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The Hendry County Sheriff has announced a plan to arm volunteer school staff in Hendry County schools. The decision is the latest in a string of situations that have come up since the shootings... Read More.
Florida is trying to fall in line with 43 other states by putting a ban on texting while driving. If the bill is passed by the Florida House it will then go to the... Read More.
A violent family altercation that led to a shooting last month has now led to charges being filed against one man. This week, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested Douglas Blanco, who they say... Read More.
It took nearly four years, but police in Charlotte County have finally recovered a stolen car...albeit from the bottom of a lake. Deputies on patrol with the Aviation Unit spotted the white Ford Taurus... Read More.
In conjunction with a series of school walkout events planned for March 14, the Sarasota County School district says they are trying to work with students and school administrators to plan an observance on... Read More.
Sarasota County firefighters were awoken yesterday morning to a call of an early morning motorcycle fire. Just before 7am, crews were called to the scene near Venice Avenue and Greencove Road. The bike fire... Read More.
Venice Elementary School will soon get a new School Resource Officer. Mayor John Holic made the proposal to allocate already existing police funds to increase police presence at Venice schools. The new funding would... Read More.
The conduct of two Florida Highway Patrol troopers who responded to a pair of crashes involving former Assistant State Attorney Jessie Weissman is still being investigated, more than 18 months later. No charges were... Read More.