After months of debate, Venice city leaders Tuesday night voted to have the Venice Fire Department take over all EMS calls from Sarasota County starting next fall. A recent study found that in two-thirds... Read More.

Federal regulators have charged a Longboat Key-based investment firm with operating a $75 million foreign currency trading scheme. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission claims the Oasis International Group, its CEO Michael J. DaCorta, stole... Read More.

School safety is a top priority and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office wants everyone to get on board. SCSO and the Florida Sheriff’s Association are partnering up all this week to monitor school zones... Read More.

A Jeep ended up heavily damaged and rolled over on its side after a hit-and-run on I-75 Tuesday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol arrested 29-year-old Moises Hernandez after he hit a 2019 Grand Cherokee... Read More.

A woman died Monday night, a day after her boyfriend allegedly shot her in Bradenton. On Sunday around 7:20 p.m., Bradenton Police responded to a call around the 1800 bock of 1st Ave E.... Read More.

The Charlotte County commission this morning is expected to take up some newly proposed parking restrictions that are targeting the homeless. The Public Works Department is asking the commission to end overnight parking on... Read More.

Three Sarasota County Schools robotics teams are in Louisville, Kentucky this week for the 2019 Vex Robotics World Championship. Two teams from Suncoast Polytechnical High School and one from Brookside Middle School are among... Read More.

One person is dead after a fatal crash in Longboat Key yesterday morning. According to police, the accident happened around 1030 am in 5800 block of Gulf Mexico Drive. Officials say a car hit... Read More.