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  • Opinion

    CDC Reacts to Zombie Apocalypse. Seriously

    Editor's Note: Just when we came late to the story of the dangerous bath salts and man who was caught on video biting off someone's face, comes this latest development. There is a bit of ...

  • Public Safety

    Wireless Security 101

    This blog post is sponsored by ADT. There’s no place like home, especially when it’s a safe home. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, home robberies occur every 12 seco...

  • Public Safety

    Suspects In SunTrust Bank Robbery Arrested

    Matthew Marquez

    The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has made two arrests in connection with the robbery of SunTrust Bank on Gantt Road on Monday that led to charges to two other bank robberies. Act...

  • Government

    Sarasota Police Union Rejects Contract

    Could Sarasota police be consolidated with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and could dispatch operations be shared with Manatee County?

    The union representing the Sarasota Police Department unanimously rejected the city’s proposed ordinance and contract offer setting off a longer period of uncertainty for taxpayers and po...

  • Elections

    Torraco Runs For State's Attorney

    John Torraco

    Sarasota attorney John Torraco has announced his candidacy for the office of State Attorney for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit that includes Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties.   “P...

  • The Neighborhood Files

    Crash Closes Ramps To I-75 At Fruitville Road

    Florida Highway Patrol says two Brandon residents in a Jeep Wrangler were hit by a Sarasota man driving the wrong way on Interstate 275 early Sunday morning.

    Ramps to Interstate 75 from Fruitville Road are shut down due to a cleanup of a three-vehicle crash, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The northbound outside lane of Interstate 75...

  • Public Safety

    Robber Rips Necklace Off Senior Citizen’s Neck

    A 75-year-old woman riding her bike on North Lockwood Ridge Road had a gold necklace ripped off his neck during a strong-arm robbery Monday afternoon.

    A 75-year-old woman riding her bike on North Lockwood Ridge Road had a gold necklace ripped off his neck during a strong-arm robbery Monday afternoon. Sarasota County Sheriff’s Offic...

  • Public Safety

    Palmer Ranch SunTrust Bank Robbed

    Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is looking for this man who robbed the SunTrust Bank on Gantt Road Monday afternoon.

    Investigators hope that the public can identify a SunTrust Bank robber through surveillance photographs released today. A Palmer Ranch Suntrust Bank, 5727 Gantt Road, was robbed at 2...

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