The annual observance honors RAF cadets who died in Central Florida while training for World War II.

The Manatee County sheriff says he is angry over a likely hoax that was repeated on campuses around the state.

Coverage of Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto counties begins with a variety of stories.

Through a donation from the Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation, the Community News Collaborative will operate as a separate newsroom that will cover topics including the environment and communities underserved by traditional media.