Companies change business models during coronavirus pandemic

Many businesses are going online, changing hours and encouraging phone orders and payments to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Police: Woman mistakes gas for brake, drives into Sarasota Popeyes

Sarasota police are investigating after they said a woman mistakenly thought the gas was the brake and drove into a Popeyes restaurant Saturday afternoon.

FWC dive team finds body of missing Sarasota boater

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recovered the body of a missing boater on Friday around 11 a.m. in the area of Big Sarasota Pass. 

Search for missing boater in Sarasota

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is now handling the search for a missing boater in Big Sarasota Pass.

3 dead, 2 seriously injured in I-75 crash in Sarasota

An overturned cement truck was at the center of a deadly crash on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County Monday morning.

Infectious disease doctor sidelined after exposure to Sarasota COVID-19 patient

Dr. Manuel Gordillo has been working from home for nearly a week. He's the infectious disease specialist in Sarasota who diagnosing the first COVID-19 patient at Doctor's Hospital. 

I-75 reopens after four-vehicle crash in Sarasota

A “very significant” crash closed all lanes of southbound Interstate 75 in Sarasota and slowed northbound traffic earlier today.

Doctors: COVID-19 can be managed from home in many cases

Now that the COVID-19 coronavirus has appeared in Florida, doctors at Sarasota Memorial Hospital want the public to be informed.

Ancient sea creatures bridge gap between past and present at Mote Marine exhibit

Creatures that resemble relatives of the Lockness monster and things you’d only see in movies are on display at the newest exhibit at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota.

Trial begins for man accused of raping, murdering Sarasota woman in 1999

After two decades, the man who Sarasota detectives say is responsible for a murder and sexual assault of a woman will finally stand trial.

Family, friends seek help cleaning Carlie Brucia’s memorial garden

Carlie Brucia’s body was found in a field behind a church off Procter Road just days after she was abducted in 2004. After her killer was placed behind bars, her family and friends built a garden in her honor. Time and weather have taken a toll, though.

Students, city team up to restore Sarasota's first African-American cemetery 

JROTC students spent two years cleaning the area's first African-American cemetery while the City of Sarasota bought new tombstones and vault coverings.

Sarasota car crash injures 2, closes roads

Two people suffered injuries after a car crashed into a pedestrian and the stairwell of a parking garage, according to the Sarasota Police Department.