Police are investigating the Wednesday afternoon death of a woman at Siesta Key. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, beachgoers found a woman floating face down in the water on Point of Rocks... Read More.

A semi truck driver from North Port is lucky to be alive after his trailer was hit by a train in central Pennsylvania. 62-year old Victor Fernandez was driving on a state route in... Read More.

Police in Punta Gorda are asking for the public’s help in identifying and tracking down an unidentified suspect who held up a convenience store early Wednesday morning. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, just after... Read More.

There's good news for the real estate market in our area. New data out the this week by real estate researcher ATTOM Data Solutions shows only 11 percent of homeowners in Manatee and Sarasota... Read More.

North Port's new Spring Training home for the Atlanta Braves took one step closer to reality Tuesday after the Sarasota County Commission approved borrowing $22 million toward the $75.4-million project. The new training camp... Read More.

Police have identified the man whose body was recovered from a boat after a Monday distress call. 44-year old Bradley Blake of Sarasota was pronounced dead when a boat with another person made that... Read More.

Punta Gorda Police Chief Tom Lewis will be heading to trial on culpable negligence charges, after all. A judge Tuesday denied his lawyer's request to dismiss the charges filed against him in connection with... Read More.

Sarasota and Manatee counties are hosting hiring fairs this week. Sarasota County’s job fair will be Friday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. as the Sarasota County Operations Center. Manatee County’s job fair will... Read More.