South Venice News

Sheriff's Office detectives believe Maureen "Suzie" Modlin and Michael Bistranin were shot multiple times inside their south Sarasota County home Saturday night, a source close to the investigation said Tuesday.

VENICE - A $7.5 million grant from the state Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development is not available for Sarasota County's spring training deal with the Baltimore Orioles, county commissioners learned today during their regular meeting in South Venice.

A deputy found a trunk with a drug lab inside it floating down a creek, then used fingerprints on it to tie it to a convicted methamphetamine manufacturer, the sheriff's office said.

Chrysler has placed 7 area dealerships on its list of dealers that it is asking the bankruptcy judge to approve for closing.

West. Of the 660 students eligible for graduation -- more than the number who graduated during the spring semesters of 2007 and 2008 -- 270 are expected to participate in the ceremonies.

Published: Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 6:58 p.m. Even in the best economy, few homeowners want to spend money to tap into a central sewer system if they have a septic system that seems to work.

The city is asking federal lawmakers to pressure the Postal Service into carve out a section of South Venice and label it North Port when it comes to mail delivery.

Published: Friday, April 24, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 8:40 p.m. It's hard to get too excited about bird poop, unless, of course, it has been deposited unceremoniously on your head.

Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 9:39 p.m. Instead of a gavel, President Keith McMahon brought a cowbell to keep order during Monday night's South Venice Civic Association meeting.

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Bank Examiner scam. Twice recently two elderly females in the South Venice area were contacted by telephone by a male subject representing himself as a bank examiner.

Two elderly women in South Venice were duped by a man who claimed to be a bank examiner and asked each of them to give him more than $5,000. The victims were called by a man who told them he worked for their bank and was trying to catch a teller who embezzled money.

The sheriff's office is warning residents that an old-time fraud known as the "Bank Examiner Scam" has resurfaced here and has taken two victims for $10,000. The two victims were elderly women in the South Venice area.

Police arrested seven teenagers early Friday in connection with a car-burglary spree near Venice Beach.

The Florida Bar has disbarred a veteran Venice attorney over a trust account and suspended a Sarasota attorney who took retainer fees from five clients but did not perform the required work.

The Venice Doll Club will present its annual doll show and sale, "Welcome to Dollyland," 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Woodmere Park, 3951 Woodmere Park Blvd., South Venice .

Florida motorists will have to bring more than a smile the next time they are asked by Florida Department of Motor Vehicles for a new photo for their driver's licenses.

SOUTH VENICE a ' The future of the intersection of River Road and U.S. 41, the use of North Port architectural standards for the U.S. 41/River Road gateway and future budget challenges are among the agenda ...

Two residents helped save a neighbor from a home fire this morning in South Venice.

Published: Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 11:23 p.m. Venice police are looking for witnesses to a weekend traffic accident on U.S. 41 that killed a Venice ...

Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 3:11 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 3:13 p.m. An early morning fire in South Venice Wednesday injured one person and destroyed the house.