Sarasota County

Multiple agencies are conducting water rescues in the North Port Estates community in southern Sarasota County.

Residents say the estimated 5,000 new homes would extend into what is now ranches and farms between Fruitville Road and University Parkway.

Property values are skyrocketing all across Florida, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues for local governments.

The 2021 fiscal year saw more than $31 million collected from hotels and short-term vacation rentals.

The Sarasota County Commission voted to stop awarding economic development incentive grants to businesses.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office claims five public hospital systems and the Miami-Dade school board are jeopardizing settlements with pharmaceutical companies over the opioid epidemic.

Based on recommendations from community non-profits, the Sarasota County Commission has agreed to contribute $25 million in federal pandemic relief funds to create almost 700 new units of affordable housing.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, the State Board of Education, the state Department of Education and Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran are named as defendants, along with the school boards in Manatee, Sarasota, Miami-Dade, St. Johns and Jackson counties.

Commissioners say the company's name hadn’t been made public at the time of the vote, so they were unaware that Rumble would receive the funding.

The exhibit showcases photographs of real people in the region who are struggling with affordable housing, but are performing jobs that are making other people’s lives more comfortable.

It hopes to help spread awareness about the housing affordability crisis with the dashboard, which will be updated regularly.

Voters were asked to do away with electing county commissioners in single member districts less than four years after they voted in favor of them.