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

Water pushed by Hurricane Ike again washed over low areas along much of the west coast today, covering some roads but staying away from homes and businesses. ...more

September 11, 2008

Hillsborough County public schools produced more National Merit Scholarship semifinalists than any other school system in Florida, the school district announced Wednesday. ...more

September 11, 2008

Residents along waterways and shorelines from Lee to Levy counties can expect another round of coastal flooding during high tide this morning from Hurricane Ike. ...more

September 11, 2008