ELDERLY BICYCLIST HURT IN ACCIDENT

Thursday, June 9

AN ELDERLY SARASOTA MAN WAS INJURED AFTER HE WAS HIT BY AN SUV WHILE RIDING HIS BICYCLE IN SARASOTA YESTERDAY. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 22 YEAR OLD JESSE LIPPERT OF SARASOTA WAS EASTBOUND ON CLARK ROAD NEAR ASHTON LAKES DRIVE JUST... Read More.

PARENTS SAY 6 YEAR OLD ABUSED AT SUMMER CAMP

Wednesday, June 8

CHARLOTTE COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW A SIX YEAR OLD WAS ALLEGEDLY MOLESTED AT A SUMMER CAMP LAST WEEK. WBBH TV SAYS THE BOY’S MOTHER FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT WITH THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AFTER HER SON SAID A 15 YEAR... Read More.

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HOFFMAN WILL NOT TAKE ADMINISTRATOR POST

Wednesday, June 8

SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S MAJOR KURT HOFFMAN WILL NOT TAKE THE TEMPORARY POSITION AS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AFTER IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE WOULD LOSE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF HIS RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND HAVE TO BE RECLASSIFIED. HOFFMAN WAS APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA COMMISSION ON... Read More.

BRUSH FIRE CLOSE TO MOBILE HOME PARK

Wednesday, June 8

FIRE CREWS ARE STILL WORKING TO GET A BRUSH FIRE UNDER CONTROL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. THE FIRE, WHICH IS LOCATED OFF OF OIL WELL ROAD EAST OF US 41, SHUT DOWN THAT ROAD FOR A TIME TUESDAY AND CAUSED THE EVACUATION OF PEOPLE... Read More.

REDISTRICTING DEBATE RAGES IN VENICE

Wednesday, June 8

SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GOT AN EARFUL FROM ANGRY RESIDENTS AND CITY LEADERS ON THE FIRST DAY OF A TWO DAY PUBLIC HEARING OVER POTENTIAL REDISTRICTING FOR COMMISSION SEAT DISTRICTS. EVERYONE THAT SPOKE AT THE DAIS TUESDAY WAS AGAINST THE PROPOSAL, WHICH WOULD HAVE THREE... Read More.

SIX INJURED IN PORT CHARLOTTE WRECK

Tuesday, June 7

SIX PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN PORT CHARLOTTE YESTERDAY EVENING. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 48 YEAR OLD ARACELI CASEY OF PORT CHARLOTTE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN FACING NORTH ON ALTON ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF MIDWAY BOULEVARD... Read More.

PUNTA GORDA WOMAN SOLD CRACK TO COPS

Tuesday, June 7

A PUNTA GORDA WOMAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER SELLING CRACK COCAINE FOR A THIRD TIME TO UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES IN PORT CHARLOTTE. DEPUTIES SAY 59 YEAR OLD ROSE SCANLIN MADE THE SALES ON MARCH 31ST, APRIL 11TH AND LAST FRIDAY. WHEN FRIDAY’S TRANSACTION WAS COMPLETED, DEPUTIES... Read More.

VENICE MAY SLASH PUBLIC SAFETY JOBS

Tuesday, June 7

THE CITY OF VENICE MAY LOOK TO SLASH PUBLIC SAFETY JOBS TO FILL A $3.2 MILLION DOLLAR HOLE IN THEIR BUDGET. WWSB TV IS REPORTING THAT UP TO TWENTY PERCENT OF THE CITY’S FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK, WHILE A HANDFUL... Read More.

FCAT SCORES REMAIN HIGHER IN SARASOTA

Tuesday, June 7

SARASOTA COUNTY STUDENTS’ AVERAGE SCORES ON THE FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST CONTINUE TO RUN HIGHER THAN STATE AVERAGES IN ALL FOUR CATEGORIES. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY READING SCORES IN GRADES THREE THRU TEN ARE ELEVEN TO NINETEEN POINTS HIGHER THAN STATE AVERAGES, WHILE MATH SCORES... Read More.

MIAMI MAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY

Monday, June 6

A MIAMI MOTORCYCLIST WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT IN PORT CHARLOTTE LATE LAST NIGHT. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 23 YEAR OLD ERIC MAUPIN WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN THE RIGHT TRAVEL LANE OF VETERANS BOULEVARD NEAR THERESA BOULEVARD JUST BEFORE 11PM WHEN HE CHANGED... Read More.