A lawsuit filed Nov. 8 against the county and Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent had sought... Read More.

Good news for Sarasota county when it comes to home sales: October sales were up in Sarasota county more than anywhere else along Florida's Gulf Coast. In their most recent survey, area Realtors say... Read More.