A Charlotte County man wanted in connection with a domestic violence incident turned himself into police on Thursday. Police have charged 33-year old Salvatore Lacerenza with Armed Burglary with Battery, Aggravated Assault with a... Read More.

A no swim advisory remains in effect for Turtle Beach, Venice Beach, Venice Fishing Pier Beach, and Manasota Key Beach. County health officials yesterday found an unacceptable amount of enterococcus bacteria found during water... Read More.

A major sponsor has pulled it's sponsorship of Venice High School following the firing of head coach John Peacock. He was fired last month after liking an allegedly racist tweet targeting Braden River football... Read More.

A man suspected of robbing multiple banks across Florida, including a Wells Fargo in Sarasota County, has been arrested. The Tampa field office for the FBI tweeted out a photo of the suspected robber around... Read More.

This week marked the official end of stone crab season- one that, according to many crabbers, was a rough one. Final figures on the season's haul won't be available for a number of months,... Read More.

A cluster of storms in the Gulf isn't expected to turn into a tropical cyclone as initially thought. The bad news is that the system will still bring plenty of rain- as much as... Read More.

Venice High School substitute teacher Richard Linden is now the third candidate in the race for incumbent Jane Goodwin’s District 5 School Board seat. All four of the candidates looking to challenge the Sarasota... Read More.

The Sarasota County School Board was a near unanimous vote on Tuesday in a decision to reject a charter school application. The Pinecrest Academy Gulf Coast Charter School would have served grades K-8. The... Read More.