MAN KILLED WHEN MOTOR HOME CRASHES
A SARASOTA MAN DIED WHEN THE MOTOR HOME HE WAS DRIVING CRASHED IN MANATEE COUNTY. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 52 YEAR OLD ROY KIPP WAS NORTHBOUND IN THE INSIDE LANE... Read More.
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VENICE MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE
A VENICE MAN WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY AFTER A TWO MONTH INVESTIGATION INTO A CHILD ABUSE COMPLAINT. PUBLISHED REPORTS SAY A COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO THE CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE IN APRIL ABOUT A NINE YEAR... Read More.
ROTONDA FIRE CUTS POWER AND THREATENS HOMES
ABOUT 2100 ROTONDA RESIDENTS LOST POWER AFTER A POWER LINE SNAPPED, CAUSING A BRUSH FIRE THAT THREATENED HOMES LAST NIGHT. A HALF DOZEN FIRE AGENCIES RACED TO THE CHARLOTTE HARBOUR PRESERVE NEAR GASPARILLA ROAD... Read More.
MAN THREATENED WITH SHARD OF GLASS
A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY THREATENED A MAN WITH A SHARD OF GLASS. DEPUTIES SAY THEY RECEIVED A CALL FROM A MECHANIC WORKING ON A JET ENGINE AT THE... Read More.
ELDERLY MAN CHARGED IN ACCIDENT
AN ELDERLY SARASOTA MAN WAS CHARGED IN AN ACCIDENT IN SARASOTA YESTERDAY. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 86 YEAR OLD HARRY BRUNKEN WAS WESTBOUND IN THE OUTSIDE LEFT TURN LANE OF BEE RIDGE ROAD... Read More.
GEORGE KENNEY INVESTIGATED BY POLICE
NORTH PORT POLICE DETECTIVES HAVE SEIZED COMPUTERS AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL GEORGE KENNY AS THEY INVESTIGATE KENNY’S USE OF HYPNOSIS ON STUDENTS. ACCORDING TO A REPORT... Read More.
MAN ARRESTED FOR SNATCHING PURSE
A TRAFFIC STOP FOR A SEAT BELT VIOLATION HELPED AUTHORITIES CAPTURE A MAN WANTED FOR TAKING A PURSE FROM AN ELDERLY WOMAN LAST WEEK. CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES STOPPED A CAR TUESDAY EVENING AFTER NOTICING... Read More.
BUS FARES RISING AND LIBRARIES CLOSING
SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE CONSIDERING A FARE INCREASE FOR SCAT BUSES AND THE CLOSING OF SOME LIBRARIES ON SUNDAYS AS WAYS TO CUT A BUDGET THAT NEEDS ABOUT $140 MILLION DOLLARS TRIMMED FROM IT. ... Read More.
CAB RUNS INTO SCAT BUS IN NORTH PORT
A CAB DRIVER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN NORTH PORT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH PORT POLICE SAY 50 YEAR OLD MARK ALEXANDER OF SARASOTA WAS DRIVING A SCAT BUS AND WAS STOPPED AT... Read More.
CCSO NEEDS HELP IDENTIFYING SUSPECT
CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN IDENTIFYING A MAN SEEN ON VIDEO AT THE CIRCLE K IN PORT CHARLOTTE WHO GRABBED AN ELDERLY WOMAN’S WALLET AS SHE WAS STANDING... Read More.