Gov. Rick Scott is not pleased about the Florida legislature's proposal to cut spending for tourism. Scott wanted the number to be $100 million, but the house has proposed closer to $76 million for... Read More.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office has arrested four teenagers for allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old girl in August of last year. 18-year-old Timothy Hinds and three others under 18 have been charged as... Read More.

An Englewood man has been arrested for possession of child pornography after police determined his computer IP address. It was determined that 55-year-old Robert Hudson had downloaded several files in Sarasota County Sheriff's Office... Read More.

Siesta Key residents aren't happy with the Sarasota County Commission's change to allow businesses to be built closer to the sidewalk. A proposed rule change would eliminate a requirement that currently states buildings over... Read More.

The City of Venice next month is starting their second phase for the city's automated trash pick-up. 3,000 new cans will go out in the middle of February in Capri Isles, East Venice Ave.,... Read More.

The Florida Music Education Association has honored the music programs of a pair of Sarasota County middle schools as well as a teacher from Laurel Nokomis Elementary school. Charles Allen received the association's Music... Read More.

Police in Longboat Key are currently investigating the death of a 54 year old woman that found in a sauna earlier this week. Police were called to the Moorings Harbourside clubhouse Tuesday evening and... Read More.

Getting vaccinated for the human papillomavirus would be a requirement for all public school kids if a bill passes through the Florida legislature. Democratic State Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez of Miami is the lead... Read More.