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TWO ELDERLY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT

Friday, September 3

A SARASOTA WOMAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT ON A BUSY SARASOTA ROAD LAST NIGHT. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 90 YEAR OLD BERNARD OHRENSTEIN WAS EASTBOUND ON FRUITVILLE ROAD AT RICHARDSON WAY JUST BEFORE 6:45PM THURSDAY WHEN HE... Read More.

VENICE POLICE OFFICER FILES SUIT

Thursday, September 2

A VENICE POLICE OFFICER WHO HAS BEEN DISCIPLINED BY HIS BOSS FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST HER, THE CITY, AND CITY MANAGER ISSAC TURNER. ACCORDING TO THE HERALD TRIBUNE, THE LAWSUIT FILED TUESDAY BY OFFICER DEMITRI SERIANNI ALLEGES POLICE CHIEF JULIE WILLIAMS HAS CREATED... Read More.

RESIDENTS WANT MORE TIME FOR PLANNING

Wednesday, September 1

MORE THAN 100 RESIDENTS SHOWED UP AT THE TRINGALI CENTER IN ENGLEWOOD MONDAY NIGHT TO TALK ABOUT CHARLOTTE COUNTY’S PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE ZONING OVERLAY CODE FOR MANASOTA AND SANDPIPER KEYS, AND THEIR MESSAGE WAS CLEAR; THE COUNTY NEEDS TO TAKE MORE TIME BEFORE... Read More.

ENROLLMENT NUMBERS MIXED

Wednesday, September 1

SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOLS REPORT THAT ENROLLMENT IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL IS DOWN WHILE CHARLOTTE COUNTY NUMBERS REMAINED FLAT. BLAMING THE REGION’S SLUGGISH ECONOMY AND THE LOSS OF JOBS LOCALLY, SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE ABOUT 500 FEWER... Read More.

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SAVE THE BEACH RALLY SET FOR SATURDAY

Tuesday, August 31

THE OWNERS OF SEVERAL ENGLEWOOD BEACH BUSINESSES WERE AT THE WHITE ELEPHANT PUB MONDAY AFTERNOON TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR A SATURDAY PROTEST RALLY AGAINST A POSSIBLE TRAILER BEING PUT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE BEACH. WHITE ELEPHANT OWNER PAT O’CONNOR TOLD WFLN... Read More.

MAN INJURED IN VENICE INTERSTATE ACCIDENT

Monday, August 30

A CAPE CORAL MAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 44 YEAR OLD JOHN FORTUNATO WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND NEAR MILE MARKER 195 JUST AFTER THREE THIS MORNING WHEN HIS TANDEM TRACTOR TRAILER DRIFTED FROM... Read More.

MAN ATTACKED ON HIS BIKE IN NOKOMIS

Monday, August 30

A NOKOMIS MAN WAS ATTACKED LAST NIGHT WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE. SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 48 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLDER WAS RIDING ALONG TAMIAMI TRAIL NORTH AT AROUND 9:15PM WHEN HE WAS CONFRONTED BY AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO BATTERED HIM. HOLDER WAS... Read More.

SILVER ALERT CANCELLED IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY

Monday, August 30

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES CANCELLED A SILVER ALERT THAT WAS ISSUED LAST NIGHT. DEPUTIES SAY 81 YEAR OLD DORIS CROTEAU WAS FIRST REPORTED MISSING JUST BEFORE 6PM FROM LEXINGTON MANOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY ON VETERANS BOULEVARD IN PORT CHARLOTTE. SHE HAD BEEN LAST SEEN AT... Read More.

TWO ARRESTED FOR NORTH PORT BURGLARIES

Monday, August 30

NORTH PORT POLICE ARRESTED TWO MEN IN CONNECTION WITH A STRING OF BURGLARIES LAST WEEK. POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY IN THE 2400 BLOCK OF NORTH BISCAYNE DRIVE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, WHERE THE CARETAKER OF THE RESIDENCE REPORTED THAT THE... Read More.

TWO ARRESTED AND CAR SEIZED

Thursday, August 26

CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE AND SEIZED A CAR AFTER AN UNDERCOVER PURCHASE OF XANAX PILLS IN PORT CHARLOTTE. DEPUTIES SAY 34 YEAR OLD PAUL CERCE AND 25 YEAR OLD MYRIAH MELTON, BOTH OF PUNTA GORDA, MET DETECTIVES IN THE PARKING LOT... Read More.