The Sarasota County Commission appears poised to embrace some of its most aggressive policies on affordable housing in decades. Following a presentation in early April on recommendations by the ...

But while Florida's public-school districts, including Sarasota County, are navigating complex financial and policy shifts due to the Florida Legislature, this moment offers something far more ...

It was nearly 40 years ago when Florida Studio Theatre discovered that there was an audience for plays and musicals in the summer months in Sarasota. A production of the Fats Waller musical “Ain ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man died and another was injured Saturday after shots rang out during a fight at a house party in Sarasota. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office was called to the ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Jacaranda Blvd., between Tamiami Trail and Corso Venetia Blvd., has now been reopened following firefighting efforts for a brush fire. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (SCSO ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) was investigating a homicide on Saturday after two people were shot during a large gathering at a home. At about 2:51 a.m ...

A lifeguard with the Sarasota County Fire Department reportedly didn't see the teens, 14 and 15, who were seriously hurt. Two teens run over by a pickup truck while sunbathing on a Florida beach ...

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local turtle activity of the 2025 season on Saturday, April 26. The STCRP team reported one ...

NOKOMIS, Fla. — Two teenage girls are in the hospital with severe injuries after they were allegedly run over by a Sarasota County Fire Department lifeguard last week on Nokomis Beach.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) — There are concerns among some in Bradenton that New College of Florida might be taking over USF Sarasota-Manatee. 8 On Your Side reached out to both institutions for ...

When the Amazon rocket launch lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, there’s a chance it’ll be visible in Sarasota. Visibility from most of Florida is possible, according to ULA. What's on ...

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