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SOUTH COUNTY YMCA TAKES ON LEE COUNTY Y

Friday, May 6

THE SOUTH COUNTY YMCA HAS TAKEN ON THE LEE COUNTY BRANCH IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THEIR MISSION GOING. PUBLISHED REPORTS THIS WEEK SAY LEE COUNTY’S FACILITY HAS LOST MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, BUT SOUTH COUNTY OFFICIALS THINK... Read More.

PROSECUTOR RESIGNS AFTER JUVENILE REVIEW

Friday, May 6

ERICA AREND, THE WIFE OF STATE ATTORNEY LON AREND, HAS RESIGNED A WEEK AFTER HER REVIEW FOUND PROBLEMS WITH HOW JUVENILE CRIMINAL CASES WERE BEING HANDLED. AREND GAVE HER THIRTY DAY NOTICE TUESDAY AFTER 15 YEARS WITH THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, SAYING SHE IS TAKING... Read More.

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MAN ARRESTED IN STABBING INCIDENT IN SARASOTA

Wednesday, May 4

A SARASOTA MAN WAS ARRESTED LAST NIGHT FOLLOWING A STABBING INCIDENT THERE. DEPUTIES SAY A 55 YEAR OLD MAN WAS AT THE HOME OF 48 YEAR OLD JOSEPH ZELLERS ON PEBBLE BEACH AVENUE AT AROUND 7:30PM WHEN THEY BECAME INVOLVED IN A VERBAL... Read More.

TWO INJURED IN NORTH PORT ACCIDENT YESTERDAY

Wednesday, May 4

TWO PEOPLE, INCLUDING A LETTER CARRIER, WERE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN NORTH PORT YESTERDAY. POLICE SAY 43 YEAR OLD FRANCOIS ELOI WAS STOPPED TO DELIVER MAIL AT A HOME ON JEANNIN DRIVE JUST BEFORE 1PM WHEN HIS BUICK WAS HIT... Read More.

PLAYHOUSE BOARD SAYS NO TO NEW THEATER

Wednesday, May 4

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE LEMON BAY PLAYHOUSE SENT OUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT TUESDAY MAKING OFFICIAL WHAT MOST ALREADY KNEW…THE PLAYHOUSE WILL NOT BE BUILDING AN NEW THEATER, RETAIL, AND ARTS COMPLEX ON WEST DEARBORN STREET; OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. ACCORDING TO... Read More.

MAN KILLED DOING DONUTS IN PARKING LOT

Monday, May 2

A 62 YEAR OLD BRADENTON MAN WAS KILLED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SAM’S CLUB IN SARASOTA LAST NIGHT. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IS WITHHOLDING THE MAN’S NAME PENDING NOTIFICATION OF THE NEXT OF KIN. THEY SAY HE WAS DRIVING RECKLESSLY... Read More.

MOTORCYCLIST MISSES CURVE AND WIPES OUT

Monday, May 2

TWO PEOPLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN PORT CHARLOTTE LATE LAST NIGHT. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 37 YEAR OLD JASON FINNEGAN OF PORT CHARLOTTE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON TOLEDO BLADE BOULEVARD APPROACHING STATE ROAD 776 JUST BEFORE 10:15PM WHEN... Read More.

MAN MISSES CURVE IN ROADWAY IN NORTH PORT

Monday, May 2

A NORTH PORT MAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT THERE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH PORT POLICE SAY 30 YEAR OLD JEREMY CHRISMAN WAS SOUTHBOUND ON US 41 AT NORTH PORT BOULEVARD JUST AFTER 3:30AM FRIDAY WHEN HE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE IN... Read More.

SIX FROM TENNESSEE ARRESTED AFTER TRAFFIC STOP

Monday, May 2

CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES ON THURSDAY ARRESTED SIX PEOPLE FROM SWEETWATER, TENNESSEE ON DRUG CHARGES AFTER THEY STOPPED THE TWO VEHICLES THEY WERE DRIVING FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. DEPUTIES SAY THEY STOPPED A HYUNDAI DRIVEN BY 57 YEAR OLD ELMER CARTER AT US 41 AND... Read More.

OLDER CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE

Friday, April 29

THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL HAS ARRESTED A SARASOTA MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL ACCIDENT IN ENGLEWOOD MARCH 13TH. TROOPERS SAY 69 YEAR OLD GEOFFREY OLDER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AFTER HE RAN OVER A MAN AT A CAR SHOW... Read More.