Manatee County may soon look to revisit a potential contract with home-sharing website Airbnb. While county commissioners say the county is missing out on tourist development tax dollars by not signing a contract with... Read More.

The world's oldest profession may have the secret life of a mother/daughter pair from Sarasota as part of its employee field. The Sarasota Police Department Street Crimes Unit and Narcotics Unit arrested 55-year-old Anne... Read More.

A North Port couple has been arrested after police say they stole video game equipment from a Venice Wal-Mart, then tried to pawn the items. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office was called to the... Read More.

A suspect in the fatal shooting of two police officers in Kissimmee will be staying in jail after a judge denied him bond Sunday, saying there was probable cause for his first-degree murder charge.... Read More.

A Florida zoo and conservation society announced Sunday that it would not to hold its annual gala at Donald Trump's Florida resort. The decision by the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society is the latest... Read More.

A 33-year-old Nokomis man who was walking down Interstate 75 was killed by a hit-and-run drunk driver early Saturday morning. Police say Christopher M. Scott was walking on the side the right southbound lane... Read More.

The observatory at Florida Southwestern State College will be open to the public during today's solar eclipse. The James and Barbara Moore Observatory will open at 1:30, and admission will be free. The observatory... Read More.

Western Michigan's new facility at the Punta Gorda Airport may soon expand into more than just aviation. The university is working in conjunction with the county and nearby Fat Point Brewery to offer students... Read More.