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Past articles by Laura:

SRQ Flight Evacuated Because Computer Caught Fire

An American Airlines flight on the SRQ tarmac had to be evacuated. → Read More

Fire officials say Venice fire no longer suspicious, cause discovered

On Mon. March 18, 2019 around 6:30 p.m. firefighters were called to the scene on the 700 block of Cypress Avenue. Flames could be seen shooting out of the roof and there was a reported explosion during the fire. → Read More

VIDEO: Venice fire deemed suspicious during investigation around Cypress and 41 Bypass, details continue to update

Flames could be seen shooting out of the roof and there was a reported explosion during the fire. But the flames have already been brought under control. → Read More

VIDEO: Venice home destroyed by fire, heavy smoke around Cypress and 41 Bypass

Flames could be seen shooting out of the roof and there was a reported explosion during the fire. But the flames have already been brought under control. → Read More

VIDEO: Venice home destroyed by fire, heavy smoke around Cypress and 41 Bypass

Flames could be seen shooting out of the roof and there was a reported explosion during the fire. But the flames have already been brought under control. → Read More

VIDEO: Suspects sought in playground fire at Pioneer Park in Sarasota

Crews were able to put it out, but the playground at 12th Street and Cocoanut Avenue was destroyed. → Read More

VIDEO: Playground in Sarasota set on fire under investigation, detectives working on the scene

Crews were able to put it out, but the playground at 12th Street and Cocoanut Avenue was destroyed. → Read More

VIDEO: Playground in Sarasota set on fire

Crews were able to put it out, but the playground at 12th Street and Cocoanut Avenue was destroyed. → Read More

Sarasota Playground Torched

SARASOTA (WWSB) - Pioneer Park in Sarasota was up in flames on 12th Street and Cocoanut Avenue on Monday night. ABC7 crews were on scene at shortly after it started, at around 9 P.M. Crews were able to put out the fire before 10 P.M. but the playground was totally engulfed. We have calls into the Sarasota Fire Department Copyright 2019 WWSB. All rights reserved. → Read More

12-year-old reporter stands up for First Amendment in contentious encounter with Arizona cop

Hilde Kate Lysiak, who publishes her work at Orange Street News, was pursuing a story in Patagonia, AZ, last Monday, when she was stopped by the chief of the town’s Marshal’s Department. → Read More

AUDIO: 911 call after remains of Jabez Spann located in Manatee County

Tuesday night at a joint press conference, Sarasota Police and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office reported that Spann’s skeletal remains were found Saturday. Police say around 4:30pm, a man working on a fence line found the remains in Manatee County, west of I-75, and called 911. → Read More

Skeletal remains of missing teen Jabez Spann found in Manatee County

Tuesday night at a joint press conference, Sarasota Police and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office reported that Spann’s skeletal remains were found Saturday. Police say around 4:30pm, a man working on a fence line found the remains in Manatee County, west of I-75, and called 911. → Read More

New developments in missing teen Jabez Spann case

Then 14-year-old Jabez Spann has been missing since September 4, 2017, on Labor Day. → Read More

Skeletal remains of missing teen Jabez Spann found in Manatee County

Tuesday night at a joint press conference, Sarasota Police and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office reported that Spann’s skeletal remains were found Saturday. Police say around 4:30pm, a man working on a fence line found the remains in Manatee County, west of I-75, and called 911. → Read More

Skeletal remains of missing teen Jabez Spann found in Manatee County

Then 14-year-old Jabez Spann has been missing since September 4, 2017, on Labor Day. → Read More

Police: Florida man hits vehicle then steals vehicle belonging to Good Samaritan who stopped to help

Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Kim Montes said in a statement that 27-year-old Zachary Searls hit a van in front of him Monday night. Searls' car then hit a tree and caught fire. → Read More

Footage shows crash caused by teens’ egg-throwing prank, killing mother of 2

The boy driving the car has been charged with murder. → Read More

Bicyclist killed while crossing 41 in North Port

North Port Police say the bicyclist, 56-year-old Michelle Sedlak, was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with a head injury and died shortly after. → Read More

Six People Get Sick on Frontier Flight to Tampa From Cleveland

Six people got sick on a Frontier flight from Cleveland to Tampa International Airport on Monday. → Read More

Float catches fire at Rose Parade, no one hurt

The Chinese heritage float caught fire and temporarily stopped the parade. → Read More