A frustrated driver has landed in Sarasota County jail for trying to speed up a slow driver by impersonating a police officer. ...more

November 29, 2009

Two people are dead after a man shot a woman at the Sarasota county administration building in Venice this afternoon, then later was shot to death by police, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. ...more

November 23, 2009

Venice police say two armed suspects who attempted to rob T.J. Maxx last night, left before police arrived, creating what they believed to be a hostage situation. ...more

November 18, 2009

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is expected to make a major announcement this afternoon, regarding a string of violent home invasions targeting women. ...more

October 5, 2009

Authorities are looking for Grace Jamieson, 89, who has been missing since this morning. ...more

September 29, 2009

Sarasota County sheriff's deputies have arrested one person in connection to this morning's slaying of a man and a woman in a rural area of Venice. ...more

June 28, 2009

A Silver Alert has been issued after a Sarasota woman was reported missing. ...more

May 7, 2009

A man is recovering after surviving a small plane crash in Englewood that killed his travel companion. ...more

April 5, 2009

One man was killed and another airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg after a two-seater experimental aircraft crashed Saturday in an open area near Paul Morris Industrial Park, officials said. ...more

April 5, 2009

One man was killed and another airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center after a two-seater experimental aircraft crashed today in an open area near Paul Morris Industrial Park, officials said. ...more

April 4, 2009