Sarasota County News
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Sarasota County news from The Florida Press: the county commission, the sheriff's office, schools, courts, development and storms and weather across Sarasota County, including Sarasota and Venice, newest first.
PoliticsSouthwest Florida
Sarasota County Kills $18.1 Million Boatyard Purchase at Siesta Key Bridge Over Federal Canal Easement
6 min
EducationTampa Bay
Sarasota Pine View Teacher Liz Ballard Says She Will Fight State Bid to Sanction Her License at a Formal Hearing
7 min
Business & Real EstateTampa Bay
Judge Rejects Sarasota County's Rural Live Local Act Defense, Clearing Celery Fields Apartments to Move Forward
6 min
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida
Sarasota Man Charged With Murder After Woman Found Dead in Apartment; Police Say Flock Camera Alert Led Them to Suspect
6 min
Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida
North Port man convicted of second-degree murder after argument over noise ended in fatal shooting
5 min
EducationSouthwest Florida
New College of Florida Seeks Up to $47 Million to Finance USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus Takeover
5 min
Environment & ClimateSouthwest Florida
Manatee, Sarasota, St. Johns and Charlotte Voters Approve Land Conservation Taxes by Wide Margins
6 min
Politics
Voter Lookup Tools Go Down on Florida County Election Sites as Early Voting Begins
5 min
Crime & CourtsTampa Bay
Sarasota man indicted on federal threat charge over Instagram videos vowing to 'hunt' Jewish people
5 min
PoliticsSouthwest Florida
Sarasota Church Vows to Keep Homeless Showers and Meals Open, Setting Up Religious Freedom Fight With County
6 min
More Sarasota County news
DeSantis Celebrates Completion of $61 Million River Road Widening in Sarasota County
Florida Marks 25 Years Since September 11 With Flags at Half-Staff
Venice Teen Charged With Threatening a Mass Shooting as Florida's School Year Begins
FDLE Arrests in Southwest Florida Spotlight Child Protection Cases
FDLE Charges Venice Teen With Threats to Carry Out a Mass Shooting
FDLE Arrests Venice Teen Accused of Written Threats to Conduct Mass Shooting
FDLE Arrests Venice Man After Investigators Say He Planned a Mass Shooting at a Church
Florida Cyclospora Cases Pass 400 as State Health Reports Track a Lettuce-Linked Outbreak
FDLE Charges Venice Teen Over Alleged Mass Shooting Plot at Local Church
FDLE Arrests Venice Teen Accused of Plotting Attack on Sarasota County Church
Red Tide Stays at Low Levels Along Florida Coasts as Monitoring Continues
Red Tide Stays Near Background Levels Across Florida Waters in Late July
New College Takes Over USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus in Contested Transfer
New College to Absorb USF's Sarasota Campus as Florida Reshapes Higher Education Funding