A House health-care panel has moved forward with a bill that would allow Florida dentists to qualify for up to 250 thousand dollars in student-loan repayments if they agree to work in public-health programs... Read More.

A family of seven is without a place to live after their home caught on fire in Naples on Sunday. Neighbors woke up to firefighters swarming a manufactured house on Coolidge Place. The family... Read More.

An off-duty Sarasota paramedic giving first aid to an accident victim on the side of I-75 was struck and killed by a passing motorist. Florida Highway Patrol officials say a driver hit the parked... Read More.

The Sarasota County teachers’ union and the school board are once again feuding, this time over a vote that further protects Superintendent Todd Bowden's job. The executive director of the teacher's union, Barry Dubin,... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is shutting down its South County office, effective one week from today. The office on SR-776 in Venice is no longer needed, according to Sheriff Tom Knight. In a... Read More.

A driver has been arrested for an October 2018 crash that killed a family of three in Lehigh Acres. Florida Highway Patrol said Olivia Kohut, 33, was arrested for reckless driving and three... Read More.

Two more teens arrested for attacking off-duty police officer, including one who allegedly recorded assault. Five teens who police say attacked an off-duty police officer in Payne Park in Sarasota on February 7th have... Read More.

For the first time in 16 months- since October 2017- the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that red tide is no longer present in water samples collected in coastal waters anywhere in... Read More.