Kids playing outside can come into contact with all kinds of hidden dangers, and to help keep our children safe, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Fire Department, and other local organizations ...

Hugh and Eliza Culverhouse step in with a $100,000 gift to Embracing our Differences after County approves grant rules it can ...

Sarasota County commissioners give special approval to Lakewood Ranch Southeast, a development of up to 5,000 homes on 4,100 ...

A first responder from the Sarasota County Fire Department calls for the evacuation of a "shooting victim" during an active shooter training exercise Jan 30. Sarasota County first responders staged a ...

The health department is monitoring wild animals in response to a confirmed case in a raccoon that was killed this past week. People should be aware that rabies may be present in the wild animal ...

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County has issued a rabies advisory after a racoon tested positive.

Doug South - The Tampa Bay area's premiere guitar virtuoso - joins Live Music Showcase for an intimate acoustic set filled ...

Sarasota County will issue more government-owned cell phones to make sure public records are property archived, saving money ...

A Venice medical equipment provider has agreed to pay up to $4.9 million to settle allegations that it violated the ...

Participants can walk either Wednesday or Thursday, beginning Feb. 5. at Siesta or Nokomis beaches. The only requirement is ...

Since his 2018 appointment to the role of Lee County Sheriff, Carmine Marceno's net worth has increased to over a million dollars. How has he done it?

Rabies was found in a raccoon in the Bee Ridge area just outside the Sarasota city limit. The Florida Department of Health-Sarasota County is monitoring.