The Sarasota County Commission appears poised to embrace some of its most aggressive policies on affordable housing in decades. Following a presentation in early April on recommendations by the ...

A familiar face has finally made it back to the Sarasota County Planning Commission after years of lobbying the county to appoint him to a seat. The Sarasota County Commission narrowly confirmed ...

IT JUST REALLY BURNED THE TOP LAYER HERE. TWO WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO BURN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, AS NEARLY 3000 ACRES HAVE BEEN BURNED, DAMAGING THE MICHAUX STATE FOREST. FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN ...

There was a slightly palpable tension in the air on Tuesday morning in the Sarasota County Commission chambers, before the board pulled $7.5 million previously approved for Jon Mast’s Building ...

When talking about Sarasota County’s prolonged jail overpopulation, there are two important numbers: 773: The “operational capacity,” or the number of inmates a facility can accommodate ...

Sarasota County will take big swings toward improving one of its most important sports stadiums, with repair and improvement projects lined up for the facility that hosts the Baltimore Orioles ...

By that measure, the Sarasota County jail has been overcrowded for more than 20 years. Through the first quarter of 2025, the jail’s average daily population (ADP) has been 1,129. The jail ...

While Manatee County recently shut down its school zone camera program due to reported issues, Sarasota police say their system has been highly effective in curbing speeding and improving safety.

It’s been 10 days since a beach day turned into a trip to the hospital for two Sarasota County teens. The fire department responded to the incident at North Jetty Beach in Nokomis at 4:46 p.m ...