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 Pinellas Park man died this morning after his motorcycle collided with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

June 2, 2009

A third case of swine flu has been confirmed in Sarasota County, health department officials said today. ...more

May 13, 2009

A Venice man was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter for his role in a crash that killed his son in January. ...more

April 4, 2009

Sarasota County would get two more years to find a new spring training baseball team to replace the Cincinnati Reds, according to legislation the Florida Senate is expected to take up this afternoon. State Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, said she'll propose an amendment to Senate Bill 1308 that would essentially give Sarasota and Sarasota County two more years to build a new stadium. If they don't find a team by the end of two years, the money would go back to the state. ...more

March 10, 2009

The Clearwater boys basketball team advanced to its first state tournament in five years by playing lockdown defense in the final quarter of a 47-35 victory in the Class 5A-Region 3 final Saturday at Jack Wilson Gymnasium. ...more

February 28, 2009

Cloudless skies, cool temps and hot chili drew more than 1,000 visitors to E.G. Simmons Park today, where a dozen amateur cooks talked trash and vied for a year of bragging rights. ...more

February 21, 2009

Sarasota Schools Superintendent Lori White is recommending that the School Board fire Diana O'Neill, who was accused of abusing her profoundly disabled students at Venice Elementary. ...more

February 20, 2009

Sarasota County deputies arrested a registered sex offender Thursday night that they say absconded from Massachusetts in spring 2008. ...more

January 16, 2009

Deputies have arrested two Venice residents who investigators say robbed a Bank of America in Sarasota today. ...more

January 2, 2009