A state committee shot down a bill amendment by Sarasota Sen. Joe Gruters that would have allowed some recreational facilities at state parks.

According to court records, Bradenton police chief Melanie Bevan ran over a woman after a parade, causing injury. Bevan says no accident occurred.

The Cardinal Mooney pitcher held the visiting Thunder to two hits, defeating ODA for the third time this season as the ...

Florida's expensive voucher program for private schools - and potential cuts in state funding - have put Sarasota's public ...

Going out to eat? See which Sarasota and Manatee County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

Sarasota County's jail has been overpopulated for 20 years. Now, local criminal justice officials are raising the alarm that action must be taken.

Proposed purchase would double the size of quarter-acre Kathleen Belleville Nature Preserve and benefit gopher tortoises and Florida Scrub-jays ...

Giancarlo Guerrero has unveiled his first season as music director of Sarasota Orchestra, which he will lead multiple times in the 2025-26 schedule ...

Nominations are now open for the Florida Power Play Award, Presented by Florida Power & Light, for the Sarasota-Manatee High ...

Citizens organize town hall to oppose proposed transfer of Ringling Museum from FSU to New College before upcoming May 5 ...

The State Park Preservation Act requires public hearings for land management plans and forces the state to comply.

A former Art Ovation hotel employee alleges he was fired after complaining to management about another employee making a ...