Bee Ridge News

To better serve Florida motorists, AAA Auto Club South has teamed up with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to offer Floridians the ability to easily renew a driver license, obtain a duplicate driver license, change a name or address on a driver license, get an identification card, and register to vote-all at no costs to ...

It was a deadly pile-up on I-75 in 2007 that sent 10 people to the hospital and cost two others their life, including James Brashear of Sarasota.

Published: Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, April 24, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. Almost a year ago, voters sent a strong message to Sarasota County commissioners to end sprawl by passing the Urban Service Boundary Referendum, which requires a unanimous commission vote and fiscal neutrality to grant density increases east of the ...

As we celebrate Earth Day this week, it seems appropriate that we recognize how people can injure, and then repair, Mother Earth.

A Suncoast lighting store is hosting a big sale this week, and all the profits are going to a good cause.

A man snatched the purse of a Publix shopper Friday afternoon as she crossed a nearby street with a cart, deputies said.

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, based in Orlando's Baldwin Park, recently completed design on a 50,000 square foot Publix anchored retail center on Bee Ridge and Beneva Rds.

Published: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 12:56 a.m. There is nothing like an economic collapse to make people open to change.

Dr. Virind Gupta prescribed 530 oxycodone pills over the course of 45 days to 29-year-old Michael Chrzczonowski, who died after overdosing on oxycodone and Xanax.

The owner of a Suncoast Chinese buffet is in hot water for growing marijuana. Sarasota County Sheriff's Deputies say they found 28 live marijuana plants growing on 37-year-old Wen Liu's property.

Published: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, February 23, 2009 at 4:12 p.m. So you were all gung-ho about taking off that spare tire, saddlebags or big ole booty at the beginning of ...

A woman was killed this morning during a hit-and-run crash on Bee Ridge Road, authorities say.

Published: Monday, January 19, 2009 at 1:53 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, January 19, 2009 at 2:08 p.m. The Green Team 4-H club is one of the many 4-H clubs in Sarasota county.

There was some rough weather on the Suncoast this afternoon, as heavy rain and strong winds ripped through Sarasota County.

If you drive on Swift Road in Sarasota between Bee Ridge and Stickney Point, get prepared for some roadwork.