Nearly 50 protests are planned across Florida July 17, in response to what organizers call "civil and human attacks" by the ...

For the first time during his tenure, Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed three bills to become law without his signature.

Florida has 6% more A-rated schools under its own metrics, the governor announced Monday. The 2024-2025 school grades show ...

The Florida Department of Education released scores for its 2024-25 school year. Wondering if your district placed within the ...

S ARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Ben Quartermaine has been selected as the county’s director of the newly structured Stormwater Department. He’s expected to assume the role Aug. 11, upon successful completion ...

Atlantic hurricane season underway, city and county officials in the Tampa Bay area — as well as Florida's top officials — are urging residents to take action ahead of time before storms threaten.That ...

Sarasota commissioners rejected a controversial map that would've forced thousands of county residents to miss voting in the 2022 commission election.

The commission delayed a vote on rezoning 548.3 acres of an anticipated Lakewood Ranch Southeast expansion at its Tuesday meeting.

Sarasota County commissioners are poised to vote Wednesday on a controversial bid to rezone an almost 50-acre agricultural area across from Celery Fields, so that more than 120 homes can be built ...

The Sarasota County Commission voted to change a Nokomis land parcel’s designated future use from conservation to build a maintenance facility.

Normally, the maps are re-drawn about every 10 years. School board members are required to be residents of the geographic area covered by the district, but they are all elected by voters county wide.

The Sarasota County School Board approved an updated map for the boundaries of the areas its members are designated to represent, aligning its district lines with those of the five-member Sarasota ...