The new leader of the Sarasota County School Board says she hopes 2019 will be a bit less contentious than last year. New chairwoman Jane Goodwin told the Herald-Tribune she hopes the negative attention... Read More.

Now seven years after abruptly stranding more than 93,000 people across the country- including a few hundred in Punta Gorda- three former executives of Direct Air are set to be sentenced. Back in March... Read More.

A controversial development project, Aqua By the Bay, has gotten another go-ahead. This time from a Manatee County judge. Manatee County Commissioners approved the 529 acre project back in October, which includes 2,300 multi-family... Read More.

Deputies arrested a man on Sunday after he allegedly shot an unsuspecting woman while she sat at her dinner table in her home in Collier County. Juan Arreguin, 41, was shooting a handgun at... Read More.

Police arrested two men who were in possession of stolen guns in Fort Myers on Sunday. Fort Myers Police officers were clearing the parking lot of the Fly Lounge on Colonial Boulevard around 2... Read More.

Two people are recovering from injuries after a crash on Fruitville Road on Saturday. Police say two juveniles were injured in a 2-car crash near Sarasota Military Academy Middle School. According to the FHP,... Read More.

Three more Kmart and Sears stores around the Suncoast will be closing down within the next 90 days or so. The company announced late last week that the Kmart in Ellenton and Sears store... Read More.

Deputies say DNA evidence links a 40-year-old Sarasota man to two violent crimes, including an attempted murder and a sexual battery, from the early 2000s. A week ago, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office received a... Read More.