The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is still looking for the man who sexually assaulted a girl inside a vehicle while the Riverview High School football game was happening. The alleged incident happened on Parma... Read More.

The Venice Police Department is pleased to begin accepting applications for the Fifth Annual Citizen Police Academy. The Citizen Police Academy is an option given to interested individuals to help understand local law enforcement... Read More.

The City of Venice's storm debris contractor, Crowder Gulf, has completed bulk collection from Hurricane Irma. Solid Waste will now resume scheduling bulk yard waste collections on Monday, Oct. 23 for customers' usual fall... Read More.

Five schools in Sarasota County are on lockdown Thursday morning due to a gun that was brought on one of the buses. Riverview and Suncoast Polytechnical High Schools, Suncoast Technical College and Phillippi and... Read More.

Smartphone users can now download a new app to self-report impacts of Florida red tide algae, , thanks to Mote Marine Laboratory's project to engage citizen scientists. The free app, Citizen Science Information Collaboration... Read More.

Police say a K-9 bit a suspect for the first time in more than a year when it apprehended an accused intruder at a Florida home. The Herald-Tribune reports the North Port police dog named... Read More.

Insurance claims for damage caused by Hurricane Irma in Florida are now reaching upwards of $5 billion. More than 22,000 property owners in Southwest Florida alone have filed claims since the storm blew through... Read More.

Almost 300 people – including doctors and law enforcement officers – were arrested this week in a sweep Florida authorities called Operation No Tricks No Treats. Undercover detectives in Polk County, Fla., using fake... Read More.