It was a busy day Saturday at the Englewood Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Club as its members packed nearly 150 thousand meals for local food banks. And the amazing part is the time it... Read More.

The Venice High School football team did away with perennial powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas, beating them 27-20 in the state semifinals. The Indians will make their first trip to the state final in 17... Read More.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office can file this one under "drug problem" after a man being chased by deputies stopped to get a fix of heroin. The man was being sought for grand theft... Read More.

A string of car burglaries had the Manatee County Sheriff's Office busy for the recent past, but three arrests have been made and charges have been filed. The three suspects are all 21 or... Read More.

The North Port Police Department has arrested a man on felony animal abuse charges causing death. Police made a visit to 62-year-old Roman Shkraba's home where a 12-year-old Cocker Spaniel was having trouble breathing... Read More.

A change is coming to the drawbridges in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. Boaters will likely have to wait a bit longer after the Coast Guard has reduced the number of bridge openings to just... Read More.

The Venice Fire Department was busy Thursday after a fire broke out at 836 Riviera St. on the island of Venice. Crews were called shortly after 5:15 in the evening where the house had... Read More.

The Venice campus of the State College of Florida will offer a six-day course teaching you how to be a private investigator. The course will begin in January and will focus on several rules... Read More.