A morning garage fire at a home in the 4100 block of Webber Street had firefighters scrambling to save the family cat. ...more

March 10, 2009

The narcotics-sniffing dog Zuul smells drugs on almost every car he checks. But that does not necessarily mean there are drugs on board. ...more

September 21, 2008

Authorities have made an arrest in the fatal beating of Sarasota High School student Gregory Kennedy. Kennedy was taken off life support Wednesday after suffering serious injuries during a brawl that broke out at a birthday party Monday. The melee involved students from his school and Riverview High School. ...more

August 1, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY — When a Sarasota sheriff's helicopter buzzed over his neighborhood on Saturday night, a retired mechanic did something that he would later call "stupid." ...more

July 1, 2008

A 49-year-old man said he was "bored" and "stupid" when he shined a laser beam at a Sarasota Sheriff's helicopter and temporarily blinded the pilot. ...more

June 30, 2008

SIESTA KEY - A Tampa man was charged with battery on a police horse after he struck it on the rear, causing it to lunge forward, the Sarasota Sheriff's Office said. ...more

November 27, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - An 87-year-old woman found dead inside of a trash can earlier this week suffocated, authorities said today. ...more

November 14, 2007