Bay Area students have access to kits used by students during LA school shooting

Seconds matter in life-or-death situations and uncontrolled bleeding is the No. 1 cause of death in trauma situations. Bay Area schools are taking steps to make sure students have the tools to help save a life.

One lane of I-75 reopens in Sarasota after crash involving overpass

According to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, the crash is at the Proctor Road overpass. A tractor-trailer may have damaged the span there.

DeMarcay Hotel, Roth Cigar Factory to be preserved, developed at the same time

Sitting along Palm Avenue in Sarasota, the DeMarcay Hotel is bound to catch your eye. Built in the 1920s, it was once a masterpiece of Sarasota. 

Teen arrested in Sarasota double shooting

A 16-year-old turned himself in after two victims were seriously injured in a shooting, Sarasota police announced Wednesday.

Beachgoers, business owners hope red tide doesn't get worse

Red tide has since registered in low amounts off Siesta Key Beach. In Venice and Nokomis, it's medium to high counts. An east wind has kept dead fish away, but 30 miles off north Venice, a fish kill of grouper was reported to the FWC. 

Credit card skimmers found at Sarasota 7-Eleven

Police in Sarasota say credit card skimmers were pulled from two gas pumps at a station along North Tuttle Avenue.

Shooting leaves 2 injured in Sarasota, police say

Police in Sarasota are investigating a shooting that left two people injured Sunday night.

"Operation" inventor sold game for $500; fans raise $30,000 for his real operation

He created "Operation" based on childhood experience and then sold the idea for $500. But when he needed an operation himself, the internet came through.

FWC: High concentrations of red tide detected in Sarasota County

Red tide is back in the Tampa Bay Area. The latest testing from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirms high concentrations of Karenia brevis, the red tide organism, along parts of the Sarasota shoreline, including areas around Venice Beach and Caspersen Beach. 

Superintendent says he will resign if given new job with $170K salary; says it's not a 'golden parachute'

At the center of a special school board meeting in Sarasota County, Superintendent Todd Bowden and his lack of action after Cheraina Bonner came forward with allegations of sexual harassment.

Signs warn of red tide's return to Venice Beach

So far, the levels are registering at "low" to "medium" counts, which means the water still looks clear. That's why officials are posting those signs -- so beachgoers are aware red tide is present, even though they can't see it.

Medicare website now includes nursing home ratings, complaints

Last year, Beverly Rowe faced a difficult future. Her husband survived a stroke but needed care from a nursing home. She researched and toured facilities before making a choice.

"Crazy": Number of prohibited firearms at Bay Area airports doubled in October, TSA says

Airport security officers at Bay Area airports are collecting a record number of firearms, according to statistics released by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).