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

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will be "back in service soon," President Donald Trump said, following extensive ...

From burgers and wings to sushi and steakhouses, more than two dozen restaurants and bars have opened across the Sarasota area this year.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a low-pressure area in the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters say the system has a low, 20% chance of developing over the next seven days. Regardless of ...

Four-star defensive lineman Maleek Lee has transferred to Cardinal Mooney from Booker. Lee joins other key transfers, including defensive end Kaleb Exume and running back Toryeon James. Four-star ...

A Bradenton man was arrested for DUI manslaughter after striking and killing a Florida Road Ranger with his vehicle on Sunday, July 12. A Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) press release states that Florida ...

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

A waterfront estate at 1204 Hillview Drive in Sarasota's Harbor Acres neighborhood has sold for $17 million, marking the highest-priced residential sale on the Sarasota mainland in 2026 and the most ...

Authorities issued a Purple Alert for 27-year-old Amber Rhoads, last seen in Tampa. Here's how you can help. Rhoads is one of eight active Purple Alerts in Florida as of July 15. A Purple Alert was ...

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

A Sarasota craft taco spot recently rebranded as a restaurant serving another favorite comfort food: pizza. VCo Pizzeria is ...

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 ...