Workers with the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium safely released JT, the adult male loggerhead turtle back into the wild.

Englewood’s Pioneer Day parade is going virtual this year because of COVID-19.

Publix is giving back to food pantries.

A teacher at Charlotte High School has been arrested and charged with sexual battery.

A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly burning a building during a civil disturbance in May.

The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) is reporting 282,435 positive COVID-19 cases and 4,277 deaths of Florida residents related to the virus in Monday morning’s update.

UPDATE: The Amber Alert for 5-year-old Naomi Herring has been cancelled. Herring has been found. Thank you for helping us get the word out.

The Department of Health in Sarasota County (DOH Sarasota) is expected to be holding drive-thru testing for COVID-19 in Venice this week.

A pair of brothers connected to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have started a global movement.

The North Port Police Department says the 52-year-old woman that was reported missing after last being seen in North Port has been found, but it is a tragic update.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital announced Friday that it has joined a multi-national trial for a COVID-19 treatment.

Governor Ron. DeSantis announced that the state will take settlement funds from Volkswagen to create more electric car charging stations across the state.

An employee at Haile Middle School in Bradenton is facing multiple charges for possessing child pornography.

Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of his father as a result of an altercation that occurred back in February.

A section of North Lido Beach is closed Friday morning after a suspicious device was discovered.

Lucky Pelican restaurant in Sarasota is closing its doors after announcing their chef passed away after contracting COVID-19.

Mote’s 34th annual Run for the Turtles has gone virtual this year and here’s how you can sign up.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is working with San Francisco-based advertising agency Muhtayzik Hoffer to feature missing children on gas pump video screens in markets across the U.S. during the month of July.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Manatee Memorial have both released the number of coronavirus patients currently being treated in the two facilities.

SunCoast Blood Centers and the hospitals they serve are putting out an urgent call for convalescent plasma to treat patients with life-threatening cases of COVID-19.

Four men behind a “Miracle Mineral Solution” that was marketed as a treatment for COVID-19 are facing federal charges.

The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) is reporting 232,718 positive COVID-19 cases and 4,009 deaths of Florida residents related to the virus Thursday. It’s an increase of 8,948 new cases involving Florida residents and 48 additional deaths.

A Heat Advisory will be in effect from noon until 6pm today for the Suncoast. It is expected that Heat Indexes will reach 106 to 110, which will increase the risk for heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

Multiple agencies were called to the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing in Bradenton in connection with search warrants.

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center announced Wednesday that visitors will not be allowed in Lakewood Ranch Medical Center’s Inpatient Nursing Units, effective Wednesday, July 8 until further notice.

Several Bank of America branches in Florida will temporarily close due to the spike in coronavirus cases. The decision was made to protect the health and safety of the bank staff.

Law enforcement is investigating a human head that was found on the side of a roadway in St. Petersburg.

Volunteers with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch followed tracks to discover a sea turtle trapped in a hole in the sand.

International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued Monday by federal immigration authorities.

The Sarasota County Fire Department (SCFD) is responding to a garage fire that has taken place at a home in Sarasota.