Sarasota County

Karenia Brevis, the tiny organism responsible for red tide, feeds on chemicals like nitrogen and phosphorus. Those nutrients make their way into coastal waters from stormwater runoff that often flows out of retention ponds.

Sarasota County is the latest district to announce that masks will be optional for faculty and students in the 2021-2022 school year.

Teams from Manatee County surveying damage found minor flooding along the Myakka River and the barrier islands, where some turtle nests were affected.

Only about 1 percent of people vaccinated in Sarasota County are Black. Advocates say the distribution process puts underserved communities at a disadvantage. They're fighting to change that.

The honors college hopes to nearly double its enrollment in the next several years.

Primary election day is Aug. 18, and it seems every county in the greater Tampa Bay region needs poll workers to help out. Sarasota County will need to…

The largest undeveloped property in Sarasota County will remain untouched as conservationists have sealed the deal on a decades-long quest to preserve the…

Sarasota's Lido Beach will remain closed for now but city owned boat ramps at Centennial Park and Ken Thompson Park have been reopened to the public.In a…

Sarasota County Commissioners have voted to reopen beaches.But there will be restrictions.Beginning Monday, people will be able to walk, swim and fish at…

Sarasota County has opened a drive-thru Covid-19 testing site but like others locations across the region, resources are very limited.Sarasota County…

Sarasota and Manatee counties will close all public beaches amid worries about the spread of the coronavirus.Officials from the two counties held a joint…

Coastal flood zones across Florida are changing, and many property owners across Florida are seeing their flood risk go up – or down – for the first time…