Charlotte County commissioners next week will consider a resolution that would see the speed limit along Fruitland Avenue dropped to 25 miles per hour. The two-mile stretch of road is a common shortcut people... Read More.

Police in North Port are investigating after they found more than 20 tons of dumped garbage, including at least 70 tires. City workers found the dump site on the east side of town. Officials... Read More.

Sarasota Police are cracking down on drivers who aren't stopping for school buses. Officials staked out at a problem area near Girls Inc. on South Tuttle Avenue. In just thirty minutes, police handed out seventeen... Read More.

Deputies are looking for a man accused of stealing a $40,000 diamond ring from Tiara Fine Jewelry inside the Coconut Point Hyatt Monday. Investigators said the man asked to see the ring from... Read More.

Six people who the sheriff's office says were doing contract work without a license are facing charges following a string operation in Sarasota County. Detectives teamed up with the Sarasota County Building Department, the... Read More.

A child was injured Monday when a school bus carrying ten kids was involved in an accident yesterday afternoon. Officials say the bus rear-ended another car in front of Wilkinson Elementary School on Wilkinson... Read More.

The trial of a 64-year-old North Port foster parent begins today- Gilberto Rios is charged with sexually and physically abusing a 3-year old girl back in 2015. Rios and his wife have fostered four... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight last night defended his decision to close down the public access desk at the south Sarasota County Substation at a town hall meeting at the South Venice Civic Association.... Read More.