Five people were taken to area hospitals after their canoe overturned near Longboat Key on Sunday morning. Three of the five were kids under 12, who were airlifted to All Children’s Hospital in Saint... Read More.

The Sarasota County School District has construction for a new elementary school near Ashton Elementary School tentatively on the books in the next five years, according to their district facilities plan. The school is... Read More.

Two North Port residents are facing animal cruelty charges after they put their pet cat in checked luggage. 21-year old Olivia Sari and Nicholas Larrison were flying from Erie, PA to Tampa when a... Read More.

Lee Health has decided to not allow children visit due to the increase in flu cases in the area. The change will now allow kids to visit patients in ICU, Pediatric ICU and Hematology... Read More.

A man wanted in a murder case stemming back to August of last year has been captured in Broward County. On August 20th Edwin Lee Randall and Charles Williams broke into a home on... Read More.

There is a coyote forum organized and scheduled for Jan. 18 at 6:30pm at Venice City Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Speakers will include Angeline Scotten with the Florida... Read More.

The tax bill signed by President Donald Trump has allowed Florida Power and Light to delay its billing of customers for restoring power after Hurricane Irma. The utility is expected to collect in the... Read More.

The ongoing cold snap isn't affecting one of the least-welcomed features of the Suncoast...red tide. Despite the cold, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s latest report actually shows the red algae bloom traveling... Read More.