Two vehicles were involved in the accident, which happened around 4pm, and a trauma alert was called. At least one patient was taken to the hospital by helicopter.

As part of a deal, Lee Coel, whose case was moved to Lee County, will plead no contest to second degree manslaughter and receive 10 years probation and not serve any prison time in the death of Mary Knowlton.

The Senior Friendship Center has multiple locations in Sarasota County, and each has its own caregiving services. There are dozens of resources that they can connect you with for support, as well as an adult daycare to give caregivers a break when they need it.

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, the parent company for the retail operation, says it will be closing all 160 locations of the Kitchen Collection across the country by the end of 2019, putting around 800 people out of work.

Tuesday, detectives began investigating an alleged child abuse incident that took place on October 6, when they say Tabitha Rhodes used a metal broom handle to strike her 13-year-old child.

The first skimmer was found at the Marathon gas station on 1832 Manatee Avenue East and the other two skimmers were found at the BP gas station on 2790 Manatee Avenue East.

Congress has proposed a bill at the state capitol that would reduce the minimum amount of time certain inmates are required to serve in prison before they become eligible to be released.

The driver of the Ford Mustang was injured and had to be taken to the hospital while the driver of the Jeep Cherokee, despite having a blown out back tire and significant damage, fled.

Officers are currently on the scene on the 1200 block of 32nd Street where an elderly man and woman were found dead. Police say their preliminary investigation appears this is a murder-suicide and that the public is not in any danger.

Officers were called to the 6000 block of Aston Gardens Drive Monday night where they found a husband and wife dead from an apparent murder-suicide.

Today is designated as “Drive Pink Across America” Day and an effort to raise money for cancer research.

Phillippi Farmhouse Market has reopened at Phillippi Estate Park for the 11th year.

Troopers say around 4:10pm, Yessayi Mardirossian was stopped in a Buick Lucerne on Independence Drive when he turned left into the path of a Dodge Ram traveling east on Cortez driven by a 44-year-old Bradenton man.

The man’s friend tells the sheriff’s office that around 8pm, the man was swimming in the intercoastal waterway. When the friend returned a short time later, the man was missing.

The crash happened shortly before 4pm at Fruitville and Lime. It’s unclear what took place and how many vehicles are involved.

Thirty kids from across the nation are visiting Florida this weekend all thanks to American Airlines and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

A new camera that uses special wavelengths of light could help Florida in its fight against the invasive Burmese python.

Starting on Monday, the intersection of Lemon and Pineapple will be temporarily closed.

Police say that the incident took place on September 10th, in the 4800 block of 51st Street West. According to police, the girl told her mother about having sex with three different men and the girl’s mother reported the incident to police on Sunday, October 13.

On Saturday, October 12, the sheriff’s office was called to a home in Port Charlotte where a man found two chainsaws had been stolen overnight from a toolbox in his vehicle.

Charlotte County Fire and EMS responded around 11:30am alongside Florida Fish and Wildlife, the Coast Guard, and the sheriff’s offices from Lee and Charlotte counties to Charlotte Harbor near Devilfish Key, east of Boca Grande for reports of a boat taking on water with two people aboard.

Police say a person with a gunshot wound has been located but there’s no active shooter at a Boca Raton mall that had been placed on a lockdown after reports of shots fired.

A retired farmer traveling all around the country made his last stop on the Suncoast on Saturday.

FDLE says their Special Operations Team along with members of the Ft. Myers Regional Operations Center were searching a home around 8:30pm on October 11 in Sarasota County when agents were confronted by Fernando Mora.

Deputies are searching for a missing 12-year-old boy who last seen at his home in Parrish.

Deputies say that they received a call Saturday afternoon about an accidental shooting. When they arrived on scene, they found the victim. His injuries are not expected to be life threatening.

Police say around 1 a.m. Saturday morning, units responded to a home on the 5000 block of Lady Slipper Avenue for a family disturbance and reports of shots being fired inside the house.

Around 7:30 p.m., troopers say a man driving a white-colored Chevrolet Van was driving westbound on State Road 70, approaching the driveway of the Wells Fargo Bank on the 400 block of 53rd Avenue West.

Thanks to a vigilant neighbor and deliveryman, police say they now have three people in custody.

In most cases, those who have suspended driver's licenses have to pay overdue court obligations, including traffic tickets, to get their license back. If not paid within 90 days, Florida Law requires County Clerk offices to turn over unpaid tickets and other outstanding court fines and fees to an ou