Sarasota County airport community concerned about proposed cell phone tower in direct flight path
Hidden River is a unique community in Sarasota County where pilots are neighbors and planes are used to commute for fun. Several residents, though, are worried their open airspace could be invaded by plans to build a nearly 200-foot cell phone tower.
Hidden River is a unique community in Sarasota County where pilots are neighbors and planes are used to commute for fun. Several residents, though, are worried their open airspace could be invaded by plans to build a nearly 200-foot cell phone tower.
Venice woman, dog make it out of burning mobile home
A Venice woman is crediting her smoke detector for saving her life – and her dog's – after a fire destroyed her mobile home early Tuesday morning.
A Venice woman is crediting her smoke detector for saving her life – and her dog's – after a fire destroyed her mobile home early Tuesday morning.
Sarasota adaptive golf group proves to have no limitations
A Sarasota group is out to prove that the game of golf knows no limitations. The chapter of the Adaptive Golf Association is mainly made up of stroke survivors who only have partial use of their bodies.
A Sarasota group is out to prove that the game of golf knows no limitations. The chapter of the Adaptive Golf Association is mainly made up of stroke survivors who only have partial use of their bodies.
Environmental group releases plan to protect Sarasota Bay
The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program is working to make sure the waterway stays healthy.
The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program is working to make sure the waterway stays healthy.
Sarasota teen wins Steph Curry's Underrated Golf Tour
A Sarasota teen is one step closer to making his dream of playing in the PGA a reality.
A Sarasota teen is one step closer to making his dream of playing in the PGA a reality.
USF Sarasota-Manatee to add its first student housing by 2024
Down at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus, they are officially planning to add student housing – for the first time ever.
Down at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus, they are officially planning to add student housing – for the first time ever.
Learning to fish is more than a day on the water for students at The Haven in Sarasota
Some say a day on the water is better than any day inside, especially when you have a good catch. It's definitely true for participants in the Venice Police Department's Shark Tooth Fishing Tournament.
Some say a day on the water is better than any day inside, especially when you have a good catch. It's definitely true for participants in the Venice Police Department's Shark Tooth Fishing Tournament.
Five years after red tide devastated sea trout in Sarasota Bay, efforts to replenish begin
Since 2017, sea trout fishing has been banned or limited, but the release of 15,000 juvenile sea trout gives anglers and conservationists hope.
Since 2017, sea trout fishing has been banned or limited, but the release of 15,000 juvenile sea trout gives anglers and conservationists hope.
Nearly 200 acres of Old Miakka land to be preserved as developments push East in Sarasota County
Cow pastures and the rural way of life are slowly disappearing in Sarasota County as developments continue to push East. Now, nearly 200 acres of land will remain untouched and forever preserved in Old Miakka.
Cow pastures and the rural way of life are slowly disappearing in Sarasota County as developments continue to push East. Now, nearly 200 acres of land will remain untouched and forever preserved in Old Miakka.
Bay Area baseball player hopes to lift Team USA to gold in U18 Baseball World Cup
A Mitchell High School senior was named to the USA baseball team this week for the upcoming U18 Baseball World Cup.
A Mitchell High School senior was named to the USA baseball team this week for the upcoming U18 Baseball World Cup.
Bay Area program gives families a head start on saving for college
Saving for college can be a daunting task, especially with the cost of food and housing going up, but a Bay Area head start program is helping families stash cash away for higher education.
Saving for college can be a daunting task, especially with the cost of food and housing going up, but a Bay Area head start program is helping families stash cash away for higher education.
Some Florida cities and counties move forward with smoking bans on beaches, parks
Florida cities and counties are snuffing out smoking at beaches and parks to keep cigarette butts away from the sand. Sarasota, St. Petersburg and Pinellas County are a few that are moving forward with smoking bans on beaches.
Florida cities and counties are snuffing out smoking at beaches and parks to keep cigarette butts away from the sand. Sarasota, St. Petersburg and Pinellas County are a few that are moving forward with smoking bans on beaches.
Fossil hunters continue trespassing in Wellen Park construction zone, North Port police say
There's enough large signs warning visitors not to come into the construction area at Wellen Park in North Port. But, police said they continue to receive calls about people not only digging, but bringing their own equipment to hunt for fossils.
There's enough large signs warning visitors not to come into the construction area at Wellen Park in North Port. But, police said they continue to receive calls about people not only digging, but bringing their own equipment to hunt for fossils.
Florida first responders surprise grandmothers with elaborate pregnancy reveal
A Davenport firefighter, a Sarasota paramedic, and a Venice PD marine officer conspired to carry out an elaborate pregnancy reveal, surprising both of the baby's grandmothers with the good news.
A Davenport firefighter, a Sarasota paramedic, and a Venice PD marine officer conspired to carry out an elaborate pregnancy reveal, surprising both of the baby's grandmothers with the good news.
‘It’s a disgrace’: Animal advocates want stiff sentence for father, daughter accused of burning raccoon alive
Animal advocates rallied for the harshest penalties possible after a raccoon was stabbed and then set on fire in a dumpster in Sarasota. It comes just one day after a father and daughter were arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty.
Animal advocates rallied for the harshest penalties possible after a raccoon was stabbed and then set on fire in a dumpster in Sarasota. It comes just one day after a father and daughter were arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty.
Who killed Jabez Spann? Police still seeking answers in teen's disappearance, death 5 years later
Sarasota police are still trying to piece together what happened to a Sarasota teen who was found dead in 2019 after he was last seen alive at a Labor Day party two years earlier.
Sarasota police are still trying to piece together what happened to a Sarasota teen who was found dead in 2019 after he was last seen alive at a Labor Day party two years earlier.
Sheriff: Sarasota father, daughter share Snapchat video of them burning raccoon alive, get arrested
A video circulating social media of a raccoon being burned alive in a dumpster led to the arrests of a Sarasota father and daughter.
A video circulating social media of a raccoon being burned alive in a dumpster led to the arrests of a Sarasota father and daughter.
Community rallies around family of couple killed in food truck crash on I-75
Carlos Mendoza and Alondra Lopez died when their food truck blew a tire, crashed on I-75, and caught on fire in the median — trapping the husband and wife inside. Food trucks from across the area immediately began working together to help the family, raising thousands of dollars to support the couple's 4-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter.
Carlos Mendoza and Alondra Lopez died when their food truck blew a tire, crashed on I-75, and caught on fire in the median — trapping the husband and wife inside. Food trucks from across the area immediately began working together to help the family, raising thousands of dollars to support the couple's 4-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter.
PSTA, Bay Area schools awarded funding to use toward electric buses
Pinellas, Manatee, and Sarasota counties are getting a big chunk of money to help fund electric school buses.
Pinellas, Manatee, and Sarasota counties are getting a big chunk of money to help fund electric school buses.
13-year-old dies nearly two weeks after hit-and-run crash, man arrested on upgraded charges
The roadside memorial for a 13-year-old girl hit by a car earlier this month is growing in Sarasota County. She died from her injuries over the weekend, nearly two weeks after the hit-and-run crash.
The roadside memorial for a 13-year-old girl hit by a car earlier this month is growing in Sarasota County. She died from her injuries over the weekend, nearly two weeks after the hit-and-run crash.