Venice cancels Fourth of July fireworks because of COVID-19 financial, operational concerns

Fireworks won’t be lighting the night sky in Venice, Florida this Fourth of July due to COVID-19-related financial and operational concerns, says Venice city manager Ed Lavallee. 

Venice museum needs help identifying owner of 1932 diary

A museum in the city of Venice came across a diary that appears to be nearly 90 years old. They hope someone can help track down the original author or her relatives.

Venice man arrested on more than 200 counts of child pornography

Jeffrey Geske, 51, is behind bars on 218 felony counts of possession of child pornography and a single count of possession of methamphetamine, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.

Two men arrested on drug charges after aviation unit spots suspects fleeing deputies in Sarasota 

Dylan Rodgers, 27, and Frank Crouse, 33, were arrested Tuesday night on drug charges after they fled from deputies and were spotted by an aviation unit, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators arrest suspect in 1998 sexual assault cold cases thanks to genealogy DNA

Venice police and Pinellas County deputies used genealogy DNA results to arrest a suspect and bring closure to victims in two rape cases from more than 20 years ago.

Plane fire shuts down Venice air traffic

Two people escaped a small plane just before it went up in flames at a Venice airport Sunday afternoon.

Venice driver, trapped for hours in partially-submerged vehicle, rescued by kayaker and paddleboarder

A driver spent the night trapped inside her partially-submerged vehicle in Venice, only escaping because two good Samaritans -- a paddleboarder and kayaker -- wanted to head out on the water following morning.

94-year-old Venice man killed his wife, who was suffering from dementia, police say

Wayne Juhlin allegedly told detectives he wanted to use the gun to take his own life after killing his wife, but the gun malfunctioned. After, he dialed 911.

Donations fund book vending machine at Venice school

There's a new vending machine at Garden Elementary School in Venice and parents should be pretty happy about the treats inside: It's a book vending machine.

Missionary family located; Venice crew to fly to Bahamas to deliver supplies

Preparing to fly into devastation, Agape Flights pilot Jeff Yannucciello will take more than supplies with him to the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas. He's taking hope - in the form of 1,600 pounds of water, food, clothes, and rescue items to the islands, ravaged by Hurricane Dorian.

Robbers suspected in cigarette heists across 2 counties

The Venice Police Department is trying to track down four people suspected of pulling off an early morning cigarette heist at a 7-Eleven. 

Inside the Tervis Tumbler factory

They're famous across the country but they're based right here in Tampa Bay. Tervis Tumbler’s headquarters in north Venice is also home to their expanding factory.