Nonprofits in the Tampa Bay area work to accelerate disaster recovery with group formed after Katrina
The St. Bernard Project met with dozens of nonprofits and government agencies as Sarasota County seeks community input on a $210 million hurricane recovery plan.
Evacuation warnings lifted from Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
On Friday, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office lifted evacuation warnings for all parts of the county. Evacuation warnings ...
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Evacuation order, warnings lifted in three San Bernardino County communities
On Friday at 6 a.m., the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department lifted evacuation warnings for the communities of ...
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SoCal hit by mudslides, flooding as powerful storm slams region
The heaviest rain slammed into the region Thursday night into early Friday morning, triggering flash floods and mudslides ...
Sarasota business owners welcome proposed 'no wake' law on flooded roads
Lawmakers proposed SB 350 and HB 241 to allow local governments to create "no wake zones" during flood events.
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From 'mean' to 'meaningful': How Sarasota has made progress on homelessness | Opinion
Some 20 years after Sarasota was named "the meanest city in America" for criminalizing homelessness, the city has changed for the better on the issue.
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Sarasota County projects replacing overcrowded jail could cost up to $700 million
told commissioners that Sarasota County has the second-most overcrowded jail in Florida, behind Pasco County. The facility has exceeded its inmate limit for more than a decade. “We're less than ...
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Sarasota County sets community meetings, public survey on spending federal hurricane money
Sarasota County officials will hold a series of public meetings and conduct a survey for community input on the Resilient SRQ relaunch to find the best ways to spend hundreds of millions in ...