After more than eight years of trying, the Venice Housing Authority is still waiting on state funding to build on the old Grove Terrace site in southern Sarasota County. The state, which hands out... Read More.

Police in Englewood are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman they say used a stolen credit card at the Englewood Bank on McCall Road earlier this month. Both Sarasota and Charlotte... Read More.

Sarasota County Schools will host a Digital Town Hall next month. It's a chance for parents, students and residents to ask a panel of speakers questions through social media and receive real-time responses. It... Read More.

A tip phoned in to Crime Stoppers led to the arrest of a man wanted in connection with an armed convenience store robbery in Punta Gorda. Back in May, police say Richard Emil Dickman... Read More.

A dog from North Port is recovering after being bitten by a rattlesnake while protecting his family in the backyard of their home. Last week, the 9-year-old American Staffordshire was bitten by the snake... Read More.

A woman who killed a prosecutor in Charlotte County nearly 35 years ago won’t be getting out of prison early. 64-year old Bonnie Kelly was denied an early release Wednesday. She's serving a life... Read More.

A Port Charlotte woman remains in the hospital after deputies allege her boyfriend shot her during a domestic dispute. On Tuesday night, deputies were called to Bayfront Hospital in Port Charlotte after a woman... Read More.

Just to our south, the Lee County school board is considering allowing guns on campus. At a briefing prior to a school board meeting, that district's board discussed possible changes to the district’s weapons... Read More.