Sarasota County has signed a deal with the home and apartment rental service Airbnb to collect tourist development taxes on local overnight accommodations booked through the online service. The “Voluntary Collection Agreement” passed Monday... Read More.

The football coach at Venice High School has been suspended and the school has been ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for breaking Florida High School Athletic Association policies on recruiting. A report that... Read More.

MANATEE COUNTY- A motorcyclist was killed Friday evening in a two-vehicle accident. According to the FHP, 55-year old Scott Audette of Palmetto was traveling south in a left turn lane on U.S.19. At the... Read More.

SARASOTA- The Sarasota County Commission later today will consider giving an undisclosed digital marketing company $144,000 in grants to bring 72 full time jobs to the area. The anonymous company, which is only known... Read More.

PUNTA GORDA- A Navy plane crash landed Saturday afternoon about a half a mile northwest of the Punta Gorda Airport. Officials responded to a call of a plane down around 2pm. A SN-J5 Navy... Read More.

MANATEE COUNTY- A Manatee County teen is among 29 people nationwide suspected of falling ill during an E. coli outbreak linked to a peanut butter substitute. 14-year old Lily O’Neal suffered kidney failure, went into... Read More.

PUNTA GORDA- Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 14-month old boy and his mother. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said deputies are trying to find 40-year-old Marsha Needham and her infant... Read More.

The Florida Department of Transportation and Ajax Paving Industries of Florida are making improvements to Business US 41 from Palermo Place to Venice Avenue starting any day now. Crews will remove old asphalt and... Read More.