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WARM MINERAL SPRINGS MURDER SUSPECT SOUGHT

Tuesday, July 5

SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING FOR 18 YEAR OLD KATRELLE JOHNSON, WHO IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF 32 YEAR OLD ROBERT MANN. MANN WAS GUNNED DOWN AS HE ANSWERED THE DOOR OF HIS WARM MINERAL SPRINGS HOME ON JUNE 21ST. ... Read More.

GOVERNOR THROWS OUT FIRST PITCH

Tuesday, July 5

FLORIDA GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT THREW OUT ONE OF FOUR CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCHES AT THE CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS GAME LAST NIGHT. SCOTT WAS BOOED BY ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE, BUT THAT DIDN’T STOP HIM FROM WALKING THE CONCOURSE FOR OVER AN HOUR,... Read More.

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MAN KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON I-75

Monday, July 4

A SARASOTA MAN DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 44 YEAR OLD AARON BLEVINS WAS NORTHBOUND ON THE FRUITVILLE ROAD ONRAMP TO I-75 AT AROUND 7:45AM WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS HONDA... Read More.

DRUNKEN WOMAN SLIPS OUT OF CUFFS

Monday, July 4

A PUNTA GORDA WOMAN IS SPENDING THE FOURTH BEHIND BARS AFTER SHE WAS ARRESTED FOR DUI EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PUNTA GORDA POLICE SAY 42 YEAR OLD LINDA FLANAGAN WAS CLOCKED GOING 74 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE GILCHRIST BRIDGE ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE... Read More.

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS

Monday, July 4

THERE ARE MANY PLACES YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE OUR NATION’S INDEPENDENCE TODAY. IN ENGLEWOOD, THE CAJUN FESTIVAL ON DEARBORN STREET GETS UNDERWAY AT 11AM. THERE WILL BE TWO LIVE BANDS AND A KIDS CORNER FOR THE CHILDREN. IF YOU ARE A BOATER,... Read More.

FOURTH OF JULY CLOSINGS AND STUFF

Monday, July 4

ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VENICE, NORTH PORT, AND PUNTA GORDA ARE CLOSED TODAY IN OBSERVANCE OF THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY. ALSO, THERE WILL BE NO TRASH OR RECYCLES PICK-UPS TODAY. IF YOU LIVE IN AN... Read More.

SCF AMONG TOP ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS

Friday, July 1

STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA, MANATEE-SARASOTA WAS NAMED AMONG THE TOP ONE HUNDRED ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS IN THE NATION IN TWO CATEGORIES IN A SPECIAL REPORT PUBLISHED IN JUNE BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE WEEK MAGAZINE. SCF RANKED TWENTY-SIXTH AMONG FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS IN THE “ALL DISCIPLINES” LISTING... Read More.

SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOLS GET AN “A” GRADE

Friday, July 1

THE SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT EARNED AN “A” GRADE FOR THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR, THAT ACCORDING TO RESULTS RELEASED THURSDAY BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. DESPITE THE NEW, MORE DIFFICULT VERSION OF THE FCAT, 97% OF ALL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY AND... Read More.

CARBON MONOXIDE THE CULPRIT

Friday, July 1

AUTHORITIES SAY CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IS WHAT CAUSED A MOTHER AND HER TWO CHILDREN TO BE OVERCOME IN THEIR SUV IN PORT CHARLOTTE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE PEACHLAND PROMENADES JUST AFTER 1:30... Read More.

ILLEGAL U-TURN LEADS TO ARRESTS

Thursday, June 30

A FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER PULLED OVER A CAR FOR MAKING AN ILLEGAL U-TURN IN PORT CHARLOTTE AND FOUND A WHOLE LOT MORE INSIDE THE CAR. 28 YEAR OLD TYBREEL BENTLEY OF PORT CHARLOTTE MADE THE ILLEGAL MANEUVER ON KINGS HIGHWAY NEAR SANDHILL BOULEVARD... Read More.