Sarasota County is signaling a sharp reduction in spending to avoid a budget crisis, with planned growth of only 1.6% next ...

It’s early in the budget cycle for Sarasota County — closer to the first day of 2026’s spending plan than the last — but elected officers from constitutional departments last week nevertheless ...

The 2026 Sarasota County agricultural Fair opens on Friday, March 13, and, although it’s best known for Ferris wheels, 4-H cows and fried everything, at its heart, the fair is a homegrown community ...

Kudos for publishing the guest column by Winter Haven City Manager T. Michael Stavres on the many ways property taxes fund vital public services ("Here's what your property taxes really provide," Feb.

A Tony-winning actress and singer, an author with an art museum-set memoir, and more in this week's top arts events in the Sarasota area.

Sights + Sounds: The Sarasota Ballet Studio Co. 4 p.m. at Waterside Park, 1560 Lakefront Drive Free Visit LakewoodRanch.com.

A shooting on February 10 in a Sarasota home resulted in five deaths, including the gunman. The incident is considered the deadliest single day of violent crime in Sarasota County's history.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A shooting investigation is underway in the area of a Lowe’s Home Improvement store in Sarasota. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting that ...

SARSOTA COUNTY, Fla. — In Sarasota County, one commissioner says the jail population has reached an "emergency" level. Numbers given to Spectrum News by the sheriff's office confirm the situation: ...

Village On The Isle plans to build a satellite campus on a 50.25-acre property in Venice, Florida. The retirement community purchased the land, once intended for a hospital, for $21.5 million. The new ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota County deputies say Tuesday's shooting at a home in the gated Amberlea neighborhood left five people dead, including the suspected shooter, who is connected to a double ...