As current commissioner Margaret Batzer steps down, residents living in District 7 — east of Maple Street and south of the ...

Hamilton County commissioners held off on embracing the $1.25 billion in proposed renovations to Paycor Stadium, at least for now. While the plans unveiled by Hamilton County administration ...

While Kamala Harris and Donald Trump get all the attention for the election, most races on the ballot for Sarasota voters ...

Hurricane Helene may have passed, but Sarasota and Manatee counties are still suffering from damage and flooding due to the ...

In a special update from the National Hurricane Center, Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River.

Helene is expected to make landfall on Florida's Big Bend this evening as a major category 4 hurricane, bringing the risk of ...

Hurricane Helene is closing in on Florida with landfall expected in the Big Bend area Thursday. Helene is expected to slam ...

About100 environmentalists, commercial fishers and neighbors — protesting in advance of a May 4 Manatee County Commission meeting — chanted ... county and the Southwest Florida Water Management ...

In a new plan that Superintendent Jason Wysong called “aggressive and exciting,” the School District of Manatee County plans to build five schools by 2027. By opening several new campuses over the ...

U.S. District ... County, the focus of the lawsuit. The state had 800 manatee deaths in 2022, before the number dropped to 555 in 2023, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Midseason MVPs: Midseason Volleyball Players of the Year: Sarasota and Manatee MVPs at season's midway ... area teams and others to watch, an early district breakdown, and some nice surprises ...