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

Florida's expensive voucher program for private schools - and potential cuts in state funding - have put Sarasota's public schools at risk.

Nominations are now open for the Florida Power Play Award, Presented by Florida Power & Light, for the Sarasota-Manatee High ...

According to court records, Bradenton police chief Melanie Bevan ran over a woman after a parade, causing injury. Bevan says no accident occurred.

Citizens organize town hall to oppose proposed transfer of Ringling Museum from FSU to New College before upcoming May 5 ...

The State Park Preservation Act requires public hearings for land management plans and forces the state to comply.

A former Art Ovation hotel employee alleges he was fired after complaining to management about another employee making a ...

Sarasota County's jail has been overpopulated for 20 years. Now, local criminal justice officials are raising the alarm that action must be taken.

Ringling College, which has operated the Englewood Art Center since 2008, plans to consolidate its community arts programs at ...

Proposed purchase would double the size of quarter-acre Kathleen Belleville Nature Preserve and benefit gopher tortoises and Florida Scrub-jays ...

How egg-citing! Melania Trump hosted 147th White House Easter Egg Roll, a tradition dating back to 1878 during the presidency ...

TOP PLAYERS _ (CM): Brady Zaun 1-3, 2 RBI; Wyatt Hossenlopp 1-3, run; Michael Geaglone 2-3, 3B, run; Jake Armstrong 2-3, 2B, ...