Funding has been approved for the Homeless Outreach Teams, part of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The funding will allow hiring and training of a new unit that will be charged with enforcing a... Read More.

The name of the Manatee County deputy involved in the fatal shooting of a Bradenton man last week has been released. 37-year-old Patrick Drymon is accused of killing 38-year-old Corey Mobley in the yard... Read More.

A domestic disturbance in Punta Gorda has ended with a man in custody and charged with attempted murder. Police received a call Monday around 11pm and were advised that 43-year-old Joshua Tanner was attempting... Read More.

A Sarasota High School staff member has been fired and the Assistant Principal reassigned following an inappropriate video. School officials began their investigation after Sarasota County Sheriff's Deputies showed them a video of a... Read More.

Residents of one Venice subdivision are fighting against the location of a new Venice Regional Bayfront Health hospital. The facility is planned for a location on East Venice Avenue, across from Wading Bird Drive,... Read More.

Charlotte County deputies arrested a man on charges including attempted murder Monday night after police say a man allegedly hooked up a woman's camper to his SUV and drove it away. He then stopped,... Read More.

Two Venice Police Department Civilian Police Service Aids are being hailed as heroes after saving a man who was suffering from cardiac arrest. Willy Acosta and his partner Jose Luna were out patrolling parking... Read More.

The death of a Florida State student in the fall of 2017 prompted the campus to suspend activities by Greek organizations while changes were made. Now, FSU President John Thrasher has lifted the ban... Read More.