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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.

Venice Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that hit a woman who just celebrated her 85th birthday. Police said Marjory Girard was crossing Albee Farm Road toward Johnson Lane when... Read More.

A Nokomis man in jail today after allegedly stabbing another man during a disagreement last night. Deputies say 46-year-old Joseph Gonyea stabbed a man with a pocket knife outside his Palm Avenue home. Gonyea... Read More.

City Commissioners in Sarasota today expected to consider placing new surveillance cameras along Martin Luther King, Junior, Boulevard in Newtown in an effort to deter crime. City police already have deployed eleven surveillance cameras... Read More.

Economic conditions are affecting something we've taken for granted in the Coast for years: retirees settling here after they stop working. Now, a new Associated Press poll indicates a new twist: Baby Boomers aren't... Read More.

Tourism in Florida rose 5.1 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, jibing with what was one of the best summers in Southwest Florida's history. Visit Florida, the state's tourism agency, said... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies say an argument at a Port Charlotte bar led to a drive-by shooting that injured three people. It happened shortly before 2am yesterday on US-41 near the intersection of Elkcam... Read More.

A Sarasota woman is recovering after she was hurt in a crash on Saturday night. Police say 23 year old Morgan Wallace was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St Petersburg in critical condition after... Read More.

(PORT CHARLOTTE) The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is investigating a third incident of a person or persons either gutting, or dismembering cats and placing the body parts on fairways at Port Charlotte Golf Club,... Read More.

A Punta Gorda firm is being purchased by a company in Michigan. The Gulf Coast Business Review reports Troy, Mich.-based X-Ray Industries is set to acquire Arcadia Aerospace Industries, based locally. Arcadia builds inspection... Read More.