The Venice Planning Commission today is set to review and vote on the final draft of Venice’s tree protection ordinance. The ordinance would govern permits to remove plants and trim trees.The city is... Read More.

Sarasota School District Superintendent Todd Bowden is asking investigators to look into any ties between the teachers union and Cheraina Bonner, the woman accusing him of ignoring sexual harassment complaints.Bowden's request comes after Bonner... Read More.

Students at State College of Florida, Manatee – Sarasota will have access to a new help tool when they go back to class Monday. The college has created a Student Solutions Center within the... Read More.

A man who was hit by a car while riding an electric scooter last month has died from his injuries. Roger Sowards was hospitalized on July 25 after he was hit while crossing Southwest... Read More.

A woman pretending to be an FBI agent was arrested over the weekend for evading police. Beverly Weisman, 63, was sleeping in her vehicle at a rest stop on I-75. A Florida State Highway... Read More.

The State Attorney’s office will decide whether charges will be filed after a Manatee County Corrections Officer was seen slugging an inmate. Manatee County Jail surveillance picked up the incident last Sunday on... Read More.

The School District of Manatee County has cancelled all of tonight’s preseason football games due to the excessive rain that the Suncoast area has experienced within the last week. All of the scheduled games... Read More.

Drivers were avoiding Airport-Pulling Road and Old Groves Road in North Naples after a crash caused a chemical spill. North Collier Fire Rescue and Collier County EMS responded to the two-vehicle crash around noon... Read More.