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

Big Waters Land Trust hosting new Bay Explorers Summer Experience program for underserved youth; Fab Lab summer camps explore ...

A Manatee County deputy shot while responding to an incident at a nursing home was honored with a purple heart today.

Nobody answers the phones in Sarasota's overstretched medical facilities, and appointments have to be booked months in ...

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Disagreements have surfaced on several fronts, including education, health care and more, USA Today Florida Network reports.

Sarasota County Schools is ending a longstanding contract that placed full-time mental health therapists in elementary ...

Trump heads home to Florida same weekend as nationwide protests are planned against him and Elon Musk − including some down ...

Former Democratic Rep. STEPHANIE MURPHY is considering running for office again in 2026, this time in local politics. The job ...

Launching from Bradenton Beach, the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program and Southwest Florida Water Management District went on a science expedition to check on the health of ... to the Florida Department of ...

SPRING HILL — United Way of Hernando County’s 10th Annual “KICK” Start to Early Literacy Kickball Tournament: Inspired to ...