The Florida Senate Committee on Regulated Industries will hold a hearing on the 21st on a bill Sarasota County to ban smoking on publicly owned properties. The county banned smoking in parks... Read More.

Venice dermatologist, Dr. Steven Wasserman, has agreed to pay $26.1 million to the federal government to resolve allegations he billed Medicare for medically unnecessary services. The Justice Department says the settlement's the largest... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is investigating, and 30-pets are at area shelters recovering. after Englewood Animal Rescue Sanctuary removed them from a home an E.A.R.S. spokesperson called septic-with feces everywhere. SCSO Animal... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's School Resource Officer at Charlotte Harbor Center arrested a 14 year old boy for smoking marijuana on a school bus and passing it around to other students. Charged with felony... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit detectives arrested a man who was babysitting two people’s children Monday and charged him with Sexual Battery on a five year old girl that he was watching. Arrested... Read More.

Venice's top building official has given the city 60-days to bring the Circus Arena into compliance with building codes or rip it down. The Herald-Tribune reports Code Enforcement Chief Vince LaPorta says the... Read More.

The Charlotte County Commission today gave the go ahead start filing an unfair labor practice charge against the firefighters union. The Commission voted 4-1 to start proceedings against the Suncoast Professional Firefighters and... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Diana Urban, DOB 4/16/71, 2903 Brewster Rd., North Port, for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer over the past year. The owner of Precision Fabrication... Read More.