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DEMOCRAT ALEX SINK CONCEDED THE GOVERNOR’S RACE TO REPUBLICAN RICK SCOTT LATE THIS MORNING, SO SCOTT IS THE GOVERNOR-ELECT.  ALSO, REPUBLICAN MARCO RUBIO EASILY DEFEATED INDEPENDENT CHARLIE CRIST AND DEMOCRAT KENDRICK MEEK IN THE... Read More.

TODAY IS ELECTION DAY AND VOTERS WILL BE GOING TO THE POLLS HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST PLEX TO DETERMINE AMONG OTHERS WHO THE NEW GOVERNOR WILL BE AND WHO WILL REPRESENT US IN THE... Read More.

MAJOR CRIMES DETECTIVES OF THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAY THE BODY OF A WOMAN WAS FOUND IN A HOMELESS CAMP.  DEPUTIES SAY THE BODY WAS DISCOVERED JUST AFTER 2PM MONDAY BY TWO PEOPLE... Read More.

FORMER SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF BILL BALKWILL WAS CLEARED MONDAY BY A JURY AFTER A TWO WEEK CIVIL TRIAL IN WHICH ONE CONTRACTING COMPANY SUED HIM AND ANOTHER CLAIMING FAVORITISM IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ... Read More.

A KENTUCKY MOTORCYCLIST WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THEY WRECKED THEIR BIKES EAST OF THE MYAKKA PARK IN SARASOTA COUNTY SATURDAY NIGHT.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 67 YEAR... Read More.

AN ARCADIA WOMAN WAS ARRESTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AFTER SHE REPORTEDLY ATTACKED A DEPUTY FOLLOWING A DISPUTE WITH A WAITRESS AT A PUNTA GORDA RESTAURANT.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 27 YEAR OLD AISHEA WILSON... Read More.

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THE MAN WHO TRIED TO ABDUCT A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL AT THE VENICE YMCA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  DEPUTIES SAY THE GIRL HAD JUST CLOCKED OUT OF THE... Read More.

VENICE POLICE CHIEF JULIE WILLIAMS IS IN HOT WATER AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR REPORTEDLY HIRING A MICHIGAN-BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT TESTING COMPANY FOR CONTRACT WORK IN VENICE WHILE SERVING AS A CONSULTANT TO THE FIRM. ... Read More.

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A YOUNG GIRL SCREAMED AS A MAN TRIED TO KIDNAP HER IN VENICE LAST NIGHT.  DEPUTIES SAY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST BEFORE 8PM IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE VENICE... Read More.

A SARASOTA MAN WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF MOLESTING A TEEN.  DEPUTIES SAY THE FOURTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL TOLD OFFICIALS AT HER SCHOOL THAT SHE HAD BEEN TOUCHED INAPPROPRIATELY BY 60... Read More.