Lane closures will be in place during various phases of the project. Initial pre-phase work involves building a temporary ...

Within an hour of Sarasota’s Main Street, we found five downtowns, each with its own rhythm and its own kind of welcome.

For decades, Sarasota County leaders have wrestled with the idea of reopening Midnight Pass, an inlet that split Siesta and ...

2025 was one bizarre year of weather for Florida. In some ways, we got very lucky. In other ways, unlucky.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg College recently earned a prestigious honor. The school was named a Purple Star Campus ...

As the area enters a severe drought, irrigation practices can worsen the cycle of depleting freshwater in aquifers.

Sarasota County Commission approved land-use changes for a mixed-use development with 500 homes, 300 hotel rooms, and related commercial space.

We see you, average holiday lights enjoyer. This is your time. We asked readers to tell us about their holiday light displays and placed them on the map you can find below. We also added a few ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. According to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, it's essential for residents to know if they live in an evacuation zone, ...

Sarasota Film Festival president says AI-enhanced Florida map with “Gulf of America” and a nod to Canada as the “51st state” is "satire." ...

Naples and Fort Myers are outside the forecast cone for Hurricane Milton as of Wednesday evening as the eyewall of the storm began pushing ashore near Tampa Bay. As of 7 p.m. Wednesday, Milton had ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Sarasota County officials are now urging everyone in evacuation levels A, B, and C to leave their homes ahead of Hurricane Milton. On the map below, the zones being told to ...