Venice News

One moment, the 17-year-old Venice High School senior's biggest worry was seeing the last two customers out the door as she finished the late shift at T.J. Maxx Tuesday night.

Federal investigators are in the city for a second day, checking financial documents and computer files and reviewing airport agreements going back decades.

Venice police continue to review store surveillance video for clues about the two gunmen who attempted to rob a T.J. Maxx store late Tuesday night.

The city of Venice plans to light its Christmas tree at 6 p.m. Nov. 28 hsortly before the Holiday Parade.

Since 1987, Venice Christian School has offered both spiritual and academic guidance to children in the community.

Less than a week after Don and Sue Clendenen arrived in Venice Isle Estates for the winter, they awoke to the most frightening disaster of their lives.

Authorities are searching for two men accused of taking hostages at a Venice, Florida, T.J. Maxx store.

A 17-year-old Venice High School senior, working the late shift at TJ Maxx on Tuesday night, was standing near the store's front doors waiting for the last two customers to leave when two men wearing Darth Vader masks barged in with guns.

The robbery happened around 9:30 Wednesday night as employees were closing the store for the night.

Authorities are searching for two men accused of taking hostages at a Venice, Florida, T.J. Maxx store.

VENICE - Authorities are still searching for the suspects accused of holding several people hostage at gunpoint inside a Florida retail store for more than three hours.

Two men armed with guns and wearing ski masks entered the T.J. Maxx store in Venice Tuesday night and held eight employees hostage for more than three hours.

A SWAT team is set up in front of a store in Sarasota County where a standoff is taking place.

With more people on social networking sites, phishing attacks - in which people are tricked into providing personal information online - are on the rise.

Fred Watts, Venice Municipal Airport director, was put on paid administrative leave Monday by Venice City Manager Isaac Turner.

With its compact downtown, historic Mediterranean-style architecture and proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, Venice has long been touted as a top place to retire.

Regional doctors know the story of Clyde Stout. They see it all too often. The 35-year-old Venice resident has been visiting hospitals across Southwest Florida for the past several months, trying to get pain medications, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.

The Venice Jet Center's potential new owner has vowed to be a good neighbor and mend relations with the city, but numerous hurdles remain before the company gets the keys to the controversial facility.

Sarasota County firefighters called to a fire at Don Boycea s home at 3786 Dunbar Road, South Venice, about 10:55 p.m. Saturday were told by neighbors that they heard oxygen tanks exploding inside the house.

Decades ago, teacher Linda Trigg watched her friends go off to fight in Vietnam.