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Five of the eight finalists for the Sarasota County Administrator job have come under fire this year from their respective commissions and two have survived firing attempts. The short list prepared for County Commissioners... Read More.

We haven't had a Red Tide story to report for several days, which is good news. Even better is word now that with the exception of very low concentrations at Gasparilla Sound in Charlotte... Read More.

A Port Charlotte man was seriously injured in a crash on Westchester Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol, in a release late yesterday, reported that 42-year old Dominic Rapisardi suffered serious injuries in the... Read More.

Four people went into the Dillard at Town Center Mall on Wednesday and apparently pilfered several purses. They left in a car and the alleged theft went down just before 9 p.m. on... Read More.

The parents of a former North Port High School junior varsity quarterback say they're going to sue after the school's ex-principal taught their son self-hypnosis. That, they claim, may have led to the death... Read More.

One councilman calls it an absolute waste. Twenty new driveways that were built by Charlotte County and the City of Punta Gorda as part of the Aqui Esta Drive widening project are now going... Read More.

A teenager arrested in the murder of a Sarasota man. Police say 17-year-old Olajuwan Butler is the trigger-man who killed 20-year-old Hakeem Murray early on the morning of October first. The shooting happened... Read More.

Someone in the Sun Coast is a lot wealthier than they were. Florida Lottery officials say the winning ticket in the most recent Mega Money game was sold in Englewood. So far, no one... Read More.

A consultant says the sand building up along the western end of Port Charlotte beach could eventually close the Sunrise Waterway. At the same time, says Coastal Engineering Consultants Vice President Michael Poff, shoreline... Read More.

Daylight Savings Time officially ends at 2am Sunday November 6th. Captain Susan Pearson with the Sarasota County Fire Department says when Suncoast residents "Fall Back it's also important to change the batteries in... Read More.