SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. - The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office celebrated a milestone on Thursday with the graduation of its first-ever Corrections Training Academy class. Seven new recruits officially ...

Environmentalists say a proposed 170-home development across from the Celery Fields would hurt wildlife, flood protection and ...

Study of Hurricane Debby flooding cites years-old break in dike for flooding of Laurel Meadows subdivision in Sarasota County ...

Kelly Erwin laid the groundwork for a winning year for the Republican Party of Sarasota County. But this weekend, she lost a long fight with cancer. The 58-year-old died on Saturday evening. Local ...

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) — A Sarasota County woman turned $50 into $1 million after she purchased a lucky scratch-off ticket.

Live Florida election results from Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 voting. Follow along to see who won and who lost in local, state and ...

Planners will meet to discuss the proposal, which seeks to rezone farmland so that 170 homes could be built in an area where ...

A health alert has been issued for multiple beaches in Sarasota County after low to medium levels of red tide were detected.

With wins ranging in races from tax collector to Charter Review Board, Republicans dominated local races on election night.

A countywide referendum renewing a tax in place since 2002 saw 214,408 voters vote “yes,” about 84.06% of all votes cast. Out ...

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center earned an A grade from the Leapfrog Group for the first time since fall 2021, joining 3 County ...