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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.
Police in Venice are looking for the woman who owns a pair of pit bulls that are accused of attacking one man as well as two dogs at Brohard Beach Dog Park. The dogs... Read More.
Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell will be taking the plunge for charity next month. Drug Free Charlotte County is hosting the Over the Edge event on April 14th, during which participants will be rappelling... Read More.
The Sarasota School Board finished Tuesday night with a 4-0 vote to increase salaries for teachers and other employees throughout the district. The increase ranges from 3.25 to 4.25 percent for teachers and a... Read More.
A bill that apparently was sparked by a conversation in a Sarasota barber's chair is set to abolish the changing of clocks in Florida, to stay on daylight saving time year-round. Senator Greg Steube's... Read More.
It turns out the city of North Port won't be getting a new police chief immediately after Kevin Vespia retires, after all. After an open house last Monday that saw the four finalists meet... Read More.