A Venice substitute teacher has filed paperwork to run for the District 5 seat of the Sarasota County School Board. Pamela Gavette will now be challenging Jane Goodwin for that seat. She has two... Read More.

Three weeks after the Parkland high school shooting, Gov. Rick Scott has a gun-control bill on his desk that challenges the National Rifle Association but falls short of what the Republican and survivors of... Read More.

Allegiant Air on Thursday announced new non-stop service to and from Nashville, Tennessee from the Punta Gorda Airport. The one-way fare starts at $48 and the new service will begin on June 7, 2018.... Read More.

The Sarasota Balloon Festival starts today and will feature hot air rides, food trucks, vendors and a limited carnival. The event is happening at Lakewood Ranch and runs through Saturday. The event is not... Read More.

Manatee County School board member Scott Hopes has decided to file an official complaint against a fellow board member. The complete against Dave Miner has been filed with the Bradenton Police Department after the... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is on the lookout for a woman who is the owner of two pit bulls that are accused of mauling a person and two other dogs at a dog... Read More.

The Florida Legislature has one more day of work remaining and is spending millions of dollars to try and satisfy the school safety concerns that have come up since the Parkland shooting. The new... Read More.

After a long and sometimes contentious contract negotiation, the Sarasota County teachers’ union and Sarasota County School Board separately ratified a two-year salary contract Tuesday. The new contract gets rid of the step-salary-schedule system,... Read More.