A drive-by shooting in Sarasota County injured one woman on Tuesday evening. Police say a car that was driving by a home near Leonard Reid Ave. and 32nd Street opened fire. The woman was... Read More.

There is finally a date for when downtown Venice's massive reconstruction project will begin. The city council announced Tuesday that July 9th will be the day when the streets shut down. Tampa, Venice and... Read More.

The Venice Fishing Pier is set to shut down in order to be rebuilt...but the question is when. After city staff got in the weeds over the downtown project, the pier project got pushed... Read More.

There's been another stumbling block in the Sarasota County School District's plan for having their own police department. Curt Lavarello, the executive director of the School Safety Advocacy Council, told the Herald-Tribune over the... Read More.

Like many things in downtown Venice this summer, the Farmers Market is set to move from its current home on Tampa Avenue to Avenue des Parques near City Hall. But the million dollar question... Read More.

Subtropical Storm Alberto is washing out beach and outdoor plans this Memorial Day from Pensacola to Miami. Lifeguards posted red flags along the white sands of Pensacola Beach, where swimming and wading were banned... Read More.

No one was injured in what could only be described as an embarrassing situation. North Port police came across a SUV yesterday found stuck in a waterway in the 3100 block of Gatun Street.... Read More.

The state's sales-tax “holiday” starts this week on disaster-preparedness supplies in advance of the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane season. The weeklong holiday includes everything from tarps and fuel tanks to coolers and... Read More.