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Sarasota County residents are encouraged to attend a community conversation to prepare for the 2025 hurricane season.
Storm recovery costs and FEMA reimbursement delays will be a factor as Sarasota city and county governments enter budget ...
Funding woes: Sarasota schools face millions in cuts as Florida ... zones based on residential addresses and upload required documents through the portal. Those returning to Sarasota County ...
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The 2024 hurricane ... Here's what you can do now to get ready too: know your evacuation and flood zones and get your emergency kits stocked up, while preparing ...
Citing Florida's location in a high ... Sign up for Alert Sarasota County and Alert Manatee for emergency updates such as evacuation notices, boil water advisories, weather warnings, and hazardous ...
Hurricane Debby hit Florida’s ... eleven were in evacuation Zone A. Police and firefighters also had to rescue more than 1,000 people that night across our three-county region.
Sarasota County, FL (April 12 ... especially around interchanges and construction zones. Law enforcement agencies, including the Florida Highway Patrol, are actively investigating the crash. While no ...
Sarasota County, FL (April 8, 2025) – Emergency crews responded Tuesday ... drivers must remain alert—especially when approaching intersections, curves, or zones with changing speed limits. Victims of ...
The mayor of nearby Tampa, Florida, was pleading on television ... school's fieldhouse serves as a state- and county-designated evacuation center. Built to withstand 150 mph wind gusts, the ...
It’s important to be prepared to evacuate ahead of a storm, especially if you live in one of those high-risk areas.
The Sarasota County Commission rescinded millions of dollars from the Building Industry Institute, a project of local construction leader Jon Mast.