Verizon's Droid has landed

Bradenton.com - Fri Nov 06

There's the iPhone, the Blackberry, the HTC Touch, the myTouch 3G and, as of Friday, the Droid.

Schools start swine flu vaccinations

Venice Gondolier - Fri Nov 06

Eight nurses were set up in Cranberry Elementary's cafeteria, capable of giving 160 shots an hour in one of Sarasota County's first H1N1 school vaccination clinics.

Red tide status update

WZVN - Fri Nov 06

FLORIDA: Red tide reports released by Florida Fish and Wildlife confirm the Florida red tide organism, also known as Karenia brevis, was not detected in water samples collected this week.

Venice ballots were counted properly

HeraldTribune.com - Fri Nov 06

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10:36 p.m. Concerns about ballots marked with blue ink going uncounted in the Venice City Council elections proved unfounded Thursday after an unofficial audit conducted by elections activists turned up no problems.

Cranberry couple under investigation in use of orphans' trust fund

Pittsburgh Tribune - Thu Nov 05

An Allegheny County judge froze assets of a Cranberry chiropractor and his wife this week while detectives investigate whether the couple drained a $1 million trust set up for two children left orphaned by a murder-suicide. Common Pleas Judge Lawrence J. O'Toole ordered the assets and the trust frozen at the request of prosecutors, who are ...

Art group welcomes public to gallery opening

WWSB - Thu Nov 05

Those in the arts community call our area the "culture coast". We have the world- renowned Ringling College of Art and Design in our community, yet many people might still be surprised to learn how many talented and famous artists live and work here.

Seniors arrested for battering officer

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg - Thu Nov 05

An elderly couple from Sarasota County is facing felony charges after police say they battered a law enforcement officer trying to execute an arrest warrant.

There s no doubt that they can dance

HeraldTribune.com - Thu Nov 05

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:34 p.m. Tripping the light fantastic, Susan Jones, Nikki Taylor, James Amato, Molly Schechter, Howard Millman and John Chapman were formidable competitors at this year's 10th annual CANDance, benefitting the Community AIDS Network.

Habitat is hit hard by collapse of firm owned by Nadel

HeraldTribune.com - Thu Nov 05

Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County thought it had escaped the financial mess from Art Nadel's alleged Ponzi scheme.

Mortgage fraud probe nets 105 across state

Bradenton Herald - Wed Nov 04

At least one local man is among 105 people arrested across the state following a nine-month investigation into organized mortgage fraud.