
Herald-Tribune Media Group Sarasota Police Chief Peter Abbott and three officers were disciplined for policy violations in the Juan G. Perez videotaped kicking case
Sarasota police chief Peter Abbott gets two-week suspension | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida |
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At a news conference Friday morning, Sarasota City Manager Bob Bartolotta announced the discipline of Police Chief Peter Abbott and three officers for policy violations in the Juan G. Perez videotaped kicking case.

Herald-Tribune Media Group Police continue to investigate the hostage drama at a TJ MAXX in Venice on Tuesday night. The suspects are still at large. Check heraldtribune.com for updates.
Two masked gunmen hold Venice T.J. Maxx employees hostage | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | S
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Herald-Tribune Media Group Susan Rife talks about her onstage conversation with author Stephen King last night at the Van Wezel, and hanging with him and his neighbor and some friends afterward.
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Leading up to last night’s onstage conversation at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall with horror/mystery writer Stephen King, I was as nervous as I’d been at any point in my journalistic career.

Herald-Tribune Media Group Well, you won't be seeing author Stephen King at his event at the Van Wezel since it's sold out, but have you seen the famous horror writer, who has a home in the area, out and about? Let us know about your Stephen King sightings.
Author Stephen King is at ease in the Sarasota sun | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | Southwes
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We found a house that looked OK and it was on Longboat Key, he said. But Longboat was a little crowded and regulated for the Kings tastes.They spent another winter in Naples, but it was a little

Herald-Tribune Media Group The Herald-Tribune's eTicket newsletter debuted today. Sign up for the weekly free newsletter, which features the best of Ticket.
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Herald-Tribune Media Group The Tampa Bay Bucs are on a roll -- well, they won anyway. Keep up with the Bucs with beat writer Tom Balog's blog, T.B.'s Buc Shots
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TAMPA _ Unless somehow the Glazers and Mark Dominik can persuade the NFL that as a 1-and-7 team the Buccaneers are a hardship case that warrants a policy exception in the interest of fan support,Tampa Baywill not be wearing throwback uniforms again this season. ...

Herald-Tribune Media Group Wind shear weakens Ida before expected landfall Tuesday morning.
Plenty of wind today as Ida passes by | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | Southwest Florida's I
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An extremely rare collision between a winter-like cold front and a summer-like Hurricane Ida is roiling the Gulf of Mexico and threatening the northeast Gulf coast with high winds, heavy rains and storm surge.

Herald-Tribune Media Group To the embarrassment of officials, Sarasota County's law regarding open containers and public alcohol consumption was inadvertently allowed to expire last month.
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We may not have a drag queen parade or a Hemingway look-alike contest, but for the next few days Sarasota County will have more liberal public drinking laws than Key West.The change is not a publicity stunt or the

Herald-Tribune Media Group The reports cites "errors in judgment" in an incident where a Sarasota Police officer was shown kicking a handcuffed man.
Sarasota Police investigation finds no wrongdoing | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | Southwest
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A law enforcement departments two-month review of the Sarasota Police Department over a mishandled excessive force investigation found nothing wrong.The report acknowledged that errors in judgment by

Herald-Tribune Media Group The African rock python is more aggressive than its Burmese kin
Another species of python is raising concern | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | Southwest Flor
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If thousands of Burmese pythons slithering through the Everglades are not worrisome enough, wildlife experts are now warning of another invasive reptile found as close as east Sarasota.This one -- the African rock

Herald-Tribune Media Group Health officials battle twin worries: swine flu, and perceptions that a flu vaccine is untested and unnecessary
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Local health officials worry that fears about the safety of the new swine flu vaccine will stop many parents from having their children vaccinated against the pandemic that has killed more than 140 people in Florida.

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A Tampa radio station reported soccer team losses were forcing the
Glazers, owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to put the team up for sale
Glazers deny reports of Bucs' sale | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | Southwest Florida's Info
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ownership shot down a report as erroneous from a Tampa sports talk radio host on 620-AM WDAE Thursday morning that the team is being put up for sale.The Business Insider Web site, picking up the

Herald-Tribune Media Group Keep up with local high school sports with the Herald-Tribune blog, Inside Sports.
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The two QBs want the receiver to come to college with them

Herald-Tribune Media Group President Obama pays a visit to Southwest Florida.
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The Obama administration is giving a jolt to the futuristic smart electric grid, hoping to more quickly bring Americas power transmission system into the digital age.President Barack Obama, during a visit to a solar

Herald-Tribune Media Group Bargain hunters and the first-time homebuyers tax credit push housing sales higher. Prices stay flat, a sign that some experts see as a bottom in the maket.
Home sales post double-digit increase | HeraldTribune.com | Sarasota Florida | Southwest Florida's I
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Home sales spurred by distressed bargains and an $8,000 first-time homebuyers tax credit soared 42 percent during September in the Sarasota-Bradenton market and 56 percent in Charlotte County-North Port.















