As he retires, Manatee County Circuit Judge Gilbert Smith Jr. reflects on a career shaped by history, service and preserving ...

A Purple Alert is used to help find a missing adult suffering from a mental or cognitive disability that is not Alzheimer's ...

While the idea of eating roadkill understandably makes some humans squeamish, it’s less cruel to eat animals who were accidentally killed on the streets than those painfully killed in slaughterhouses ...

Nearly 600 business and community leaders gathered on June 26 at The Ora to celebrate the region's outstanding businesses and organizations during the 36th annual Frank G. Berlin Sr. Sarasota Business ...

With hurricane season underway, All Faiths Food Bank is prepared to respond to weather-related emergencies across Sarasota and DeSoto counties, ensuring families have access to food, water and ...

Nate Jacobs' Sarasota-based company returns with a new show celebrating Marvin Gaye at the biennial festival in North ...

Florida football is sending three young stars to represent the Gators at the upcoming SEC Football Media Days in Tampa.

Multiple downtown Sarasota restaurants got high-priority violations in health inspections, including two on Main Street and a ...

Let's go, LEGO! AFOLs, show off your fandom of FIFA World Cup (bricks and minifigs style) ahead of bronze final game July 18, ...

Venice police arrest driver in Sarasota after fatal hit-and-run Sarasota police arrest teen in fatal shooting after 2-day investigation ...

Sarasota County detectives are investigating a late-night shooting after a vehicle was stopped in Venice, officials say.

We selected Venice High track & field athlete Atarah Robinson as the 2026 Girls Athlete of the Year. Did we get it right? Now ...