Sarasota County

Health officials have long touted the benefits of breastfeeding.According to The American Academy of Pediatrics, human milk protects against a variety of…

Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. Emergency management officials say it's important residents know which evacuation zone they live…

The recent college admissions scandal exposed the role of wealth and privilege in gaining entry to America's best schools.But its also helped bring…

Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered Spanish-language ballots to be provided across Florida. The move comes amidst legal pressure from a number of groups and…

Sarasota County is under fire for the massive amount of treated wastewater that has spilled from its Bee Ridge treatment facility into local waterways.…

The Sarasota County School Board has voted to keep its new gender guidelines following weeks of acrimony over the issue of parental notification.The…

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s planned facility is one step along in the approval process. The Sarasota County Commission has signed off on some of…

The Sarasota County School Board released a new set of gender guidelines that will allow transgender students to use the restroom that corresponds to…

The Sarasota County Commission has rejected a preemptive ban on recreational marijuana because of an error found in the ordinance.In May, the County…

Paramedics in Sarasota County are turning away from opioids to treat patients in pain.Instead, they will primarily use nitrous oxide also known as…

The worst of the red tide in Sarasota County may have passed. That's the word from county officials, who say fewer dead fish washed ashore…

Florida’s top health-care regulator gave final approval last week to a pair of new hospitals for southern Sarasota County.