Bee colony deaths began rising more than a decade ago due to colony collapse disorder and other factors like parasites and pests, poor nutrition, and exposure to pesticides.

A fight for survival. New College of Florida officials and students making their voices heard and pushing back against a House plan that would merge the school into Florida State University.

The fight against redistricting parts of Sarasota County will now go before a judge.

To avoid having empty properties transform to dumps, the City of Bradenton is turning longstanding liens into property foreclosures.

Thousands of people are being affected by the split between Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Cigna Health Insurance.

An out-of-state company is pushing to open these fish farms about 45 miles off the coast of Sarasota, but many on the Suncoast call this a nightmare, believing it will fuel algae blooms like red tide.

Before making it to the NFL, Austin Reiter started on the field at Lakewood Ranch High School. Reiter graduated in 2010 before heading to USF. Mustang Coach Mick Koczersut still remembers how hard Reiter worked not only on the field but also in the classroom.

The Bradenton Police Department is working to reduce injuries and deaths on the road. They will soon begin enforcing a High Visibility Program.

The new year is just a few days away, and that means new laws will go into effect starting next Wednesday.

Law enforcement agencies nationwide are warning people to break down their boxes so it does not advertise to thieves what’s inside. But they might be also looking for other signs.

Christmas is over, and sadly not every gift can be the perfect gift. Many are returning those imperfect gifts in exchange for more perfect ones.

Christmas is underway. While many associate the holidays to happiness, unfortunately it’s not the same for everyone.

The contract between the two health care giants is set to expire on December 31, 2019, but thankfully, the hospital has agreed to extend their existing contract one final time until April 30, 2020.

A day after a lawsuit was filed in the federal courts to stop Sarasota County Commissioners from redistricting Sarasota County, many residents went out to the streets to make their voices heard.

Recently, the County Commission added stricter rules that will prevent any sexual contact between massage therapists and customers.

A local cheerleading team will represent the Suncoast on the national stage.

The organization is running low of toys for kids 6 to 12-years-old. About 250 boxes remain empty, and the give away will take place in less than two weeks.

Sarasota businessman Martin Hyde, known among other things for his candidacy for Sarasota City Commission, is in hot water after a video surfaced on social media showing an alleged altercation with a group of teens from Puerto Rico at a local tennis club.

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and a local organization is lending a helping hand to families in need, not only by providing them with the essentials of a Thanksgiving meal but by providing a way to make their voices heard.

Encouraging news from Florida Fish and Wildlife’s red tide report, conditions improving late this week.

The skate park is property of the City of Sarasota but operated by the non-profit “Sk8skool.” However, their lease is coming to an end and they are not planning to continue operating the park.

A woman came forward about “something weird” she witnessed 13 years ago at that lake, located more than a mile away where Jennifer was last seen.

While she’s working with different agencies to create regulation and licensing people to grow hemp, she’s also warning residents to be aware of what they consume.

The latest report of red tide by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows parts of southern counties with high concentrations of red tide.

It’s that time of year we’ll be turning our clocks back one hour this weekend. But some Florida lawmakers are pushing to make daylight saving permanent in order to avoid that.

The Sarasota Bradenton International Airport is set to launch 11 new flight destinations this Fall. On Sunday, one of those flights made it for the first time to the Suncoast.

Early this month, there was a major change on how the Food Bank of Manatee operates and distributes food. Because of contract changes, Meals on Wheels Plus was left with empty shelves. But today that changed.

This year, she was looking forward for season to finally start. However, she’s now worried over the city’s Multi-Use Recreational Trails project (MURT).

The Aquatic Center had been scheduled to open during the summer, but Supervisor Patricia Sturgess says construction held them up.

Surveillance video captured the gruesome moment his cat of 10 years was killed by two coyotes steps outside his home located south of Fruitville Road near Beneva in Sarasota.