Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Melissa Ratliff and Jim DeLa
The Petito family was in a Venice courtroom Wednesday
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 2:11 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
It is the third investigation in the last year involving Bevan
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 5:08 PM EST
|By Jim DeLa
A new request for the note has been filed in circuit court.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:21 PM EST
|By Jim DeLa
Two newly appointed members of the school’s board of trustees met with faculty
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 3:03 PM EST
|By Jim DeLa
'She offered to bring a shovel to help bury the body,' a lawyer wrote
Updated: Dec. 10, 2022 at 12:52 PM EST
|By Jim DeLa
The civil suit alleges the school should have known Moore was unfit to be a teacher.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 11:41 AM EST
|By Jim DeLa
Joseph Hackett faces 20 years in prison if convicted.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 6:03 PM EST
|By Jim DeLa
The SMH board room was packed with more than 300 people Tuesday
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 11:52 AM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
SPARCC’s emergency hotline fielded about 3,000 calls last year
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
A day after Bradenton Police Chief Melanie Bevan was cleared of charges of conducting an illegal search of a home in July, Bevan lamented the toll the case has taken on the department.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 3:52 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The police union has been demanding an independent probe for months,
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 12:47 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The police union has been asking for the probe for months
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 12:06 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The multistory hospital on the north end of The Rialto will close effective Sept. 22.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 1:08 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Chief Bevan calls the allegations against her 'false and slanderous'
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 5:38 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The officer is no longer with the department and says she is filing a lawsuit
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 1:56 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The suit asks that the books be seized; the schools' counsel calls it 'ridiculous'
Updated: Jul. 3, 2022 at 10:32 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Scenes at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota during the Independence Day celebration July 3
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By Melissa Ratliff and Jim DeLa
A jury trial has been set for the week of Aug. 14, 2023
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 8:18 PM EDT
|By Melissa Ratliff and Jim DeLa
New details from the confession letter written in a notebook found near the remains of Brian Laundrie in Myakkahatchee Park have been made public and the attorney for the Petito family is very concerned over the release.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 3:23 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The senior class president of Pine View School for the Gifted is already an accomplished activist for gay rights.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 3:35 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The senior class president of Pine View School for the Gifted is already an accomplished activist for gay rights.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 12:13 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The Good Friday tradition drew a big crowd on Good Friday
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 12:54 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Baseball fans are a different breed
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 1:33 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The U.S. will welcome up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 3:53 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Spring training opened in earnest today
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 11:41 AM EST
|By Jim DeLa
Adam Johnson will also serve a year of probation
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 1:30 PM EST
|By Jim DeLa
Small aircraft traffic is still a big part of SRQ's success
Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 12:12 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The suit says the Biden administration is overstepping its authority
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 3:01 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa and Justin Hobbs
Environmentalists claim disposing of hazardous waste with an injection well 'presents an imminent and substantial endangerment'
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 11:48 AM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The investigation will be done by an outside law enforcement agency, city officials said
Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 5:56 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The new man in charge of Piney Point aims to 'shut that sucker down.'
Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 4:54 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta set a number of restrictions on Hackett’s release.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2021 at 12:26 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
A multilane roundabout is being built at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 4:05 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Lifeguard rescues in Sarasota County are already close to 2020 totals.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 3:10 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The FAA has clarified its rules on who really gets to be called an astronaut.
Updated: May. 31, 2021 at 1:25 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Prosecutors say Hackett coordinated planning, travel and actions with others, including entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Sarasota County residents set a record for water usage Tuesday, officials said.
Updated: May. 16, 2021 at 8:06 AM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The state is expected to receive at least $2.5 billion within five years
Updated: May. 7, 2021 at 3:31 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
What steps can you take to protect your pet in case of fire?
Updated: May. 6, 2021 at 12:32 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Fried says the bill is really about voter suppression
Updated: May. 6, 2021 at 10:05 AM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Critics of the law say it is a broad attempt at voter suppression.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 3:55 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Opponents of the bill are urging voters to follow the money
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 10:27 AM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The controversial bill would shift control of Bright Futures scholarships to the legislative budget process
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 2:22 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The new version of the bill preserved some controversial provisions, which Senate Democrats tried to remove in Tuesday’s committee hearing.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2021 at 1:32 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Bowing to pressure from parents, students and other legislators, the author of a bill that would fundamentally change Florida’s popular Bright Futures Scholarship Program has removed the most controversial sections of the legislation.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 3:34 PM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
Under the bill, only students who major in subjects that are deemed likely to lead to employment after graduation would get a full scholarship.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 11:16 AM EDT
|By Jim DeLa
The bill would make fundamental changes to the popular merit-based Bright Futures scholarship program
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 2:24 PM EST
|By Jim DeLa
The proposed legislation would limit Bright Futures scholarship for many college-bound students in Florida.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 at 1:21 PM EST
|By Jim DeLa
Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman says a local newspaper's criticism over a photo taken during his campaign for office is overblown