Info on registering to vote today ...more

October 5, 2008

Traffic headaches begin today for Tampa Bay-area beachgoers headed to Anna Maria Island because for the next month and a half, a main bridge to the island will be closed for construction. ...more

September 29, 2008

Nearby traffic sounds from Sarasota's Main Street evaporate in Jodi John's backyard, where sprouts emerge from deep boxes of soil with peanuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, basil and other plants. ...more

September 28, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - Annette Knight has a poor track record of caring for animals. ...more

September 27, 2008

The future of a regional transit system in West Central Florida could depend on the answer to this question: What comes first, the plan or the funding? ...more

September 27, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A 14-year-old remains hospitalized and authorities are still looking for the gray car that hit the teenager and sped off on Tuesday afternoon. ...more

September 25, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - A sawed-off shotgun used in a robbery Tuesday was found Friday about 40 yards from an elementary school's property line, the sheriff's office said. ...more

September 20, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - Deputies arrested another man in a home-invasion robbery that led to school lockdowns and a manhunt Tuesday afternoon. ...more

September 18, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - Deputies searching for a suspect in a home invasion near Ashton Elementary School triggered a lockdown at three public school campuses on Tuesday, minutes before school was scheduled to let out. ...more

September 17, 2008

SARASOTA COUNTY - The Sheriff's Office arrested a man on charges he used a knife to try to rob an 83-year-old woman Wednesday afternoon, only to flee when she fought back and started screaming. "God bless him; I hope they treat him good," Agnes Lynn said of her attacker. ...more

September 12, 2008