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

St. Petersburg at Venice for h.s. scores ...more

November 20, 2009

State Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, and Rep. Kenneth Roberson, R-Port Charlotte, announced plans Monday to introduce a bill to improve the training of 911 operators. ...more

November 17, 2009

Brian Wheatley expected to face East Lake, not Clearwater, in Saturday's Class 5A-Region 3 volleyball final. But the Venice High volleyball coach made the necessary adjustments in his scouting. ...more

November 15, 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 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